Hey, here we are, I'm Brian Stelter live in New York and this is Reliable Sources, where

we examine the story behind this story and figure out what's reliable.

This hour we have in-depth coverage of the shakeup right here at CNN, plus a new controversy

involving Joe Rogan will Spotify ever hold him accountable.

Plus, NBC's coverage of the Beijing Olympics, they are not holding back when it comes to

China's human rights abuses.

We're going to analyze that coming up, and later big tech platforms leaching money

from local media.

Does DC have the solution?

Senator Amy Klobuchar joins us in a few minutes, but first the future of cable news.

Inside CNN, this was a week like no other.

The sudden removal of CNN boss Jeff Zucker has rattled this news outlet to its core.

Staffers are confused, angry, and concerned about what might come next.

So let me try to explain it based on my reporting from inside this very organization.

Since Wednesday morning's resignation shock, I've talked with at least 100 people here,

at all levels, as well as sources on the outside, who represent all the players.

And the dominant question that I'm getting from inside CNN is why?

Why did this happen?

This is the ugliest shakeup at CNN since the day his Ted Turner was still walking the halls.

Zucker was in charge one minute and he was gone the next, so why?

Even employees who didn't like him are mad, because this made CNN look bad.

So they want to know why, they want to know what happened.

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