He co-founded BoomGen Studios, a production shingle centered on content from and about the Middle East, in 2006. It’s incredibly trusted and we see no impact whatsoever in all of those attacks on the CNN brand.”Īslan had been seen as a notable addition to the ranks of CNN’s various non-fiction series. “There has been no diminution whatsoever in the CNN brand,” Zucker said to reporters in February. In January, CNN conducted an internal brand survey, eager to find out whether remarks made by Trump suggesting CNN offered “fake news” had any sort of lasting impact on prospective viewers. It is not unusual during a regular CNN programming day to see “New Day” anchor Chris Cuomo grilling a Trump adviser in the early morning or Jake Tapper offering wry and unvarnished commentary about White House policy on his late-afternoon program, “The Lead.” That positioning has been sorely tested in the wake of Donald Trump’s election, as CNN’s reporters and producers set about to investigate sundry controversies surrounding the Commander-in-Chief and his administration. Being non-partisan is at the root of the cable-news network’s brand, while rivals Fox News Channel and MSNBC have allowed more partisan opinion in their prime-time programming lineup. Late last month, the Time Warner-owned network said it would no longer feature comedienne Kathy Griffin as part of its annual New Year’s Eve broadcast, a day after pictured surfaced on social media of Griffin holding a bloody head resembling President Trump.ĬNN has a significant interest in maintaining a middle-of-the-road stance to its viewers. I wish CNN all the best.”ĬNN has had to grapple with other incidents of hosts and talent expressing political opinions. I look forward to partnering with another platform in the future to continue to spread my message. And so I agree with CNN that it is best that we part ways. “However, in these politically charged times, the tenor of our nation’s discourse has become complicated, and I recognize that CNN needs to protect its brand as an unbiased news outlet. I am especially grateful to the legion of people within the Turner organization who worked so hard to make the show a hit series,” said Aslan, in a prepared statement. I am deeply grateful to CNN for giving me the opportunity to launch the show and to amplify my voice on their network. Its message of religious tolerance and exploration is extremely important right now.
‘Believer’ means a great deal to me and to the countless viewers it’s reached. “Obviously I am very disappointed in this decision.
“Believer” would have entered a second season if it had been picked up.
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