‘during a time when truth is under assault’
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CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy announced Thursday that he departed CNN and has launched a new newsletter.
DarcyconfirmedhisdeparturetoMediaite,sayinghewashonoredtoworkatthenetwork“duringatimewhentruthisunderassault.”Hisnewnewsletter,“Status,”isindependentandsubscription-based,andisintendedtoreachsubscribers’inboxeseverySundaythroughThursdayevening.
“IthasbeentheprivilegeofmylifetoreportforCNNandserveasthestewardoftheReliableSourcesfranchise—particularlyduringatimewhentruthisunderassaultandpeoplearesearchingforaccurate,reliableinformation,”Darcysaid,accordingtoMediaite.“CoveringtheinformationspaceismoreimportantthaneverandIamexcitedtolaunchStatus,embarkonthisnewjourney,andtapintomyentrepreneurialspirit.”
DarcyhadbeenwithCNNforsevenyears.
Darcyrepeatedlycalledforcensorshipofright-leaningorganizationsandpubicfiguresduringhistimeatCNN.HewroteinaCNNnewsletterfromNovember30,2020,thatTwitterneededtolabelthen-PresidentDonaldTrump’sen
