September 24th, 2010
Kathleen Parker.
Parker staked her career on a Sullivan-esque political turn. It paid off when Jon Klein gave her a show on CNN. Now Klein is out the door before Parker’s show debuts.
In the film business, the rule is that the first thing a new studio head does is bury all of the old guy’s projects. If something the old boss greenlit hits, then it reflects badly on the new boss, who may be struggling with the projects that belong to him. And if it misses, it underscores how important it was to get rid of the old boss while simultaneously lowering the bar for success for the new boss.
I don’t know that this film rule holds true for cable news. But I can’t immediately see why it wouldn’t.
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