CNN’s offices are going “back to 2020” Covid protocols amid the winter surge, per chief media correspondent Brian Stelter.
“Like other major media companies, CNN is making changes due to the new Covid surge,” Stelter wrote tonight on Twitter. “CNN offices are closing “to all employees who do not have to be in the office to do their jobs,” per internal memo tonight. Back to 2020 protocols, essentially.”
Stelter added that the internal memo goes on to say, “We are doing this out of an abundance of caution…And it will also protect those who will be in the office by minimizing the number of people who are there.
“TV news 101,” he said in closing. “Networks always have to ensure that control rooms and shows can remain on the air.”
The announcement of the CNN office closure come amid a surge in Covid cases nationwide, with the Northeast at the epicenter. Among the hardest-hit states at the moment is New York, which yesterday record its highest single-day total of new Covid cast since the beginning of the pandemic. Fueling the surge is the Omicron variant, first identified in various parts of Southern Africa, which has now been detected in at least 38 states.
Like other major media companies, CNN is making changes due to the new Covid surge. CNN offices are closing “to all employees who do not have to be in the office to do their jobs,” per internal memo tonight. Back to 2020 protocols, essentially.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 19, 2021
“We are doing this out of an abundance of caution,” CNN internal memo adds. “And it will also protect those who will be in the office by minimizing the number of people who are there.” TV news 101: Networks always have to ensure that control rooms and shows can remain on the air.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 19, 2021