Matter of Fact With Soledad O’Brien, a re-launch of Hearst’s one-season-old syndicated Sunday politics show, marks O’Brien’s next chapter after the shuttering of Al Jazeera America, where she had been a special correspondent after leaving CNN in 2013. O’Brien’s production company, Starfish Media, also will be producing specials for Hearst.
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Soledad O"Brien Headed Out At CNN
High-profile morning anchor Soledad O’Brien is on her way out at CNN as new boss Jeff Zucker moves Erin Burnett into her morning slot, according to sources. They say award-winning journalist O’Brien has indicated she is ready to leave after she was initially promised a plum primetime slot, but that role has so far failed to materialize.