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Former CNN host Brian Stelter announced his return to the community and the Reliable Sources publication on Tuesday.

In a shock version of the e-newsletter on Tuesday night, Stelter wrote, “Howdy again, it’s Brian Stelter — sure, really. I’m extremely joyful to share that I am returning as the lead writer of CNN’s Reliable Sources newsletter, the digest I founded in 2015.”

He persevered:

However this isn’t going to be a “Back to the Future” remake. The media business has matured, CNN has advanced, and I’ve modified rather a lot due to the fact that I signed off two years ago. I loved my old life as the anchor of a Sunday morning convey however, to borrow some lingo from my video game blogger days, I completed that stage of the sport. Time for brand spanking new levels, new challenges.

I’m returning to CNN in a brand new position as Chief Media Analyst, which means I’ll be showing on air, developing digital content material, and helming this article. It’s going to be totally different, as a result of I’m totally different.

I at all times scoffed at individuals who said “getting fired was the perfect factor that’s ever happened to me” — except, neatly, it came about to me.

Stelter praised Oliver Darcy, who took over Reliable Sources following Stelter’s 2022 exit from the community, ahead of leaving to launch his own impartial publication final month. Stelter then announced that Dependable Sources would relaunch officially on Monday, Sept. 9.

“I’m going to spend the next few days getting my youngsters prepared for a brand new college 12 months and obtaining a brand new CNN badge,” he concluded. “See you for your inbox or in your display(s) soon.”

In a statement, CNN CEO Mark Thompson said, “I’m very happy to welcome Brian back to CNN on this new role. Brian is without doubt one of the easiest global experts in media commentary, and because the founding father of the Dependable Sources publication, he is the perfect choice to guide Reliable Sources into its next chapter.”

Thompson’s predecessor, Chris Licht, cancelled Stelter’s express in 2022 as part of a brief-lived shakeup on the community, which in the end led to Licht’s personal dismissal as CEO in 2023.

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