Former CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy reported in his Status News newsletter that anchor Jim Acosta received a phone call from CNN chief Mark Thompson on Wednesday. Thompson reportedly offered moving Acosta from his 10 a.m. ET slot to the midnight slot, where he would anchor his show until 2 a.m.

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The proposal was made just as the CNN boss led a massive shakeup that involved moving Wolf Blitzer to mornings. Acosta was told that the move was about accommodating the logistics