Welcome back to In The Room, my biweekly private email revealing the inner workings of the media industry. Tonight, we go back inside the CNN panic room, where anxious staffers are still trying to make sense of the Brian Stelter and John Harwood ousters, and anxiously watching Brianna Keilar’s every move to figure out whether or not she’s next on the chopping block.

By the way, I’ll be answering questions about Stelter’s ouster, the Keilar situation, and all the Licht-Malone rumors in an off-the-record conversation with members of the Inner Circle, our highest tier of membership, tomorrow at 4pm ET/1pm PT. We’re offering one-time access to this call (a $250 value) if you subscribe to our Annual Membership tonight—just reach out to fritz@puck.news to take advantage.

But first, a little media news news: I’m told Ben Smith...

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