The layoffs have started at CNN…

Sources tell FTVLive that some CNN employees have gotten a request to zoom with executives including an HR person today.

The layoffs have started today and are expected to go through at least tomorrow and likely into Friday morning.

No word on how many cuts, but a CNN source told FTVLive that it will be a “significant number.”

Stay tuned….

Update: Here is the email to the staff from CNN boss Chris Licht:

To my CNN colleagues, 

Our people are the heart and soul of this organization. It is incredibly hard to say goodbye to any one member of the CNN team, much less many. I recently described this process as a gut punch, because I know that is how it feels for all of us. 

Today we will notify a limited number of individuals, largely some of our paid contributors, as part of a recalibrated reporting strategy. Tomorrow, we will notify impacted employees, and tomorrow afternoon I will follow up with more details on these changes.