Brian Stelter is set to rejoin CNN, two years after the network ended his show and let him go.

Stelter shared this development in a detailed piece for the company’s Reliable Sources newsletter, named after the weekly program he led until his departure from CNN in 2022.

“I’m coming back to CNN in a new position as Chief Media Analyst. This role will have me on television, creating digital content, and running this newsletter. It will feel different because I am different,” Stelter expressed to his audience.

Oliver Darcy, who took over for Stelter on Reliable Sources, has since left CNN to start his own initiative, Status, which aims to provide readers with a “nightly briefing that reveals what is really happening in the corridors of media power.” During his break from CNN, Stelter made random appearances on the show, including segments on Kaitlan Collins’ evening program “The Source.”

“I used to roll my eyes at those claiming ‘getting fired was the best thing that ever happened to me’ — until it happened to me. After over two decades of being a news enthusiast, I altered my routines and disconnected for a while. I also changed my surroundings, moving from Manhattan to a horse farm situated near one of Donald Trump’s golf courses,” Stelter recounted.

The previous CNN anchor shared with his audience that during his time away, he “engaged with the news more like an everyday viewer, which taught me a great deal about the attention economy and the information landscape.”

Stelter was let go in August 2022 as CNN made efforts to reduce expenses under the leadership of former CNN chairman and CEO Chris Licht. Licht’s term was marked by an initiative to create a less opinionated and less partisan news offering to attract a broader audience, though this effort faced significant internal challenges.

It is commonly believed that Stelter’s dismissal was influenced by Licht and CNN executives after he penned his 2020 book “Hoax,” which addressed CNN’s competitor, Fox News Channel, seen as a politically charged move.