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1 hour ago
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CBS insider says Anderson Cooper's departure was a "f**k you" to anti-woke Bari Weiss - LGBTQ Nation

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2 days ago
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Anderson Cooper quits CBS after 20 years & gives this reason for his departure - Queerty

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1 hour ago
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CBS insider says Anderson Cooper's departure was a "f**k you" to anti-woke Bari Weiss - LGBTQ Nation

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2 days ago
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Anderson Cooper quits CBS after 20 years & gives this reason for his departure - Queerty

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1 day ago

Awkward! CBS News Covers CBS's Stephen Colbert Bashing CBS News Over Talarico Interview Fracas

CBS barred The Late Show from airing James Talarico's interview over FCC equal-time concerns, prompting Colbert to criticize the FCC and post it to YouTube.
#peter-attia
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2 weeks ago
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Bari Weiss's Handpicked CBS Contributor Peter Attia Sent Jeffrey Epstein Gross Emails | Defector

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2 weeks ago
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Bari Weiss's Handpicked CBS Contributor Peter Attia Sent Jeffrey Epstein Gross Emails | Defector

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fromPoynter
6 days ago

Buyouts signal growing fracture inside CBS News - Poynter

About a quarter of CBS Evening News non-union staff accepted buyouts amid Bari Weiss's leadership changes, with producers citing ideological pressure, self-censorship, and looming layoffs.
#bari-weiss
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago
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It's Bari Versus Everyone Right Now': CBS News Reportedly in Turmoil as Weiss Refuses to Fire Contributor With Epstein Ties

fromPoynter
3 weeks ago
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Bari Weiss says CBS News must start 'building.' Her first act: hiring 18 commentators - Poynter

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3 weeks ago
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Bari Weiss Wants CBS News to Look 'Honestly at Ourselves.' You First, Girl.

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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

CBS News' Bari Weiss unveils new strategy amid backlash, viewership lags

CBS News will add conservative-leaning podcasters and expand podcasting while cutting staff to broaden political appeal under Bari Weiss.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

After rocky start, Bari Weiss to cut staff, add commentators at CBS News

Bari Weiss plans major cuts at CBS News, will hire about 18 paid commentators, and is reshaping the newsroom amid staff alienation and controversy.
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2 weeks ago
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It's Bari Versus Everyone Right Now': CBS News Reportedly in Turmoil as Weiss Refuses to Fire Contributor With Epstein Ties

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3 weeks ago
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Bari Weiss says CBS News must start 'building.' Her first act: hiring 18 commentators - Poynter

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3 weeks ago
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Bari Weiss Wants CBS News to Look 'Honestly at Ourselves.' You First, Girl.

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1 week ago

CBS News Mocked for Mistaking King Charles With Monarch Who Died Over 300 Years Ago: Journalism by Ouija Board'

In a social media post reporting that the King would cooperate with the police investigation into his brother Andrew's ties with the late serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, CBS News mistakenly referred to the monarch as King Charles II a distant ancestor of King Charles III who died more than 300 years ago in 1685. The mistake, which was slapped with a community note on X, quickly went viral, with social media users dunking on the suggestion that a 17th-century monarch had been reached for comment.
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2 weeks ago

CBS News Expected to Cut Ties With Newly-Announced Contributor Over Links to Epstein: Report

Dr. Peter Attia apologized after private emails with Jeffrey Epstein were released; CBS News may reconsider his contributor role amid the revelations.
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fromVulture
2 weeks ago

The Gospel According to Bari

CBS News under Bari Weiss has shifted noticeably rightward, appointing right-leaning contributors and altering coverage and scheduling in ways that limit critical exposure.
fromJezebel
3 weeks ago

Tony Dokoupil used CBS Evening News to call his mom

Bari Weiss, Tony Dokoupil, and the pieces of CBS News they speak for are somewhat obsessed with telling you that they don't expect your trust, but they intend to earn it. Dokoupil when he stepped into the CBS Evening News anchor role earlier this month. Weiss reiterated this yesterday during her all-hands meeting with the CBS News staff, wherein she also promised those of us at home scoops, scoops, and more scoops .
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Mediaite One Sheet: Trump Blame Game, Bari's All Hands, Tik-Tok Trust Crisis

Mediaite will curate daily media and politics newsletters into a single, ad-free digest while covering newsroom conflicts and industry crises.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Bari Weiss tries to win CBS staffers' trust amid noise' over 60 Minutes segment

CBS News plans a strategic transformation with 18 new on-air contributors, emphasizing transparency, earning trust, and modernizing the network as a well-capitalized media startup.
#streaming-strategy
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago
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Bari Weiss Bluntly Tells CBS News Staff We Are Not Producing a Product Enough People Want' in Blistering Internal Town Hall

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3 weeks ago
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Bari Weiss Bluntly Tells CBS News Staff We Are Not Producing a Product Enough People Want' in Blistering Internal Town Hall

#gayle-king
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3 weeks ago

Media Reporters Post Bari Weiss Comments in Real-Time at CBS Town Hall Even as Gayle King Warns Against Leaking

Internal CBS town hall comments were leaked while Gayle King warned against leaks and Bari Weiss urged a singular editorial vision amid low public trust.
#editorial-independence
fromAxios
3 weeks ago
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Bari Weiss adds new podcasters and writers as CBS contributors

CBS News added independent, opinionated contributors under Weiss, prompting staff concerns about editorial independence while seeking cultural relevance and broader audience engagement.
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1 month ago
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Journalists Draft Protest Memo to Paramount Boss David Ellison Over Spiked 60 Minutes Report

Former and current CBS journalists are preparing a petition demanding editorial independence after the editor-in-chief pulled a 60 Minutes segment on deported migrants.
#60-minutes
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fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Mediaite One Sheet: CBS Civil War, FCC vs Talk Shows, CNN Profits Crater

CBS News faces internal turmoil and external criticism after correspondents publicly clashed with leadership over editorial control and handling of political interviews.
US politics
fromJezebel
1 month ago

Score! Press Secretary of Alleged Democracy Threatens News Network; Finds It's Already Spineless

Karoline Leavitt warned CBS to air Trump's full interview or face lawsuits, while CBS under Bari Weiss exhibits pro-Trump editorial bias.
#cecot
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

White House press secretary tells CBS we'll sue your ass off' if it edits Trump interview

Karoline Leavitt threatened CBS with a lawsuit if President Trump's interview was edited or not aired in full.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Karoline Leavitt Reportedly Threatened CBS Anchor Tony Dokoupil to Not Edit Trump Interview: We'll Sue Your Ass Off'

Screenshot White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt threatened CBS News Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil the administration would sue your ass off moments after he finished his 13-minute interview with President Donald Trump, The New York Times reported Saturday although some witnesses weren't sure if she was being serious. Leavitt approached Dokoupil after he asked his last question of the president on Wednesday, The Times reported.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

CBS News embraces "transphobic dog whistle" under Bari Weiss' guidance - LGBTQ Nation

On Tuesday, after a months-long internal debate at the network over how to address transgender people in its coverage and the terminology associated with them, Tom Burke, senior director of standards and practices at CBS News, issued a memo to staff about the change, reports. Effective immediately, the news division "will use the term biological sex at birth" with "no quotes needed."
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

CBS News report on ICE officer's injuries drew huge internal concern'

Some CBS News employees expressed concern after the network cited two anonymous US officials on Wednesday to report that the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis suffered internal bleeding to the torso after the incident. CBS initially published the account about officer Jonathan Ross on X, formerly Twitter. About 30 minutes later, the network followed up with another post, containing a link to an article by two correspondents that similarly cited two US officials briefed on his medical condition.
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1 month ago

Golden Globes: Nikki Glaser Takes Digs at CBS and DOJ

Nikki Glaser used her Golden Globes opening monologue to mock the Justice Department, CBS News, the Warner Bros. sale, podcasters' nominations, and redacted Epstein files.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

George Clooney Torches CBS, ABC for Caving to Trump Lawsuits And Trashes Bari Weiss

CBS and ABC settled defamation suits brought by President Trump, a decision criticized as enabling diminished journalistic accountability and harming public ability to discern reality.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Read Bari Weiss' new memo that defends pulling a '60 Minutes' segment and says Americans lack trust in the press

CBS News chief Bari Weiss defended delaying a '60 Minutes' segment on the CECOT prison to ensure fairness and restore public trust.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Backlash after CBS pulls 60 Minutes report on Salvador's CECOT prison

CBS pulled a 60 Minutes report on alleged abuses at El Salvador's CECOT; the correspondent alleges political interference, while CBS cites additional reporting needs.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

READ: Bari Weiss Laid Out Specific' Issues with 60 Minutes CECOT Report in Leaked Memo Before Yanking Segment

Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on deportations to El Salvador's CECOT, citing insufficient administration perspective, legal rationale, and overreliance on soundbites.
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fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

All about the infamous CECOT prison - on which CBS's Bari Weiss pulled a story

Bari Weiss halted a 60 Minutes CECOT prison report for alleged unreadiness; reporter Sharyn Alfonsi says it was legally cleared and calls the pull political.
#censorship
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
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READ: 60 Minutes Correspondent Slams Bari Weiss's Political Decision' to Axe Her Trump Deportations Report in Stunning Internal Memo

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1 month ago
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READ: 60 Minutes Correspondent Slams Bari Weiss's Political Decision' to Axe Her Trump Deportations Report in Stunning Internal Memo

fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Donald Trump's shadow hangs over the call to kill a '60 Minutes' story

It's possible Weiss had legitimate editorial concerns about a "60 Minutes" segment on the Trump administration's use of El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison. CBS pulled the segment abruptly before it was scheduled to air on Sunday evening. News organizations do periodically delay or spike stories. But the reported details around this decision make it hard to take the explanation entirely at face value.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

'60 Minutes' holds off on airing critical piece on Trump deportation policy

CBS News pulled a planned 60 Minutes report on Trump-era deportations to El Salvador hours before airing at the direction of editor Bari Weiss.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Bari Weiss Poaches ABC Reporter Attacked for Comment About Charlie Kirk's Alleged Killer

CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss poached ABC News reporter Matt Gutman on Friday, months after his on-air comments about Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin triggered backlash from many on the right. Weiss was previously rumored to be eying Gutman for the role of CBS Evening News anchor. The storied show's two co-anchors Maurice DuBois and John Dickerson both announced their resignations in recent months.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Trailblazing CBS Anchor Connie Chung Despairs Over Watching Network Crash Into Crumbles'

The paradigm has completely changed in news, and we have so much opinion that the truth doesn't hold value anymore. And what we end up doing is we, as consumers, trying to find the truthwe can't find good old-fashioned facts. And it distresses me so terribly. CBS is a whole different organization than I had worked for. CBS has now been taken over, thanks to greedy owners, Shari Redstone partnering with David Ellison, Larry Ellison's son.
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