"Dokoupil released a clip on Thursday in which he slammed legacy media and acknowledged people don't trust us like they used to. The point is that on too many stories the press missed the story. Because we've taken into account the perspective of advocates and not the average American. Or we put too much weight in the analysis of academics or elites, and not enough on you, he said during the lengthy clip, adding: I know this because, at certain points, I have been you."
"I have felt that way too. I have felt like what I was seeing and hearing on the news didn't reflect what I was seeing and hearing in my own life. And that the most urgent questions simply weren't being asked. Dokoupil went on to vow to earn the audience's trust and defy his corporate owners if need be in the pursuit of truth."
"His show launches with 5 new principles: 1. We work for you. That means you come first. Not our advertisers. Not politicians. Not corporate interests, including the corporate owners of CBS News. 2. We report on the world as it is. We'll be honest and direct with you. That means no weasel words or padded landings. We'll tell you what we know, when we know it."
Tony Dokoupil criticized legacy media and acknowledged declining public trust in journalism. He said the press has too often prioritized advocates, academics, or elites over average Americans and missed important stories. Dokoupil described personal experiences of feeling that news coverage did not reflect everyday life and that urgent questions were going unasked. He vowed to earn audience trust and to defy corporate owners if necessary in pursuit of truth. CBS News posted five core values ahead of Dokoupil's evening news debut, including pledges to work for viewers and to report honestly and directly.
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