"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.""
"It's a switch overseen by Bari Weiss, the queer and controversial new editor-in-chief at CBS News installed by Trump ally David Ellison, following his purchase of Paramount Studios last year. CBS is owned by Paramount. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Weiss has a history of transphobic public stances, which she describes as "moderation." The editorial change is an about-face for CBS News' standards department."
CBS News has adopted the term biological sex at birth for reporting on sex assigned at birth, effective immediately. Tom Burke, senior director of standards and practices, issued a memo directing staff to use the phrase without quotation marks. CBS Evening News used the phrase in coverage of Supreme Court oral arguments on bans targeting trans student-athletes. The change was overseen by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss after Paramount's acquisition. The decision reverses earlier internal guidance that aligned with the Trans Journalists Association's recommendation favoring 'assigned sex at birth' outside medical literature. Burke previously agreed with the TJA guidance while allowing quoting exceptions.
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