"You could be forgiven for not knowing how much people love CBS News. I certainly didn't until a few weeks ago, but the hoary institution is once again being described as the "Tiffany network"-Edward R. Murrow saying, "Good night and good luck"; Walter Cronkite taking the manliest moment in all of live television to get control of himself after announcing the death of John F. Kennedy; and ... the trail grows cold. Dan Rather in a turban?"
"But now-cry havoc and write a hit piece-CBS News has been desecrated, a Slurpee sloshed on William Paley's Picasso. The network is owned by Paramount Skydance. Paramount is now run by Larry Ellison's son, David, who also bought Bari Weiss's publication, The Free Press, and selected her as the new editor in chief of CBS News. Weiss is a hugely successful journalist and entrepreneur, and the target-especially from others within her field-of Bari Weiss-derangement syndrome."
CBS News retains iconic status tied to figures like Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite while suffering low weeknight viewership compared with other network newscasts. Loyal fans express nostalgic reverence despite limited regular watching of the broadcasts. Ownership now sits with Paramount Skydance under David Ellison, who acquired The Free Press and appointed Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News. Bari Weiss's public resignation from The New York Times in 2020 emphasized distinctions between opinion and reporting and criticized ideological conformity. Her appointment and profile have provoked intense criticism and internal unrest among CBS News staff, who have described the workplace as unsettled.
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