"Veteran broadcaster Anderson Cooper said Monday that he is leaving his role as a correspondent on CBS News' '60 Minutes' after nearly 20 years. In a statement, Cooper said he intended to spend more time focusing on his CNN gig, and his family. His exit comes at an already turbulent time for CBS News under its new editor in chief, Bari Weiss."
"Keith Olbermann shared the news about Cooper's departure on his Bluesky account, posting: 'Anderson Cooper has left the sinking ship that is Idiot Bari Weiss's New Stormfront CBS.' Olbermann later added, 'Now, people will only be able to NOT watch AC on cnn.' Cooper has worked at CNN since 2001, where he is a political commentator and hosts the 'Anderson Cooper 360' show."
"Tom Jones, senior media writer at The Poynter Report, wrote in his newsletter that Cooper's departure marked 'the end of a journalism era.' Jones said that Cooper's exit 'certainly adds more uncertainty in a news division that is very much in flux under relatively new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.' He added: 'It also raises questions about '60 Minutes,' the previous gold standard of TV news shows.'"
Anderson Cooper is leaving his role as a correspondent on CBS News' '60 Minutes' after nearly 20 years to spend more time on his CNN work and family. The departure coincides with turbulence at CBS News following the appointment of Bari Weiss as editor in chief. Media commentators reacted critically, with some characterizing the network's direction using strong language and others questioning the publicly stated reasons for the move. Commentators described the exit as increasing uncertainty within the news division and raised questions about the future of '60 Minutes' as a television news standard. Several framed the departure as emblematic of larger shifts in television news and leadership stability.
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