Bari Weiss struggling with CBS News president as ratings keep dropping: report IN FULL The Independent UK · Apr 13
Bari Weiss and CBS News president are butting heads like ‘the odd couple’ as ratings plummet: report The Free Press founder and Tom Cibrowski, president of CBS News, have very different visions for the direction of news coverage, according to a report The Independent UK · Apr 13
‘It’s Been Hard On Me That Our Time Was Cut Short.’ Former GMA Star Speaks Out After Getting Let Go She'd been co-anchor for several years. Cinemablend · Apr 7
David Ellison says 70% of Americans are centrist. Surveys tell a different story Paramount Skydance CEO has repeatedly cited the statistic when laying out the approach that CBS News and potentially CNN would take The Guardian - US · Apr 6
Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent slams show as ‘a snake pit’: ‘I hated it’ Steve Kroft retired from CBS in 2019 The Independent UK · Apr 5
Another CBS Show May Deal With Major Layoffs After Head Honcho Allegedly Thinks It Has Gone 'Soft' Huge changes could be on the way for a longtime show on the network. Cinemablend · Apr 3
CBS News chief Bari Weiss set to remake network’s iconic 60 Minutes: report Weiss could ‘blow it up as soon as the season is over’ The Independent UK · Apr 1
Trump is remaking the US media in his own image – and smashing accountability with it This is the point of absurdity we have reached: on March 15, US President Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post, asserted that American news organisations were running AI-generated Iranian propaganda, and should be charged with treason for the dissemination of false information. One of the instances he cited was… The Conversation · Mar 25
Bari Weiss era at CBS News brings 6 percent staff firings and end to iconic radio network after 99 years Employees were informed Friday through internal memos about the sudden layoffs and the closure of CBS News Radio The Independent UK · Mar 20
CBS News begins new major round of layoffs: ‘This is really hard and really tough’ CBS News Radio to shutter after nearly 100 years as editor Bari Weiss tells staff cuts were ‘necessary’ decision The Guardian - US · Mar 20
CBS News Layoffs: Network Weighs Cutting 15% of Staff in Paramount-Skydance Restructuring CBS News faces major layoffs amid Paramount Global and Skydance Media merger, driving a digital transformation. Discover how this shift impacts the newsroom and the future of broadcast journalism. International Business Times UK · Mar 20
CBS Evening News ratings drop below 4M for first time with Tony Dokoupil as anchor after Bari Weiss overhaul The nightly news program reportedly had a total viewership of nearly 3.83 million last week The Independent UK · Mar 18
White House outraged over new CBS News hire The hiring adds to existing tensions between the White House and CBS News. Axios · Mar 12
The Guardian - US · Mar 9 CBS News’s Scott MacFarlane leaves network: ‘I look forward to some independence’ Justice correspondent most known for his January 6 Capitol riot coverage is latest to quit Bari Weiss-led network
The Independent UK · Mar 6 CBS News chief Bari Weiss is going all out backing Trump’s Iran war, insiders say: ‘Propaganda-palooza’ Critics were reportedly alarmed over the content of broadcasts and a tweet with a fire emoji from Weiss
The Guardian - US · Mar 4 After months of speculation, Gayle King is staying at CBS News The morning show host’s contract extension is a victory for the Bari Weiss-led network news division
The Guardian - US · Mar 2 ‘Open betrayal’ or ‘just and imperative’? Trump’s Iran strikes divide conservative media Trump’s decision to join Israel in attacking Iran has divided the American right – from Murdoch’s cheerleaders to Maga isolationists
Newslaundry · Mar 2 Western coverage of Iran is like a masterclass in saying everything except who did it A day after Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed killed in joint US-Israel strikes, Iran hit back hard. American jets crashed in Kuwait. Saudi Aramco's oil facilities were struck. Missiles and drones swept across Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Iraq, and Israel.
Cinemablend · Feb 28 So Many F-Bombs Were (Allegedly) Hurled At CBS After Paramount's Warner Bros. Acquisition Got Confirmed A bit of salty language was reportedly thrown around.
The Guardian - US · Feb 28 Trump just got much closer to bringing CNN to heel With David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance poised to buy Warner Bros Discovery, the president is tightening his grip on the US media
We Got This Covered · Feb 27 Billionaires tied to Trump outbid Netflix to take over CNN’s parent company, and their vision for the network is making anchors sweat CNN might be up for a huge change in direction.
The Guardian - US · Feb 27 Departing CBS News producer claims political bias as Paramount poised to buy Warner Bros Mary Walsh, leaving after 46 years, says staffers told to ‘aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum’
The Guardian - US · Feb 27 CBS News and CNN staffers fear ‘disaster’ as Paramount wins Warner Bros battle Decision by Netflix to walk away from takeover leaves workers anxious about possible merger of news networks
The Guardian - US · Feb 24 Senate Democrats investigate CBS over blocked Colbert interview Richard Blumenthal seeks records from FCC and Paramount Global amid claims of political censorship