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CBS parent company Paramount Skydance to cut 1,000 jobs this week in first round of layoffs: reports

The coming job cuts, reported to total around 2,000 workers, are part of an ongoing restructuring following the venerable entertainment company’s controversial merger this August

The Independent UK

‘They wanted him to fail’: CBS News staff reacts to ‘huge loss’ as ‘Evening News’ anchor John Dickerson departs

‘He’s an excellent journalist, good human being, and someone you want in a newsroom,’ one staffer told The Independent about Dickerson’s pending departure.

The Independent UK

CBS News anchor John Dickerson becomes latest figure to exit network

Announcement comes amid concerns about network’s ownership and ability to maintain editorial independence

The Guardian - US

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Bari Weiss is eyeing Fox News star Bret Baier and CNN’s Anderson Cooper for ‘CBS Evening News’ anchor chair

Sources also told The Independent that Weiss has also expressed interest in bringing Anderson Cooper over from CNN to lead the nightly news program

The Independent UK

Warner Bros Discovery considers sale as potential buyers show interest

Netflix, Comcast and Paramount Skydance are reportedly among possible bidders in sale that could shake up industry

The Guardian - US

Bari Weiss, who published CBS leaks at The Free Press, now wants to root out leakers after taking over network

One CBS News staffer told The Independent that it was ‘insanely ironic’ that Weiss, the network’s new editor-in-chief, was trying to out leakers

The Independent UK

Fired Stephen Colbert professes his ‘love’ for new CBS boss David Ellison: ‘That oughta buy us a couple more months’

‘Mr. Ellison, I love you,’ Stephen Colbert joked on Thursday night

The Independent UK

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CBS News head of standards quits just a week after Bari Weiss is named editor-in-chief

During an editorial call Thursday morning, Claudia Milne announced she was leaving as the head of standards at CBS News. She did not give a reason for her departure.

The Independent UK

NBC News slashes teams dedicated to LGBTQ+, Black and Latino community reporting

Out of the nine staffers that are being impacted, up to five of them may be reassigned to general newsroom roles.

The Independent UK

What John Oliver Gets Wrong About Bari Weiss and CBS News

The default in mainstream media isn't no opinion, it's his opinion.

Reason

Fox News host claims there’s an ‘antisemitic thread’ behind backlash over CBS News hiring Bari Weiss

Fox News’ Emily Compagno referenced an article from The Independent while suggesting that antisemitism could be behind some of the criticism of Bari Weiss

The Independent UK

Venezuela's Machado Defends Dedicating Nobel to Trump: 'The Venezuelan People Share My Position Heartfully'

Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado explained why she dedicated her award to both the Venezuelan people and President Donald Trump.

Latin Times

John Oliver skewers Paramount for hiring ‘irresponsible’ Bari Weiss to run CBS News

‘It is especially alarming to have someone doing it who has spent years putting out work that, in my opinion, is at best irresponsible and at worst deeply misleading,” John Oliver declared on Sunday night.

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss’s ascent at CBS News was 50 years in the making

A half-century ago, CBS’s own president was boasting of his support for an antidemocratic political project. Our new book uses never-before-reported documents to tell the story of a scheme to undermine accountability journalism

The Guardian - US

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The Independent UK

Bari Weiss goes full Elon Musk, demands CBS News staffers tell her ‘how you spend your working hours’

‘We’re all being DOGE’d,’ a CBS News journalist told The Independent. ‘And she’s also looking out to see who will kiss up to her.’

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Victoria’s non-secret and a star born in form of a koala

Plus Dolly Parton, and a vanishingly rare moment to celebrate in a court case related to sexual violence

Reason

Bari Weiss Is Powerful, Establishment Media Is Not

Media consolidations are not drying up the well of discourse; it's overflowing with takes.

The Independent UK

Traffic to Bari Weiss’ The Free Press soared in the month before she was named CBS News editor-in-chief

Besides its 44 percent bump last month compared to September 2024, the Weiss-founded site was up 134 percent compared to the same month in 2023.

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The Independent UK

New CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss failed audition to replace Meghan McCain on The View

Weiss was announced as the editor-in-chief of the news network Monday

The Guardian - US

Bari Weiss is a weird and worrisome choice as top editor for CBS News

When Weiss was named editor-in-chief, it was the latest turn in the network’s confounding departure from its roots

The Independent UK

‘Let’s do the f***ing news’: New top editor Bari Weiss causes ‘eye rolls’ during CBS News editorial call

EXCLUSIVE: Multiple CBS News staffers told The Independent that Bari Weiss’ ‘cringey’ comments on the editorial call literally caused eyes to roll.

Benzinga

Paramount Buys The Free Press, Names Co-Founder Bari Weiss As CBS News' Editor-In-Chief

Media company Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) has named Bari Weiss as the editor-in-chief of CBS News as part of a deal to acquire the online news site she founded, The Free Press.

We Got This Covered

CBS News’ new editor-in-chief is Trump’s new friendly ally with a bigger platform

CBS seems to have turned pro-Trump.

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: President mulls use of insurrection act as national guard deployment faces legal issues

The president threatened the use of emergency powers after a federal judge temporarily halted national guard deployment in Portland. Key US politics stories from 6 October at a glance

Reason

Does Bari Weiss Prove Woke Media Is Collapsing?

Plus: the legality of Trump’s National Guard deployments, Democrat A.G. nominee’s leaked texts about shooting GOP rival, and what Argentina’s crisis means for libertarians.

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