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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jeremy Barr in Washington

CBS News begins new major round of layoffs: ‘This is really hard and really tough’

A woman wearing glasses sits in a chair for an onscreen interview with a CBS News banner in the background
CBS News underwent a round of layoffs in October, just weeks after Bari Weiss began as head of the newsroom. Photograph: Michele Crowe/CBS via Getty Images

CBS News announced it is laying off dozens of employees on Friday and ending CBS News Radio – its nearly 100-year-old radio service – as part of a strategic restructuring.

The news was announced in a memo to staffers from its editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, and president, Tom Cibrowski. Employees will be informed by the end of the day if their job has been affected, the two executives said in the memo.

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