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CBS News fired 8 on-air personalities in latest layoffs under new leader Bari Weiss. All of them are women

EXCLUSIVE: Multiple sources told The Independent that senior foreign correspondent Debora Patta was added to the layoff list following a last-minute change by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss offers ‘support’ to laid-off CBS News staffers on ‘enormously difficult day’: ‘My door is open’

The steep cuts to the news division included the entire race and culture unit, two streaming shows and the bureau in Johannesburg. Additionally, the network’s Saturday morning news show was gutted and its two hosts were let go.

The Independent UK

Paramount to lay off 2,000 employees shortly after its merger with Skydance

In long-awaited cuts just months after completing its $8 billion merger with Skydance, Paramount has begun layoffs set to impact about 2,000 employees

The Independent UK

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CBS News staffers lose jobs in ‘bloodbath’ as part of sweeping cuts from Paramount

Paramount laying off about 1,000 staffers, including some in news, on Wednesday amid longer-term cost-cutting plan

The Guardian - US

So what does Bret Baier have to say about those CBS News and Bari Weiss reports?

Saying he was ‘flattered’ by all of the media attention the speculation has received, Bret Baier added that ‘we’ll see what happens at the end’ of his Fox News contract.

The Independent UK

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell rages at ‘deranged’ CNN for employing ‘rabid, lying Trump supporter’ Scott Jennings

Lawrence O’Donnell said that Scott Jennings wasn’t always like this, claiming he was once ‘capable’ of criticizing Trump before he ‘figured out where the money is’ and became the ‘JD Vance of CNN.’

The Independent UK

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

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‘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

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

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

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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.

Reason

What John Oliver Gets Wrong About Bari Weiss and CBS News

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

The Independent UK

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

Latin Times

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.

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The Independent UK

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 Guardian - US

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 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.

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

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