CBS News Chief to Unveil Blueprint to Counter Perceived Bias, Audience Slump

CBS News chief Bari Weiss tells staff 'we're toast' if

Addressing her staff three months into her job as CBS News boss, Bari Weiss on Tuesday invoked legendary newsman Walter Cronkite as a symbol of old thinking and said that if the network continues with its current strategy, “we’re toast.” Weiss announced the hiring of 18 new contributors and said CBS News needs to do stories that will “surprise and provoke — including inside our own newsroom.” Weiss, founder of the Free Press website and without …

Bari Weiss outlines editorial vision for CBS News

Weiss has faced internal and external backlash for her bold moves meant to help CBS News better cover "the world as it is."

CBS News’ Bari Weiss unveils new strategy amid backlash, viewership lags

The network is set lean into podcasters bringing on more controversial conservative leaning voices.

CBS News Chief to unveil blueprint to counter perceived bias, audience slump

By Dawn Chmielewski and Helen Coster NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) – CBS News Editor-In-Chief Bari Weiss is scheduled to unveil her strategy to the CBS newsroom for the first time on Tuesday, as the former opinion journalist and entrepreneur seeks to grow the Tiffany Network’s audience and convince the nation that it is free from liberal bias. Weiss ​was picked to lead CBS News in October ‍after parent company Paramount Skydance’s Chief Executive D…

Catching up with ‘Beat the Press’: CBS News, media trust and Brian McGrory’s return to The Boston Globe

Apologies for the delay, but the full episode of “Beat the Press with Emily Rooney” is now up. Our host, Scott Van Voorhis of Contrarian Boston, has posted it in four pieces at his YouTube Channel. Our topics: Tony Dokoupil’s less than inspiring debut as anchor of the “CBS Evening News”; a crisis in media trust; and the return of Brian McGrory as editor of The Boston Globe following Nancy Barnes’ abrupt departure. Part One Part Two Part Three P…