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bucolic_frolic

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30. Rocky start was intentional to give license to major overhaul

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Jan 27, 2026, 04:02 PM

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After rocky start, Bari Weiss to cut staff, add commentators at CBS News [View all] demmiblue Jan 27 OP

Yet another reason to avoid cbs. mwmisses4289 Jan 27 #1

She already did that............ Lovie777 Jan 27 #2

Just like her heroTrump. travelingthrulife Jan 27 #5

"She only wants top-flight performers..." bronxiteforever Jan 27 #3

She also probably thinks she will just "fill in" for everyone that's missing. mdbl Jan 27 #7

'troubled' newsroom? Was it like that before Ms. Berry/whatsis took over? Hmmm? CurtEastPoint Jan 27 #4

It was "troubled".... SergeStorms Jan 27 #16

to this day I will remember Walter Cronkite taking his glasses off and announcing that JFK had died. CurtEastPoint Jan 27 #20

Same here. SergeStorms Jan 27 #24

Sure, that's going to work ThreeNoSeep Jan 27 #6

So now the FCC just foments propaganda on the public airwaves? mdbl Jan 27 #8

Everything Bari Weiss touches dies NBachers Jan 27 #9

Just rename it CBS State Propaganda. highplainsdem Jan 27 #10

CBS - Criminal Backers of the State? Wonder Why Jan 27 #18

See BS underpants Jan 27 #27

Bari Weiss adds new podcasters and writers as CBS contributors demmiblue Jan 27 #11

I was just saying yesterday...... SergeStorms Jan 27 #17

8 million followers? Really? Oh wow... Moostache Jan 27 #31

Boycott advertisers. Let them know too. multigraincracker Jan 27 #12

All that ain't gonna help ya, sister. That I can tell you. MLWR Jan 27 #13

Just how many right wing garbage networks Hey Joe Jan 27 #14

The article was written by David Folkenflik. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 27 #15

Whoever fucking owns CBS News are stupid fascist assholes Mysterian Jan 27 #19

So, CBS will just festure opinion shows and turn into fox. PSPS Jan 27 #21

Just report the news. It's called CBS News. rickford66 Jan 27 #22

The new CBS contributors: demmiblue Jan 27 #23

The only names I recognize are Ferguson Deminpenn Jan 27 #34

I.O.W.s spreading right wing propaganda and calling it news. Botany Jan 27 #25

So, Weiss is doubling down on a losing plan. C_U_L8R Jan 27 #26

So they are going to have opinion segments in the evening news? underpants Jan 27 #28

Breaking News: Bari Weiss has broken CBS News. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 27 #29

Rocky start was intentional to give license to major overhaul bucolic_frolic Jan 27 #30

She's there to do JBTaurus83 Jan 27 #32

Maybe CNN can now get rid of Scott Jennings. Bev54 Jan 27 #33

She's bringing in Niall Ferguson, her co-founder of the disastrous "University of Austin", to spout his RW BS? muriel_volestrangler Jan 27 #35