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‘CBS Evening News’: Tony Dokoupil Takes Hit as Top Staffers Quit Amid Shakeup
- Approximately 25% of non-union staff at Tony Dokoupil's CBS Evening News accepted voluntary buyouts ahead of expected layoffs, including six of about 20 producers.
- CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss offered buyouts following a town hall where she outlined her strategy and allowed employees to leave if they disagreed with her leadership.
- Weiss aims to revitalize CBS News with more investigative journalism and new contributors such as Peter Attia, despite staff opposition and controversy.
- CBS News is expected to have further layoffs as early as March while Weiss continues reshaping the news division, including anchor changes and shelving reports for additional investigation.
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Exclusive | ‘CBS Evening News’ staffers are ‘jumping ship’ with buyout offer ahead of Bari Weiss’ layoffs: sources
About a quarter of "CBS Evening News" staffers eligible for buyouts have chosen the option ahead of impending layoffs under editor in chief Bari Weiss, The Post has learned.
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Total News Sources14
Leaning Left1Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Right
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Right
50% Right
L 17%
C 33%
R 50%
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