Paramount Skydance Seeks Executive for CBS News After 60 Minutes Shake-Up
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Updated · Variety · Jun 9
Paramount Skydance Seeks Executive for CBS News After 60 Minutes Shake-Up
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Jun 9
Summary
Weeks-long talks are underway for a business executive to work alongside CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss as staff unrest deepens after the late-May purge at “60 Minutes.”
The role appears designed to shore up operational weaknesses: Weiss’s limited TV management experience and controversial editorial moves have drawn scrutiny over viewership, publicity and advertising.
Some candidates have been deterred because the new hire would likely have no greater editorial or creative authority than Weiss, who has been involved in the discussions.
The search follows Weiss’s ouster of two top “60 Minutes” producers, three correspondents and other senior staffers, then CBS News’ split with veteran correspondent Scott Pelley days later.
That turmoil is hitting CBS News while Paramount seeks U.S. and overseas approval for its Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, raising the stakes of any further instability.