CBS News Plans Trevor Phillips Hire as Global Affairs Correspondent After 2 Layoff Rounds
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 11
CBS News Plans Trevor Phillips Hire as Global Affairs Correspondent After 2 Layoff Rounds
2 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 11
Summary
Trevor Phillips is set to join CBS News from Sky News as a global affairs correspondent, in an unannounced move first reported by Breaker that CBS declined to comment on.
The hire would help rebuild CBS's news operation after two layoff rounds under top editor Bari Weiss and recent upheaval in its foreign and flagship programming ranks.
CBS's London newsroom recently lost bureau chief Claire Day, while Wall Street Journal veteran Shayndi Raice was brought in to oversee foreign coverage.
Phillips, a prominent UK broadcaster and former equality watchdog chair knighted in 2022, is well known in Britain but not yet a household name in the United States.
The recruitment comes after the 28 May shake-up at 60 Minutes and the firing of correspondent Scott Pelley, underscoring broader turmoil across CBS News.