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Bari Weiss Says Pulling ‘60 Minutes’ Story “May Seem Radical,” But Necessary for “Integrity of the News”
7+ hour, 19+ min ago (274+ words) "No amount of outrage - whether from activist organizations or the White House - will derail us," the CBS News EIC said in a memo sent to staff again defending her last minute decision to pull a segment. Bari Weiss is defending…...
How to Run a TV Newsroom in the Time of Trump — and When Viewers Are Tuning Out the News
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (654+ words) ABC News president Almin Karamehmedovic and "World News Tonight" executive producer Chris Dinan tell The Hollywood Reporter their keys to being " and staying " number one. Here"s an evergreen news lede: These are strange times we"re living in. (Feel…...
‘The IP List 2025’ Spotlights Journalistic Works Available to Option for Film and TV
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (199+ words) The list is a catalog spotlighting the "most cinematic, adaptation-ready journalistic works from undertapped newsrooms across the United States and Canada." A new list aims to spotlight journalistic works available to option for film and TV buyers and creators. The…...
White House Launches “Media Offender of the Week” Section on Its Website
3+ week, 5+ day ago (181+ words) CBS News, The Boston Globe and The Independent were cited on the web page, which debuted Friday. The White House on Friday debuted a new section on its website dedicated to what it's dubbing the "Media Offender of the Week....
John Oliver Warns Viewers to Keep a Close Eye on CBS News in Wake of “Alarming” Bari Weiss Hire
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (382+ words) The 'Last Week Tonight' host described the newly appointed editor-in-chief as someone "who has spent years putting out work that, in my opinion, is at best irresponsible and at worst deeply misleading." John Oliver used his main segment on Sunday's…...
Bari Weiss Asks CBS News Staff What Needs Fixing as She Seeks to Put Her Stamp on Network
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (431+ words) After a week of meetings, Weiss asked every CBS News employee to send her a note outlining how they spend their day, and what needs to change at the news division. If there was any doubt about the active role…...
Media Trust Hits New Low, But One Detail Gets Overlooked
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (197+ words) Ask about an individual journalist, news anchor or reporter and you'll see a different story. An old Beltway adage is that almost no one trusts Congress, but if Americans are asked about their local congressperson, it's a different story. There's…...
Mark Knoller, Former CBS News White House Correspondent, Dies at 73
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (165+ words) After a longstanding broadcast radio career, Knoller took his reporting talents in his final decade with CBS to Twitter (now known X), where he grew an online following. Mark Knoller, a former White House correspondent for CBS News, has died. He…...
‘At Work’ Review: A Struggling French Writer Plunges Himself Into the Gig Economy in a Thoughtful if Lackluster Drama
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (171+ words) The latest from writer-director Val'rie Donzelli ('Declaration of War') stars Bastien Bouillon ('The Night of the 12th') as a novelist eking out a living as a freelance handyman in Paris. The latest from writer-director Val'rie Donzelli ('Declaration of War') stars Bastien…...
‘Cover-Up’ Review: Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus’ Sharp, Sensitive Doc Brings Relentless Truth-Seeker Seymour Hersh Into Focus
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1018+ words) In their out-of-competition Venice entry, the filmmakers profile the prominent investigative reporter, who's still going strong at 88. Senior Copy Editor/Film Critic When Seymour Hersh remarks, in one of the superb archival clips excerpted in Cover-Up, that "nobody likes the…...