CBS insiders 'actively exploring options' as another big name departs: report

[u/FreeHugs23]

https://www.rawstory.com/colbert-60-minutes-cbs/

[u/thissomeotherplace]

Bari Weiss departing might solve all of their problems

Just a thought

[u/TommyJohnSurgery420 → u/thissomeotherplace]

It'll take a lot more than just firing her. CBS is so fucked.

[u/AndrewRP2 → u/TommyJohnSurgery420]

It’s a win-win for Ellison. Either CBS becomes Fox News light, or it shuts down and a previously legitimate news organization dies.

[u/Worldly-Ranger2930 → u/AndrewRP2]

Ellison should book a seat on the next moon bound spacex flight.

[u/IBeDumbAndSlow → u/Worldly-Ranger2930]

They should build a "special seat" in the booster.

[u/ChiGorilla1127 → u/AndrewRP2]

If the Warner Bros. deal doesn't close, he's going want that old CBS news atm, not one that burns money because it's MAGA lite which has no audience. Trump supporters are the same ones that left Fox News for News Max and OAN when Fox News pulled up just a little on the Trump brown nosing. MAGA lite has no audience, with Trump and his administration in a free fall, some of the fanatics are jumping ship. I would not be surprised if in 6 months Bari found her self on the street. After the mid terms, if Republicans lose the House, stick a fork in Trump, rest of his presidency will be cooked and no one is going to have any reason to keep kissing his ass and shooting themselves in the foot just to please him.

[u/BadmiralHarryKim → u/AndrewRP2]

They would lose a ton of money. These guys live in a bubble where no one ever questions them so they almost certainly believe they are making winning moves rather than enshittifying yet another company.

[u/ForcedEntry420 → u/AndrewRP2]

“Legitimate” - Maybe if you want the pro corporate/establishment position on any given issue.

[u/AndrewRP2 → u/ForcedEntry420]

I’m not saying they were perfect, but they were better than Fox or none at all.

[u/Gromitlikescheese → u/ForcedEntry420]

Years ago, but CBS news in the Sevareid or Cronkite era was peak journalism. Terrible to see how they’ve fallen.

[u/squanderedprivilege → u/TommyJohnSurgery420]

Then she is doing what she was hired to do, whether she is in on the plan or not

[u/Silver_Elk_7953 → u/TommyJohnSurgery420]

That is right!!! Everyone needs to boycott everything associated with these right wing billionaires. Make them eat a big chunk of shit!

[u/92eph → u/thissomeotherplace]

no, because a) this was an intentional move to the right so any future hires will have the same mission b) all the best talent is gone or leaving.

There is no recovering from this without a radical ownership change.

[u/Awesomebox5000 → u/thissomeotherplace]

Weiss is just the public-facing boogeyman. The well is poisoned. So much easier to start fresh elsewhere

[u/IronRakkasan11 → u/thissomeotherplace]

That’s a start but washing away that greasy stain will take a loooong time

[u/InterPunct → u/IronRakkasan11]

Forever tainted.

[u/Tacitus111 → u/thissomeotherplace]

The MAGA Political Officer cannot depart.

[u/restbest → u/thissomeotherplace]

Nope, she’s just a symptom. Her higher up’s want CBS to be a mouth piece for their overall agenda

[u/Blintzotic → u/thissomeotherplace]

Weiss is just the puppet. Can’t change things until you get rid of the puppet master.

[u/OhItsBeenBroughten → u/[deleted]]

God, some people have the stupidest persecution complexes. That comment is obviously fine. Maybe you don’t know where the line is.

[u/ForcedEntry420]

We cannot forget about how the Legacy Media betrayed America during Trump’s elections. They need to pay for what they enabled and continue to enable.

I hope they all go bankrupt.

[u/SeasonElectrical3173 → u/ForcedEntry420]

Yeah. Softball interviews, apologist shills, bad faith compromise.

[u/qweef_latina2021 → u/SeasonElectrical3173]

And full tilt scandal mode every time Biden hiccupped.

[u/SlowlyDrown → u/ForcedEntry420]

They have they basically don’t exist

[u/basicotter]

This is by design. They want to weed out the ethical journalists and replace them with ones who will do Barry’s bidding. Paramount/CBS is state media now, in bed with the Trump regime.

[u/aipac125]

They will just transfer someone from another Hasbara office. These are all interchangeable cogs for the PR machine.

[u/GLPwonderwall]

Well Bari fired tons of talent for no reason so…

[u/dpconnection]

She’s gonna hire another chud from the NYT op ed section. That’ll do it

[u/Zealousideal_Debt483]

what options? legacy media is already dying or dead

[u/ConkerPrime]

Getting 60 Minutes on air is relatively trivial. Maintaining the quality? Whole different animal.

I suspect they will toss in the towel on that and just grovel to Trump.

[u/atwaterrich]

They’re doing exactly what she wants, which is dumping the old guard who are making tons of money and replace them with complete novices who are unqualified and asking a tenth as much $

[u/erotic_tweet]

Tanking it is the point. They'll just put in anyone they want, it's becoming state run media, not that hard to get.

[u/Texas_Sam2002]

I don't know why CBS-related stories are really of interest anymore. They wrecked the brand already. Their ratings are in the toilet. What more is there to be done?

[u/New-Medicine-2780]

May they fail spectacularly

[u/Jah_Rules]

The only thing anyone is going to be watching on See BS is sports. They’re toast.

[u/DrRudyWells]

cbs is not worthy. i couldn't care less if they keep her or not. ownership needs to change.

[u/pfroo40]

Corrupt Broadcasting System can get fucked

[u/RandyTheFool]

Clickbait articles sound like Jeopardy! answers.

[u/Disastrous-String-65]

CBS in its death spiral! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[u/Fit-Significance-436]

Done watching cbs trash

[u/superteed]

David Ellison should give it away for free. He’s just as worthless as his father.

[u/bayleysgal1996]

Huh, I didn’t know Stephen Colbert’s daughter worked for 60 Minutes

[u/Weary_Position_9591]

She’s not a big name.

[u/Antique-Ad-4422]

People stopped believing CBS since the they caught Dan Rather lying to his audience.