"When new Paramount CEO David Ellison hired Bari Weiss to become CBS News' editor-in-chief back in October, the plan - or so it seemed - was for the network to shake things up. Weiss, who founded the independent news and opinion site The Free Press and wrote for The New York Times' opinion section before that, had never worked in a television newsroom."
"Tony Dokoupil was named as anchor of the "CBS Evening News." The co-host of "CBS Mornings" since 2019, Dokoupil will start his new gig on Jan. 5. The announcement was made on Wednesday's "CBS Mornings." So, yeah, my initial reaction is ... meh. That's not to disparage Dokoupil, who is a perfectly fine journalist and will do a capable job as anchor."
"We live in a time in which many people have lost trust in the media. Tony Dokoupil is the person to win it back. That's because he believes in old-school journalistic values: asking the hard questions, following the facts wherever they lead and holding power to account. Americans hungry for fairness will see that on display night af"
Paramount CEO David Ellison hired Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief despite her lack of television newsroom experience. Weiss founded The Free Press and previously wrote for The New York Times opinion section. Her outsider status was viewed as an opportunity to inject fresh ideas into a network seen as stuck in its ways. CBS named Tony Dokoupil, co-host of CBS Mornings, as anchor of the CBS Evening News beginning Jan. 5. The hire prompted a lukewarm reaction even as Dokoupil's experience and journalistic chops were acknowledged. Weiss framed Dokoupil as a figure to restore trust through traditional journalistic values.
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