CBS News announced a new round of layoffs on Friday, the latest for the news division under the network’s new parent Paramount Skydance.
In a memo to employees, CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski said in a statement, “It’s no secret that the news business is changing radically, and that we need to change along with it. New audiences are burgeoning in new places, and we are pressing forward with ambitious plans to grow and invest so that we can be there for them. That means some parts of our newsroom must get smaller to make room for the things we must build to remain competitive.”
The job reductions have been rumored for weeks. Weiss and Cibrowski did not give the extent of the cuts in their note, but it is said to represent about 6% of the workforce, according to
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