CBS News is undergoing layoffs, as editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and president Tom Cibrowski seek to remake the broadcast news division.
The executives announced the cuts Friday morning, telling staff that it is a “difficult day” at the company. Around 6% of staff, representing dozens of employees, will be impacted.
It’s the second round of layoffs in six months at CBS News (a round in October canceled some streaming shows and overhauled the Saturday morning show), but these are the first in pursuit of Weiss’ new strategy, which she outlined to staff earlier this year.
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Weiss and Cibrowski alluded to the strategic rationale in their note.
“It’s no secret that the news business is changing radically, and that we need to change along with it,” they wrote. “New audiences are burgeoning in new places, and we are pressing forward with ambitious
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