CBS News executives acknowledged that a recent interview with acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates, during which his new book was compared to “extremist” writings, did not meet the network’s editorial standards. While some employees found the tone of the interview by co-anchor Tony Dokoupil to be appropriate, others felt it crossed a line.
CBS News executives said Monday that a heated morning show interview with acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates , during which his new book was compared to “extremist” writings, did not meet the network’s editorial standards. CBS executives told staffers during a daily editorial meeting that the contentious “CBS Mornings” interview last week with Coates, led by co-anchor Tony Dokoupil, had been addressed with Dokoupil.
The gripping interview — intense by the often cozy standards of morning television —has since been viewed many millions of times on streaming websites. But for all the praise and attention the interview received, it also stirred dissent inside CBS News, according to several sources with knowledge of the matter.
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