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A CBS News producer has quit and shared a fiery memo that accused the Bari Weiss -led network of pressuring staff to “self-censor.”on Tuesday that 11 “Evening News” staffers, the majority of them producers, took voluntary buyouts to leave the network.
“There has been a sweeping new vision prioritizing a break from traditional broadcast norms to embrace what has been described as ‘heterodox’ journalism,” Hastey“Stories may instead be evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations — a dynamic that pressures producers and reporters to self-censor or avoid challenging narratives that might trigger backlash or unfavorable headlines,” the producer continued, though she did not mention editor in chief Weiss by name.'Today' viewership surges as anchor Savannah Guthrie's mom remains missingAbout a quarter of “CBS Evening News” staffers eligible for buyouts have chosen the option ahead of impending layoffs under Weiss, The PostWeiss told employees in a January townhallCBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss laid out her strategy for the network, telling staffers they were free to leave if they didn’t agree with the mission.“It’s a free country, and I completely respect if you decide I’m not the right leader for you, or this isn’t the right place at the right time,” she said. At the town hall, which came as Weiss has sought to shake up the network, she said she wants to invest in more “revelatory journalism” and emphasize “investigative scoops” that will take advantage of both online and traditional platforms.Staffers at Tony Dokoupil’s “CBS Evening News” were offered voluntary buyouts. Eleven staffers decided to take a buyout, as previously reported by The Post.But since joining CBS News in October, Weiss has garnered criticism inside and outside of the network. In December, “60 Minutes” correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi lambasted Weiss for what she called a “political decision” to shelve her segment on the infamous El Salvadoran prison where the Trump administration has sent migrants.The emails revealed a chummy relationship with the late financier and sex traffic, including one eyebrow-raising 2015 email in which Attia alluded to this month that he’s ashamed” of his “tasteless and indefensible” correspondence with Epstein and said he was referring to his “excessive and exclusive” lifestyle. As previously reported by The Post, the network is expected to kick off a round layoffs as early as March, under Weiss.Investigators set up tent outside Nancy Guthrie's home as Savannah posts heartbreaking videoHow ‘Summer House’ star Amanda Batula is ‘living in color’ after her split from Kyle CookeCBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss laid out her strategy for the network, telling staffers they were free to leave if they didn't agree with the mission.Staffers at Tony Dokoupil's"CBS Evening News" were offered voluntary buyouts. Eleven staffers decided to take a buyout, as previously reported by The Post.James Van Der Beek's family's GoFundMe reaches $1 million after actor's death — with one A-lister leading the pack
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