CBS News President to Depart Amid Network’s Tensions With Trump CBS News faced another shock wave on Monday after its president, Wendy McMahon, abruptly said that she would exit her post, the latest development in an ongoing showdown between the news division and President Trump Ms McMahon, whose full title was president of CBS News and Stations, said in a memo that "it's become clear the company and I do not agree on the path forward " Tensions between
Paramount buys right wing site The Free Press, Bari Weiss to . . . - ResetEra Paramount made officially their long anticipated purchase of The Free Press, the right-of-center commentary site, with its founder, Bari Weiss, set to take on the role of editor in chief at CBS News Per the announcement, Weiss “will shape editorial priorities, champion core values across
Skydance tells FCC it will create CBS News Ombudsman and . . . - ResetEra Skydance has told the Federal Communications Commission that once its acquisition of Paramount Global is complete, it will initiate a "comprehensive review" of CBS to ensure that the network is operating in the public interest, and that it will hire an ombudsman that will report directly to the president of CBS News "who will receive and evaluate any complaints of bias or other concerns" at
[CBS News] FDA making plans to end its routine food safety . . . - ResetEra The Food and Drug Administration is drawing up plans that would end most of its routine food safety inspections work, multiple federal health officials tell CBS News, and effectively outsource this oversight to state and local authorities The plans have not been finalized and might need congressional action to fully fund, the officials said, who were not authorized to speak publicly
[Puck] Paramount Set to Acquire The Free Press for $100m . . . - ResetEra Can CBS platform Weiss, and let Bari be Bari, while still credibly delivering the news every evening and retaining the sanctity of 60 Minutes, etcetera? Yes, it certainly can, just as the Times and the Journal once did And also because, well, that's what David wants The Free Press is another pro-Israel rag that engages in genocide denial
Mass firings of federal workers begin as Trump and Musk . . . - ResetEra Nearly 1 in 5 positions across the Food and Drug Administration's human food inspection divisions are now vacant, multiple agency officials tell CBS News, in the wake of departures encouraged by the Trump administration's cost-cutting efforts and a government-wide hiring freeze that had stalled efforts to replenish their ranks
Paramount to pay Trump $16 million to settle ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit Paramount said late Tuesday that it has agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over the editing of an interview on the CBS News program "60 Minutes," an extraordinary concession to a sitting president by a major media organization Paramount said its payment includes Mr Trump's legal fees and costs and that the money, minus the legal fees, will be paid to Mr Trump's