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Bari My Heart at 57th Street

puck.news · Dylan Byers · last updated

As it closes in on its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount leadership has had informal discussions about changing Bari Weiss’s mandate at CBS News (and, eventually, CNN) in ways that would give her less control over TV.

On Sunday, Anderson Cooper, one of the last veritable stars of TV news, bid farewell to 60 Minutes with an elegant and emotional retrospective on his 20-plus years at the newsmagazine. While reflecting on his myriad adventures around the globe, Anderson demonstrated the charisma, empathy, authenticity, and gravitas that established his place in the television news firmament.