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Buyouts signal growing fracture inside CBS News

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated

Recent departures sharpen scrutiny of Bari Weiss’ vision for the network

Unrest continues at CBS News.

As I linked to in the newsletter earlier this week, the New York Post’s Alexandra Steigrad reported that about a quarter of “CBS Evening News” staffers eligible for buyouts have chosen to take them ahead of possible impending layoffs under new CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss. Steigrad wrote that 11 staffers opted for buyouts, which were only offered to non-unionized employees. That includes at least six producers out of roughly 20 that are on staff. One source told Steigrad, “Seems like people are jumping ship.”

One of the producers who is leaving is Alicia Hastey — who sent a fiery farewell note obtained by The New York Times’ Benjamin Mullin.

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