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CBS News, a privately owned entity headquartered in the US, founded in 1927 and operating with approximately 2,580 employees, reported $2.3B in revenue as of 2024. The company, functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer, specializes in broadcast television and radio. As the news and information division of CBS Corporation, it provides news and information across platforms including the CBS Television Network, CBSN, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio, and CBS Mobile.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1927

Headcount

2,577

Headquarters

US

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On April 30, 2026, CBS News boss Bari Weiss ousted a veteran bureau chief amid tensions over Middle East coverage, bringing in a new foreign editor aligned with Weiss’s pro-Israel agenda. Earlier on April 30, a CBS News/YouGov poll, released on April 27, showed Republican candidate Steve Hilton maintaining a narrow lead in the California gubernatorial race, while Democrat Xavier Becerra experienced a surge in support, indicating a tightening contest after a televised debate held on April 28. Previously, on April 29, “CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil” ratings fell below 4 million viewers for the third consecutive week, reaching historic lows and raising doubts about the program’s direction under Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss. This followed a televised debate hosted by CBS News on April 28, which featured two Republican and six Democratic candidates for California governor but excluded independent contenders.

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May

29th

2026

13:11

Trump losing support among White working class voters: report

Washington, May 29 (PTI) US President Donald Trump’s approval ratings among White working-class voters -- the group that voted to re-elect him in 2024 by a huge margin -- have dipped sharply, particularly on the issue of handling the economy, The Washington Post reported.

Press Trust of India

May

29th

2026

12:56

Management Changes, B2B Tag

Longtime ‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Says Trump Has ‘Executed’ Program

A longtime “ 60 Minutes ” correspondent has no doubt about what led to the behind-the-scenes tumult and growing list of staff departures at the flagship news program. CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss announced this week that “60 Minutes” executive producer Tanya Simon would be replaced by tech journalist and filmmaker Nick Bilton.

May

29th

2026

10:10

'Let's Call This What It Is: Censorship': Fired '60 Minutes' Journalists Speak Out

A group of veteran “60 Minutes” journalists was fired on Thursday as CBS News’ recently installed right-wing editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, moves to reshape the network in her image.

May

29th

2026

08:39

Management Changes, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

CBS News Enters a Dangerous Reinvention Era as “60 Minutes” Faces Internal Upheaval

Listen to this Post Edit A Historic Television Giant Walks Into Uncertain Territory For decades, CBS News built its reputation around stability, authority, and the unmatched prestige of 60 Minutes. The legendary newsmagazine survived political wars, industry collapses, and shifting media trends while remaining one of the last profitable and respected pillars in American television journalism.

May

29th

2026

04:52

Management Changes, Layoffs, B2B Tag

Bari Weiss ousts '60 Minutes' leaders in sweeping overhaul

Major leadership change: Bari Weiss replaced '60 Minutes' executive producer Tanya Simon with Nick Bilton, a veteran journalist with no CBS News background. Journalists pushed out: Correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega were let go amid disputes over editorial decisions and concerns about political influence.

May

29th

2026

04:32

Management Changes, B2B Tag

CBS News Leader Bari Weis Replaces 60 Minutes Producer As Network Pushes New Chapter

Calling for ‘new approach,’ CBS News Leader Bari Weiss Replaces Executive Producer at ’60 Minutes’ CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss has replaced the executive producer of 60 Minutes, naming longtime technology journalist and documentarian Nick Bilton as the new leader of one of the most recognizable news programs in American television.

The San Antonio Observer

May

29th

2026

01:00

The Overweening Pomposity of the Old Guard at CBS News

SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY JWR UPDATE. IT'S FREE. (AND NO SPAM!) Just click here. Sharyn Alfonsi represents the overweening pomposity of the hard-left partisans that have ruled CBS News. She responded to Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss with "resistance" lingo when her contract was not renewed.

Jewish World Review

May

29th

2026

01:00

CBS Guest: ‘We Should Cut Jill Biden Some Slack,’ Joe’s Debate Collapse a True ‘Mystery’

While the so-called media reporting class insist CBS News is MAGA TV, reality continues to prove otherwise with Friday’s CBS Mornings delivering another example as they brought on liberal author and historian Chris Whipple to assert “we should cut Jill Biden some slack” and “take her at her word” that, as she told CBS Sunday Morning, she has never seen Joe Biden in cognitive decline before or since the infamous June 2024 debate.

MRC NewsBusters

May

29th

2026

01:00

Column: The Overweening Pomposity of the Old Guard at CBS News

Sharyn Alfonsi represents the overweening pomposity of the hard-left partisans that have ruled CBS News. She responded to Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss with “resistance” lingo when her contract was not renewed. “This was not a routine corporate transition; it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize factually accurate reporting, and it sends a chilling message to the entire newsroom,” Alfonsi lectured in a statement.

MRC NewsBusters

May

28th

2026

19:14

Management Changes, Layoffs, B2B Tag

'60 Minutes' gets major staff shakeup – Who made the cut

CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss continued the staffing shakeup at "60 Minutes" on Thursday, May 28, naming Nick Bilton the executive producer of gold-standard TV news program. The move sets TV newcomer Bilton, a former New York Times technology reporter, podcast host and filmmaker, into the top "60 Minutes" job amid a tumultuous wave of high-level changes at the 57-year-old news program.

May

28th

2026

16:59

Management Changes, Corporate Restructuring, B2B Tag

Cecilia Vega, Fired From ‘60 Minutes,’ Says She Fears ‘For The Future of the Legendary Broadcast’

Cecilia Vega, one of the “60 Minutes” correspondents ousted in Thursday’s reorganization of the CBS News magazine, says she’s worried about the future of the program and where it may be headed under the management installed by parent company Paramount Skydance.

May

28th

2026

12:14

Management Changes, Corporate Restructuring, Layoffs, B2B Tag

'60 Minutes' gets major staff shakeup – Who made the cut

CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss continued the staffing shakeup at "60 Minutes" on Thursday, May 28, naming Nick Bilton the executive producer of gold-standard TV news program.The move sets TV newcomer Bilton, a former New

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