Late last week new host Tony Dokoupil outlined a new direction for CBS News, vowing to focus on the perspective of the average American after years of media putting too much weight on “advocates … academics or elites.” This came shortly after he was appointed the latest anchor by new CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. CBS was never for the past two decades, seriously in the running for dominance in the morning or the evening or any place else in the lineup.” I felt like what I was seeing and hearing on the news didn’t reflect what I was seeing and hearing in my own life, and that the most urgent questions simply weren’t being asked.”
Author: Jacob Bryant
Published at: 2026-01-05 22:39:36
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