CBS's Livesay Lobbied to Save Job as Patta May File Suit Over Layoff
Late last week, a new wrinkle emerged in the CBS News layoffs. Reports revealed South Africa-based foreign correspondent Debora Patta – whose anti-Israel tilt made her an ill fit with the network’s new vision under editor-in-chief Bari Weiss – may sue the network after supposedly having not been on the list of layoffs but made it to the final list in place of Rome-based foreign correspondent…
Colbert Claims Trump Wants Kids To Go Hungry To Pressure Democrats
For liberals such as CBS’s host of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert, who are worried about the fate of food stamps amid the government shutdown there is a simple solution: reopen the government. However, Colbert used his Monday show to suggest that it was the Trump administration that was starving children to pressure Democrats. Meanwhile, over at ABC, Jimmy Kimmel continued to advance…
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Is Obama Vacation Pal Gayle King on Her Way Out at CBS News?
As liberals inside and outside CBS News panic over how new Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss is going to "ruin" it to the center, Variety reported last Thursday that Gayle King is "expected" to exit her co-hosting job at CBS Mornings when her contract expires next May. CBS denied that quickly. But we have long noted that King is a radioactively glowing symbol of liberal bias,…
The Most Interesting Moments from Trump's Return to '60 Minutes'
After five years, President Donald Trump returned to CBS's 60 Minutes for an extensive sit-down interview with Norah O'Donnell. While nowhere near as wild as his previous appearance, the interview was significant and newsworthy. Here are some of the most notable moments:
SUNDAY SHOW ROUNDUP: Elite Sunday Shows HIDE Operation Arctic Frost
Another weekend rolled through, with the elitist media doing their level best to actively avoid covering the biggest political scandal since Watergate: the weaponization of the federal government against Republicans and conservatives known as Operation Arctic Frost. Instead, the Sunday shows ran their clocks out with a mix of off-year election previews and shutdown apologia.
ABC and CBS Skip Airlines Telling Dems To Give Up On Shutdown
On Thursday, the nation’s four major airlines came together to embrace the Republican position that the government shutdown should end with a clean continuing resolution. However, NBC’s Today was the only Friday morning show to report this. By contrast, CBS Mornings made it seem as if the airlines wanted squabbling siblings to just get along, while ABC’s Good Morning…
Three Democratic Candidate Controversies ABC/CBS/NBC/PBS Are Burying
Election Day is almost here, and there are three high-profile races involving Democratic candidates who have made shocking statements in their past, but if you get your news from ABC, CBS, NBC, or PBS, you have heard very little to nothing about them.
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‘This Is Bari’s CBS’; Puck Dishes on Future Cuts, Wooing Cooper to EN
In his indispensable Wednesday night dispatch at Puck News, Dylan Byers reported on the latest inside CBS News following layoffs of nearly 100 people and suggesting there’s more than smoke to rumors of editor-in-chief Bari Weiss expressing interest in having 60 Minutes correspondent/CNN host Anderson Cooper become the next CBS Evening News anchor.
Comedy Shows Go All In For Mamdani, Attack Rivals 95% Of The Time
In the Trump Era, the late night comedy shows have been looking for any glimmer of light they can find, and they think they have found it in New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. As the industry puts itself squarely in the middle of Mamdani Mania, it has done its part for the campaign by telling 95 percent of its mayoral election jokes about his rivals.
Networks Hide Stunning New Claims About Jack Smith’s Lawfare on GOP
On Wednesday, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) dropped the latest tranche of documents showing former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s January 6 investigation into President Trump not only included seizing phone records of numerous Senate Republicans, but firing off nearly 200 subpoenas against 430 Republican figures and groups. In a totally, not-at-all-shocking move, the broadcast networks ABC, CBS…
Colbert and Gallego Seek To Align Shutdown Talking Points
CBS’s Stephen Colbert welcomed Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego to Wednesday’s taping of The Late Show for one of his regular segments where he seeks to align his show’s talking points with those of congressional Democrats. This time, the duo focused on the ongoing government shutdown and claimed that they are merely interested in providing affordable healthcare.
Widespread CBS News Layoffs Hit Major Shows, Longtime Correspondents
Wednesday was a grim day at CBS News as reportedly around 100 people were axed as part of wider layoffs numbering 2,000 people across its parent company Paramount Skydance. The ranks of those let go were vast and deep with both remaining CBS Saturday Morning hosts shown the door, correspondents with decades of experience (and all women), and even two entire shows.
