{"id":2518823,"date":"2025-12-08T14:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/connie-chung-bares-fangs-at-husband-over-bari-weiss-cbs-changes\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:57:13","slug":"connie-chung-bares-fangs-at-husband-over-bari-weiss-cbs-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/connie-chung-bares-fangs-at-husband-over-bari-weiss-cbs-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Connie Chung bares fangs at husband over Bari Weiss CBS changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconnie-chung-bares-fangs-at-husband-over-bari-weiss-cbs-changes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2518823&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the controversy surrounding Bari Weiss, who has been the editor-in-chief of CBS News for less than two months.Weiss&#8217;s tenure and promise to bring balanced reporting have sparked debate among media veterans.On the podcast &#8220;Pablo Torre Finds Out,&#8221; former CBS anchor Connie Chung criticized the network&#8217;s current state,claiming that under new leadership-including Weiss and owners Shari Redstone and David ellison-CBS News is &#8220;disassembling&#8221; and losing its integrity. Chung contrasted the present situation with the past autonomy and social responsibility CBS once upheld.Her husband, TV host Maury Povich, downplayed her concerns, leading to a sharp exchange that highlighted divisions about CBS&#8217;s direction. Media expert Brent Baker commented that Weiss and Ellison are attempting to restore CBS News but face resistance from those like Chung, who are upset by changes despite little alteration in programming so far. The article frames this clash as a important moment in ongoing debates about media bias and control.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Connie Chung bares fangs at husband over Bari Weiss CBS changes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2164257\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3838531\/bari-weiss-editor-in-chief-cbs-news-acquisition-free-press\/\">Bari Weiss<\/a> has barely been editor-in-chief of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3796123\/bari-weiss-media-success-story-can-save-cbs-news-from-itself\/\">CBS News<\/a> for two months, and already her promise to bring an even hand to the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >notoriously biased network<\/a> is dividing media royalty.<\/p>\n<p>In a podcast last week, onetime CBS News anchor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3206755\/connie-chung-endorses-kamala-harris-trump-full-of-hate\/\">Connie Chung<\/a> clashed with her husband and shock show host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jeffconway\/2025\/04\/29\/maury-povich-has-some-thoughts-about-the-media-business-today\/\">Maury Povich<\/a> over the impact so far on CBS.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3910604\/trump-must-extend-defense-religious-freedom-beyond-nigeria\/\">Trump must extend defense of religious freedom beyond Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3910072\/let-georgia-citizens-keep-what-they-earn\/\">Let Georgia citizens keep what they earn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/fairness-justice\/3910068\/donor-privacy-defended-against-government-overreach\/\">Donor privacy must be defended against government overreach<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Even before the network has shown any noticeable changes, Chung charged on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@PabloTorreFindsOut\"><em>Pablo Torre Finds Out<\/em><\/a>  video podcast that the network under the new team of Weiss, Shari Redstone and David Ellison &ldquo;has caused the venerable CBS to actually disassemble, to crash into crumbles.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Povich countered briefly with, &ldquo;Yeah, but she&rsquo;s, you know, we&rsquo;ll see,&rdquo; to which his wife glared and said, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not a big &lsquo;we&rsquo;ll see&hellip;&rsquo;&rdquo; And she wasn&rsquo;t having it when he added that an interview with President Donald Trump, as Weiss looked on, &ldquo;was a decent interview. It was OK.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While no chairs were thrown, the clash certainly was our pick for the Liberal Media Scream of the week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Connie Chung Claims CBS News Has &lsquo;Crumbled&rsquo; Thanks to Weiss\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mC4W6E-hqgA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>From the <em>Pablo Torre Finds Out<\/em> video podcast, hosted by the former ESPN contributor who now appears regularly on MS NOW&rsquo;s <em>Morning Joe,<\/em> posted Thursday on YouTube:<\/p>\n<p><strong>PABLO TORRE:<\/strong> <em>By the way, what&rsquo;s it like to watch CBS right now?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>CONNIE CHUNG:<\/strong> <em>We don&rsquo;t. I mean, I can&rsquo;t. The paradigm has completely changed in news, and we have so much opinion that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rick-warren-called-out-for-twisting-scripture-to-make-political-point-you-should-be-embarrassed-to-call-yourself-a-pastor\/\" title=\"Rick Warren Called Out for Twisting Scripture to Make Political Point: &#039;You Should Be Embarrassed to Call Yourself a Pastor&#039;\">truth doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t hold value anymore, and what we end up doing is trying to &mdash; we as consumers &mdash; trying to find the truth. We can&rsquo;t find good old-fashioned facts, and it distresses me so terribly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>CBS is a whole different realization that I had worked for. CBS has now been taken over, thanks to greedy owners: Shari Redstone, partnering with David Ellison, Larry Ellison&rsquo;s son. And their greed has caused the venerable CBS to actually disassemble, to crash into crumbles, and then they&rsquo;ve hired this &mdash; I don&rsquo;t know what to call Bari Weiss.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Television talk show host Maury Povich is seen with his wife and anchorwoman Connie Chung in  this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-regulator-to-lift-boeing-737-max-grounding-in-january\/\" title=\"European regulator to lift Boeing 737 MAX grounding in January\">file photo<\/a> from May 1995. (AP Photo-File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MAURY POVICH:<\/strong> <em>I don&rsquo;t either.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>CHUNG:<\/strong> <em>She is, you know, I, I just don&rsquo;t know.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>POVICH:<\/strong> <em>Yeah, but she&rsquo;s &mdash; you know, we&rsquo;ll see.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>CHUNG:<\/strong> <em>It&rsquo;s not a big &ldquo;we&rsquo;ll see&rdquo; as if she could possibly rest<\/em>ore &mdash;<\/p>\n<p><strong>POVICH: <\/strong><em>Well, she was there the other day when Trump goes on <\/em>60 Minutes. <em>I thought it was a decent interview. It was OK.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&hellip;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CHUNG: <\/strong><em>When I worked at CBS, it was owned by William Paley, and he actually &mdash; who made it a point of allowing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-nbcuniversals-peacock-streaming-service-failing-to-draw-consumer-interest\/\" title=\"Study: NBCUniversal&#039;s Peacock Streaming Service Failing to Draw Consumer Interest\">news division<\/a> to be autonomous and not have to worry about the bottom line. He had a president by the name of Frank Stanton, who went before Congress time and time again to defend the Fourth Estate. Now we have a complete dismantling of that kind of social responsibility. That we are watchdogs. We, reporters, are watchdogs of government. It&rsquo;s our job to report information that is not fed to us.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc.org\/staff\/brent-baker\">Brent Baker<\/a>, the Steven P.J. Wood senior fellow and vice president for research and publications at the Media Research Center, explained our pick: &ldquo;How arrogant. Ellison and Weiss are trying to save CBS News from the mess left by Chung and her successors where virtually no one trusts or believes the elitist press corps. And they&rsquo;ve hardly done anything yet to the programming: It&rsquo;s all the same people running and anchoring the same shows, so what&rsquo;s she so upset about? She needs to realize and accept that the left can no longer control all of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-real-clear-politics-say-they-never-called-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Real Clear Politics -- SAY THEY NEVER CALLED PENNSYLVANIA\">news media<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rating:<\/span> <em><strong>FOUR<\/strong> out of <strong>FIVE<\/strong> screams.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connie Chung clashes with husband over Bari Weiss&#8217;s CBS changes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2518824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP23350035679715.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[60116,68444,41185],"class_list":["post-2518823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bari-weiss","tag-cbs-changes","tag-connie-chung"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP23350035679715.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2518823"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2518827,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518823\/revisions\/2518827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2518824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2518823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2518823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2518823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}