{"id":2528013,"date":"2026-01-01T14:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T19:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-launches-new-changes-to-ring-in-the-new-year\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T14:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T19:12:28","slug":"cbs-launches-new-changes-to-ring-in-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-launches-new-changes-to-ring-in-the-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS launches new changes to ring in the new year"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fcbs-launches-new-changes-to-ring-in-the-new-year%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=2528013&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>CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil announced plans to refocus the nightly broadcast on the &#8220;average American,&#8221; saying the press has too ofen emphasized advocates, academics, or elites and missed the real story. His pledge came shortly after Bari Weiss &#8211; former Wall Street Journal and New York Times opinion editor and founder of The Free Press &#8211; was installed as CBS&#8217;s editor\u2011in\u2011chief following Paramount Skydance&#8217;s acquisition of her outlet. weiss&#8217;s editorial choices have sparked internal and external backlash, including pulling a planned 60 Minutes investigation into a Salvadoran prison holding U.S. migrants because the story lacked comment from the Trump administration; reporter Sharyn Alfonsi warned that spiking stories for that reason hands the government a &#8220;kill switch.&#8221; The moves come amid falling trust in legacy media (a Gallup poll found only 28% express a &#8220;great deal&#8221; of trust), and high\u2011profile critics such as George Clooney have accused Weiss of &#8220;dismantling&#8221; the network (Weiss invited him to visit CBS headquarters). Dokoupil said the network will <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prioritize ordinary viewers&#8217; perspectives<\/a>, even over corporate pressures.  <\/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\">CBS anchor vows more focus on &lsquo;average American&rsquo; amid upheaval at network<\/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_1965967\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cbs\/\">CBS<\/a> News&rsquo;s <em>Evening News<\/em> host Tony Dokoupil announced changes to the network&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-scalise-who-is-paying-former-abc-news-chief-to-produce-jan-6-hearings\/\" title=\"Rep. Scalise: Who Is Paying Former ABC ... Chief to Produce Jan. 6 Hearings?\">nightly news show<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-years\/\">new year<\/a>, shortly after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bari-weiss\/\">Bari Weiss <\/a>took over as editor-in-chief.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On too many stories, the press has missed the story,&rdquo; Dokoupil said. &ldquo;Because we&rsquo;ve taken into account the perspective of advocates and not the average American. 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Because we&#8217;ve taken into account the perspective of advocates and not the average American. Or we put too much weight in the analysis of academics or elites, and not enough on you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That changes now. The new CBS Evening News&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NKdvRJjYCS\">pic.twitter.com\/NKdvRJjYCS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSEveningNews\/status\/2006696909235171821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Dokoupil elaborated on the decline of trust between the public and legacy media. He went on to say that what he was seeing and hearing in the news was not a good reflection of what was happening in his life, promising to put average Americans first, even over the corporate owners of CBS.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/695762\/trust-media-new-low.aspx\">poll conducted by Gallup<\/a>, trust in the media is at an all-time low, with just 28% expressing a &ldquo;great deal&rdquo; of trust, as seven in 10 say they have &ldquo;not very much&rdquo; or &ldquo;none at all.&rdquo; As trust in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/censorship-is-democrats-only-means-of-political-survival\/\" title=\"Censorship Is Democrats&#039; Only Means Of Political Survival\">legacy media declines<\/a>, there has been a major movement toward new media and influencers for news.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss is a former <em>Wall Street Journal <\/em>and <em>New York Times<\/em> opinion editor and founder of <em>The Free Press<\/em>. When Paramount Skydance acquired <em>The Free Press<\/em>, Weiss was installed as CBS&rsquo;s editor-in-chief, creating controversy among some in the newsroom.<\/p>\n<p>Editorial decisions made by Weiss have faced fierce backlash both inside and outside CBS. One recent firestorm stemmed from CBS pulling a planned and advertised <em>60 Minutes<\/em> investigation on a Salvadoran prison holding migrants from the United States. She argued the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawyer-cnn-journo-dug-for-dirt-on-vet-7-times-came-up-empty\/\" title=\"Lawyer: CNN Journo Dug For Dirt On Vet 7 Times, Came Up Empty\">story wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t ready, as it was missing comments from the Trump administration, but critics labeled it political censorship.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4393371\/trump-new-year-benjamin-netanyahu-mar-a-lago\/\">TRUMP RINGS IN THE NEW YEAR WITH NETANYAHU <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Government silence is a statement, not a VETO,&rdquo; Sharyn Alfonsi, the reporter on the story, wrote in the email to the staff. &ldquo;If the administration&rsquo;s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/60-minutes-journalist-revolts-after-new-cbs-leadership-yanks-pro-illegal-alien-segment\/\" title=\"&#039;60 Minutes&#039; Journalist Revolts After New CBS Leadership Yanks Pro-Illegal Alien Segment\">kill switch&#038;rsquo<\/a>; for any reporting they find inconvenient.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Actor and prominent Democrat George Clooney condemned Weiss and has accused her of &ldquo;dismantling&rdquo; the longtime network. Weiss then invited Clooney to visit CBS headquarters.<\/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>CBS anchor to spotlight average Americans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2528014,"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\/11\/AP25149675313126.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7585,36251,69890,47809,69891],"class_list":["post-2528013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cbs","tag-entertainment-news","tag-network-changes","tag-new-year","tag-programming-schedule"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25149675313126.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528013","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\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2528013"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2528017,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528013\/revisions\/2528017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2528014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2528013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2528013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2528013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}