{"id":2583186,"date":"2026-03-24T08:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bari-weiss-cbs-news-unveils-major-cuts-amid-industry-shakeup\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T08:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:41:06","slug":"bari-weiss-cbs-news-unveils-major-cuts-amid-industry-shakeup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bari-weiss-cbs-news-unveils-major-cuts-amid-industry-shakeup\/","title":{"rendered":"Bari Weiss&#8217; CBS News Unveils Major Cuts Amid Industry Shakeup"},"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\">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%2Fbari-weiss-cbs-news-unveils-major-cuts-amid-industry-shakeup%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=2583186&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 News is cutting about 6 percent of it&#8217;s workforce and shutting down CBS News Radio after nearly a century, according to multiple reports. This follows an earlier round in October that affected roughly 100 staffers as part of Paramount\u2019s broader layoffs totaling about 1,000 positions. In internal notes, Bari Weiss, CBS News editor-in-chief, and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski said the news business is changing and some newsroom parts must shrink, even as the company pursues growth in new audiences. CBS News Radio will end service on May 22, 2026, with about 700 affiliated stations informed that all positions are being eliminated. Weiss was appointed editor-in-chief after Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison enlisted her following Paramount\u2019s $150 million acquisition of her outlet The Free Press. The piece also notes turnover and changes to CBS News\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/today-show-ratings-lowest-in-30-years\/\" title=\"Today Show Ratings Lowest in 30 Years\">political coverage<\/a> during Weiss\u2019s tenure, including the dismantling of the Race and Culture Unit in july 2020 as part of October layoffs. The report is from the Daily Caller News Foundation.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>CBS News is laying off roughly 6 percent of its employees and shuttering its radio division, according to multiple reports on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/cbs-news-layoffs-underway-bari-weiss-1236542195\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cuts<\/a> follow approximately 100 staffers being let go when CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss took over in October, which were part of Paramount&rsquo;s layoffs of about 1,000 employees.<\/p>\n<p>Two internal notes from Weiss and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski on Friday were d with the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today we are reducing the size of our workforce, and employees who are affected will be notified by the end of the day. We recognize that this is a difficult time for those who will be leaving CBS News &hellip; It&rsquo;s no secret that the news business is changing radically, and that we need to change along with it,&rdquo; they wrote in the first note.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;New audiences are burgeoning in new places, and we are pressing forward with ambitious plans to grow and invest so that we can be there for them. That means some parts of our newsroom must get smaller.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Their second note announced that CBS News Radio will soon shut down after nearly 100 years.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, we informed our CBS News Radio team and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/struggling-cbs-news-shuts-down-entire-radio-division-impacting-700-local-stations\/\" title=\"Struggling ... Shuts Down Entire ..., Impacting 700 Local Stations\">approximately 700 affiliated stations<\/a> that we will end the service on May 22, 2026,&rdquo; Weiss and Cibrowski wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Unfortunately, this decision means that all positions within the CBS News Radio team are being eliminated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison enlisted Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount acquired her outlet The Free Press for $150 million in October.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to layoffs, there has been employee turnover and significant changes to CBS News&rsquo; political coverage during Weiss&rsquo; tenure.<\/p>\n<p>The CBS News Race and Culture Unit, founded in July 2020, was entirely dismantled as part of the October layoffs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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Approximately 700 affiliated stations were also informed of the shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Weiss was brought in as editor-in-chief after Paramount acquired her outlet The Free Press for $150 million in October.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Beyond layoffs, there has been turnover and notable changes to CBS News\u2019s political coverage during Weiss\u2019s tenure. The CBS News Race and Culture Unit, created in July 2020, was dismantled as part of the October layoffs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2583187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7291.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[60116,34532,5157,7970,38280],"class_list":["post-2583186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bari-weiss","tag-cbs-news","tag-journalism","tag-layoffs","tag-media-shakeup"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7291.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583186","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2583186"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2583190,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583186\/revisions\/2583190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2583187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2583186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2583186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2583186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}