Wendy McMahon, who resigned as CEO and President of CBS News last year, is asked about its editorial direction and the decision to bring on Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief.
About Weiss not a single word is presented in response. www.marieclaire.com/career-advic...
Jon Passant of @status.news says a line was crossed by these words. I'm inclined to agree.
www.status.news/p/brendan-ca... [no paywall]
Jon Passant of @status.news says a line was crossed by these words. I'm inclined to agree.
www.status.news/p/brendan-ca... [no paywall]
It's going to be exciting to see how a journalist from the old CBS News with a big following operates in a different climate, @meidastouch.com
Listen to the way Scott MacFarlane describes it. More of a merger than a hire.
Listen to this man, if you haven't already.
bsky.app/profile/macf...
"A federal judge on Friday evening granted a temporary restraining order to halt Nexstar‘s merger with Tegna, a transaction that creates a broadcasting giant with almost 260 stations across the country."
deadline.com/2026/03/nexs...
Thought you might want to know.
It was a political hire, not meant to benefit viewers, journalists, or even profits.
What else could it be? Bari Weiss had almost no qualifications equal to the task of guiding CBS News. And now @status.news says "the network’s two flagship daily news programs are seeing their audiences collapse."
Oh, damn. I got his name wrong. It was not Jon Passant of
@status.news who said that Brendan Carr treats the news media "as an enemy to be silenced and controlled." It was Jon Passantino.
Sorry Jon. @passantino.bsky.social
"You don't platform lies."
I believe this will interest the BlueSki community.
MacFarlane Moves to Meidas:
www.status.news/p/cnn-layoff...