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"Newsroom culture clash" at CBS News
- Thread starter Mark Roberts
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Does anyone still watch that?
The retired longtime news director of KCCI-TV in Des Moines, Dave Busiek, writes a commemoration of CBS News that might as well be a eulogy.
Some context: KCCI is a powerhouse among CBS affiliates and still produces a strong news product. It’s the station I watch for local news whenever I’m in Des Moines. One of Busiek’s predecessors, and the original news director for the station, was Russ Van Dyke, a man known as “the Walter Cronkite of Iowa”.
Some context: KCCI is a powerhouse among CBS affiliates and still produces a strong news product. It’s the station I watch for local news whenever I’m in Des Moines. One of Busiek’s predecessors, and the original news director for the station, was Russ Van Dyke, a man known as “the Walter Cronkite of Iowa”.
Yes. It's very popular. A web site I go to says 3-4 million people watch each week, which is actually a lot. Even rerun episodes do almost as well.
Do these people not have the internet.
I remember Cecilia Vega one of the now removed 60 Minutes correspondents when her first TV appearance was reporting for KGO-TV San Francisco after her time reporting for the San Francisco Chronicle. Some of her biggest stories in the Bay Area was when she covered the time Gavin Newsom was then mayor of San Francisco and Kamala Harris was then District Attorney for San Francisco. Back then we thought Vega would be a Bay Area TV legend as anchor but that was disproven once she went on to ABC News and later CBS News on 60 minutes to cover the biggest stories in the nation.
Is Cecilia Vega TV's Next Diane Sawyer?
As 60 Minutes returns for a 56th season on Sunday, its newest star is the first Latina correspondent on the crown jewel of the Tiffany network.
They said about 2 weeks ago they have concluded their season of new stories and will be showing repeats over the summer. That is nothing new for 60 Minutes.
I do wonder if they will show repeats of stories done by the correspondents that are no longer with the show.
Hope best of luck to Scott Pelley in the same way Sharyn Alfonsi, Cecilia Vega and Tanya Simon left CBS News. And here’s more, but then again the only person that can stop Bari Weiss are the Ellisons. The Ellisons are the ones that put Bari Weiss there and decided that she is more powerful than even CBS News President Tom Cibrowski.
CBS News Staff to Send Letter to Paramount CEO David Ellison
CBS News staffers are reportedly sending a letter to Paramount CEO David Ellison demanding he "respect editorial values" — after the major '60 Minutes' shakeup.
www.mediaite.com
Furious CBS staff write open letter to David Ellison after Bari Weiss’ controversial 60 Minutes shake-up
After CBS News boss Bari Weiss hired former Vanity Fair writer Nick Bilton to head “60 Minutes,” some TV pros have quickly composed an open letter to Paramount …
Irrelevant.
You not liking something or me not liking something doesn’t mean squat.
The show has been repeatedly renewed by ABC. It serves the purpose they need it to. People clearly do watch even if you don’t.
And kudos to him for that.
"Mr. Pelley pressed Mr. Bilton repeatedly on why CBS had fired Ms. Alfonsi and Ms. Vega. Mr. Bilton said those decisions predated his hiring. Mr. Pelley asked Mr. Bilton why he had accepted a position at a program “knowing that you will never be welcome here.”
“I have no problem taking a job in a place that I am not welcome in,” Mr. Bilton said. “I don’t think that will be the case.” He added: “You are not going to intimidate me in front of this group of people. I want that to be clear.”
Really?
Mr. Bilton moved to conclude the meeting after roughly 15 minutes. He encouraged the assembled staff members to partake in the food that had been laid out.
“I just want to thank everyone for graciously being so welcoming,” Mr. Bilton said. “I look forward to talking to you in a one-on-one setting as these meetings are scheduled. And enjoy the bagels.”
The “60 Minutes” staff applauded Mr. Pelley after Mr. Bilton departed.
Oh, to be a fly on the wall in those one-on-one meetings...
60 Minutes, AFV and The Simpsons -- all Sunday Night shows that seem to go on forever...
And as far as 60 Minutes "reruns" for the summer, that has usually been the norm. The only things that might be different are post-segment "addendums" or "Since we first aired that segment,..." updates.
‘60 Minutes': Dan Rather and Dozens More Urge David Ellison to Protect CBS Editorial Independence
“Acquiring CBS News came with a legal requirement to serve the public interest, avoid political interference and maintain editorial independence."
www.thewrap.com
Here's more but this time Dan Rather, Lowell Bergman and others written a letter to Paramount CEO David Ellison to hold him accountable for the stuff happening at CBS News with Bari Weiss and the staff.
EXCLUSIVE: CBS Looking to Pin Down Joe Rogan — Network Bosses Are Betting Podcast Powerhouse Will Strengthen Sagging '60 Minutes'
CBS eyes Joe Rogan as a potential boost to '60 Minutes' as the network battles sagging ratings.
I hadn't seen anybody post this yet so I thought I'd go ahead and do it. All those cries from real journalists--they're falling on deaf ears! Unfortunately, I highly doubt what they have in mind will work to bring in younger viewers--it will only turn the older ones away.
I agree. The complaints were all baked into the decision. They knew this was going to be the reaction. They've already gone through it with Colbert, so they're sort of numb to it now.
But you talk about the age of the audience, so I looked at last Sunday's ratings. Yes, it was a repeat, so it was not a regular show. But it was up against the NBA on NBC. Thunder vs. Spurs. 60 minutes had 6 million viewers, the NBA had 8.2 million. But when you look at 18-49 share, it was 4 share for 60 Minutes and a 27 share for the NBA. That means 1/4 of all TV viewers were on NBC. It might have been higher if it was the NY Knicks.
Granted I don't think there's anything they can do to 60 Minutes that will make it competitive with the NBA. Even Joe Rogan. The audience is what it is. ABC already tried to bring down the audience age for a show like 20/20, and they get a 2 share at 10 PM. Friday night was also an NBA night, and as usual, the Spurs game had a 24 share. As I said, I think all of this is baked into the decision. Long term, it's likely the show will be going away in a couple of years. But then, so are linear TV networks and the rest of CBS.
FOX News has Hannity. Ellison needs a big name to put up against him in his quest to turn CBS into the next rightwing mouthpiece.
Joe Rogan would certainly fit that role but he wouldn't be cheap. David and Daddy Ellison have unlimited money, though, so Joe Rogan could end up being the big winner while the American people lose again.