Here’s what’s going on 👇
Read this especially if you care about media accountability, workplace fairness, or why newsrooms keep bleeding talent.
🚨 What Happened
Page Six reports CBS has laid off 100 staffers, including veteran journalists like Lisa Ling, while Weiss, the new editor-in-chief, keeps a round-the-clock security detail.
🚔 The Price Tag
Eight guards. SUV convoy. Roughly $10,000 per day that’s over $3.5 million a year, enough to fund multiple newsroom positions.
📉 Why It Matters
The network just merged with Skydance and is under massive cost pressure. Employees are questioning leadership optics why fire journalists while funding VIP-level protection?
🧠 The Context
Weiss, a vocal Zionist and founder of The Free Press, reportedly faces elevated security threats after the Charlie Kirk assassination explaining (if not excusing) the expense.
🏛️ Inside CBS
Some insiders back Weiss, saying she’s “cleaning house” and modernizing an outdated newsroom. Others see a culture clash between her free-speech ethos and the old guard’s liberal leanings.
🔮 What’s Next
The Ellison family, CBS’s new owners, may have to address morale before it turns into another public crisis.
🧩 The Bottom Line
Weiss promised to save journalism. Now the story is about her protection, not her product. Is it fair for executives to get elite security while their journalists get pink slips?
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