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Tony Dokoupil to Make CBS News Debut Early to Cover Maduro Capture

Tony Dokoupil to Make CBS News Debut Early to Cover Maduro Capture

Published by Daniella Wilson

The new era of the CBS Evening News will begin a few days earlier than originally planned, according to a source familiar with the matter. Tony Dokoupil will anchor Saturday night’s edition of the evening newscast to cover the Trump administration’s shock raid on Venezuela, in which U.S. forces seized and arrested Nicolás Maduro, the president of the country. Dokoupil had been slated to officially take over the program on Monday, Jan. 5 with a multi-city tour starting in San Francisco. Instead, he will make his official debut in the anchor chair on one of the most unexpected and newsworthy Saturdays in recent memory. Dokoupil is not the only A-list anchor to return to work Saturday to cover the news. Rachel Maddow appeared on MS NOW to analyze the situation, while Bret Baier appeared on Fox News, where he revealed that he was in active talks to travel to Venezuela to interview Maduro. On CNN, Wolf Blitzer and Erin Burnett signed on to cover the news. At NBC News, Tom Llamas is expected to anchor …

New CBS Evening News Will be Independent From Trump and David Ellison

New CBS Evening News Will be Independent From Trump and David Ellison

Published by Daniella Wilson

Tony Dokoupil has a New Year’s Day message for CBS Evening News viewers: He knows that legacy media has failed to retain that trust Americans once had in its work, and he intends to try and fix that. The anchor, who will officially take over the program on Jan. 5, released a video Thursday with something of a manifesto for what he sees as the current state of affairs for media, promising independence from David Ellison and the Paramount leadership team, as well as any other political or corporate interested, while also acknowledging something that CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has drilled into staff at the network since she took over just a few months ago: The trust in legacy media has eroded, and it needs to be revived someway, somehow. “A lot has changed since the first person sat in this chair. But for me, the biggest difference is people do not trust us like they used to. And it’s not just us. It’s all of legacy media,” Dokoupil said in his video, adding …

Bari Weiss Fires Back at George Clooney

Bari Weiss Fires Back at George Clooney

Published by Daniella Wilson

CBS News boss Bari Weiss is sending a message to George Clooney after the actor criticized her management of the news network. The editor in chief issued an open invitation for Clooney to visit her newsroom and playfully mocked his move to France. “Bonjour, Mr. Clooney!,” wrote Weiss in a statement shared with The New York Post. “Big fan of your work. It sounds like you’d like to learn more about ours. This is an open invitation to visit the CBS Broadcast Center, where I’m spending the holidays working to relaunch the Evening News with my colleagues. Tune in January 5.” The statement was apparently in response to an interview Clooney gave to Variety, where the actor said, “Bari Weiss is dismantling CBS News as we speak. Am I worried about film studios? Sure. It’s my business, but my primary loyalty is to my country. I’m much more worried about how we inform ourselves and how we’re going to discern reality without a functioning press.” Clooney also criticized CBS and ABC for settling costly lawsuits filed …