CBS "news" is completely dead to me

[CatWoman]

Progressives on social media have spent the hours since CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan interviewed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Sunday morning’s edition of Face the Nation in a state of mass agitation.

During their conversation, Brennan grilled Jeffries over his claim that President Donald Trump is attempting to rig the 2026 midterms, making note of Democrats’ own efforts to draw favorable congressional district maps when Jeffries stood by his past remarks on the topic.

The exchange was adversarial, but also hardly out of the ordinary.

Nevertheless, some on the left were more than a little displeased by the tenor of the interview, and many were quick to blame Bari Weiss, the former New York Times editor and Free Press founder who was recently named editor-in-chief of CBS News, for Brennan’s audacity.

“Really shameful from @margbrennan,” declared Keith Olbermann. “Never talked like that to any MAGA liars she’s platformed but happy to do it to Jeffries in an attempt to get Bari Weiss to NOT fire her.”

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/bullsht-liberals-melt-down-after-cbss-margaret-brennan-asks-hakeem-jeffries-questions-like-a-newsmax-host/

New CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss is reportedly aiming to take conservative commentator Scott Jennings away from CNN and bring him to the Tiffany Network as part of her push to revamp its news operation.

The potential move, first reported by Semafor’s Max Tani on Sunday, signals Weiss is looking to bring right-leaning opinion voices aboard. Jennings, who routinely goes viral for offering the Republican view on the topic of the hour — as well as for verbally sparring with left-leaning pundits — obviously fits that mold.

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/bari-weiss-reportedly-trying-to-poach-scott-jennings-from-cnn-and-bring-him-to-cbs/

[Deuxcents]

1. I watch CBS Nightly News on Friday nights only for the 90 seconds of On the Road segment.

Gonna have to find it somewhere else. Do you think the station personnel will go along with the new management or will some of them leave?

[CatWoman]

3. John Dickerson Is Departing CBS News

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/breaking-john-dickerson-is-departing-cbs-news/

[Deuxcents]

4. I read that..I don't think it was his idea, tho

[orleans]

13. joan esposito was talking about this on her show today (wcpt radio)

and said they wanted only one person for the national news and they decided on bret baier!!! from fox cable. omg!

but i just googled and found this headline from an hour ago:

Bret Baier Responds To Reports Of Interest From CBS’ Bari Weiss: “I’m Signed On To Fox, Very Happy At Fox"

https://deadline.com/2025/10/bret-baier-cbs-news-bari-weiss-1236599268/

(good! i hope he stays there)

[Cha]

2. Fuck CBS... TY for reporting this, Cat.

GD Sick of Fascist Fuck Media.

[mvd]

5. CBS news used to be a very trustworthy source

Now it’s ruined just like so many other things the capitalist vultures have ruined. Capitalism run amok = oligarchy = authoritarianism.

[Grim Chieftain]

6. I grew up on Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather

but I haven't watched CBS News in years. The only program I watch on CBS is Colbert.

[Botany]

9. So many great ones Ed Bradley, Erick Sevareid, Murrow, Mike Wallace, Charles Kuralt, Harry Reasoner,

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Connie Chung, Jane Pualy, and so many more real journalists. CBS ran a fluff piece the other night
about all those new farm gadgets that let people farm with less human labor. Those devices have been
around for years …. Mechanical planters, things that shake trees so the nuts and fruits fall over, and other
things…. a total right wing fluff piece.

Btw I just saw that by accident when visiting my mother.

[Grim Chieftain]

12. I was channel surfing last night and caught a few minutes

of 60 Minutes. Wow. It was pure fluff. CBS used to have some wonderful journalists, and covered hard news, but no more. It's sad.

[Botany]

14. There is a fascist take over for our country.

And the billionaires, millionaires, right wing think tanks, the fossil fuel industries, and
others are pumping out disinformation 24/7.

[Grim Chieftain]

16. It's frightening. They seem to have a lock on nearly everything.

With Fox, they even get by with using blatant propaganda and saying it's news. We are living in a time when our very democracy is at risk. It's not only scary, but heartbreaking.

[BidenRocks]

26. Can't forget Dan Rather

or Andy Rooney!

After Colbert wraps, the same for CBS.

[CatWoman]

28. i grew up with Huntley and Brinkley

[Tom Dyer]

7. Scott Jennings...

As unctuous a person as you can find.

[Rebl2]

8. CBS

been dead to me for many years

[Joinfortmill]

10. Big mistake on the part of CBS. There are more of us and we won't come back.

[QueerDuck]

11. Walter Cronkite is turning over in his grave.

[BaronChocula]

15. I miss the way it was

I also miss courage.

[mdbl]

17. When CBS canned Colbert as of May 2026, I quit viewing ANYTHING Paramount.

This includes, Paramount +, CBS including Sixty Minutes or any of their news, and Pluto.

I will watch Stephen Colbert on youtube. That's all. The fact that they put a fox news type in charge of news just clinched it for good.

[littlemissmartypants]

20. So they still make money from the clicks there? Or do they?

[mdbl]

21. Possibly.

[Initech]

18. Boycott all mass produced news!

All of it is compromised right now by the MAGA fascists! Shut that shit down! Do not give them one minute of your time.

[Buddyzbuddy]

19. The moment CBS was sold, they became dead to me.

Goodbye Paramount Ala ABC and Hulu when it became necessary. ABC and Hulu are back. But now Showtime also must end.

Current list dead to me.
CBS
Paramount/+
Showtime
CNN
Fox, not even for Dodgers
Sinclair (anything)

Not even going to list the wannabe news scourge.

[Dem4life1970]

22. We are beyond right and left....

It is right (consisting of left and all pro Democracy voices, Never Trumpers, Independents, and us Democrats) and Trump (with his 27% approval rating). Those are the real choices.

[SocialDemocrat61]

23. She always seemed a bit right wing

to me. So did Norah O'Donnell.

[Mr.Bee]

24. Stopped Watching When It Was Norah O'Donnell

DW News is on at the same time and a much better choice!
DW News 'The Day' from Germany!

[Rhiannon12866]

25. Leader Jeffries on CBS Face the Nation

https://www.democraticunderground.com/132159277

[BidenRocks]

27. The Tiffany Network?

More like fake costume jewelry.
No trust! No integrity!