Late last month, CBS News began offering buyouts to current employees, especially those working for CBS Evening News. Now, wider cuts could be on the horizon.
According to a report from Variety, CBS News is considering another round of layoffs that could slash 15% of its current staff.
The news of potential layoffs comes after more than 10 producers working for CBS Evening News accepted the buyout option from the company. One producer, Alicia Hastey, took shots at the network as she exited, lambasting the direction of the division under the direction of Bari Weiss.
“The truth is that commitment to those people and the stories they have to tell is increasingly becoming impossible,” Hastey wrote. “Stories may instead be evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations — a dynamic that pressures producers and reporters to self-censor or avoid challenging narratives that might trigger backlash or unfavorable headlines.”
Layoffs at CBS News haven’t been uncommon in recent years.
In 2024, Paramount cut more than 2,000 employees, with some CBS News staffers included in the cuts. In October and November 2025, hundreds of jobs at the company were eliminated after the deal between Paramount and Skydance was completed. That slashing hoped to cut $2 billion from the company’s operating sheet.
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