CBS News has begun another round of layoffs, with this round reportedly affecting 6% of the outlet’s workforce.
On Friday, Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss informed staffers that the layoffs would begin.
The layoffs at CBS News are the latest in a long line of cuts. In 2024, parent company Paramount slashed 2,000 jobs in advance of its merger with Skydance. Many news division employees were affected in those cuts.
In late 2025, more names emerged, sharing that they had seen their positions eliminated, including Lisa Ling, Dana Jacobson, Michelle Miller, Nancy Chen, Nikki Battiste, Nicole Baker, and Janet Shamlian, among others.
Earlier this year, the network began offering buyouts to CBS Evening News staffers. At least 10 producers have been confirmed to have accepted the offer, with some blasting the network and its direction on their way out.
During a morning meeting, Weiss told employees that the cuts have “nothing to do with quality of your work” and “everything to do with the times we are living in.”
“It’s no secret that the news business is changing radically, and that we need to change along with it,” Weiss said. “New audiences are burgeoning in new places, and we are pressing forward with ambitious plans to grow and invest so that we can be there for them. That means some parts of our newsroom must get smaller to make room for the things we must build to remain competitive.”
Previous reports about the potential cuts said they could be as widespread as 15% of the overall workforce.
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