CBS News' massive transformation is facing high-profile departures, internal controversies over editorial independence, and abysmal ratings. Whether Weiss can save CBS News remains highly uncertain.
"Our CPMs and national pricing for Fox News are up over 45%. That’s still a long way between the CPM pricing of Fox News and the broadcast networks that we compete against."
"There’s a real freedom in what we’re doing here. No corporate boss, no fear of losing the job for telling the truth. We answer to the audience, not the elite, the oligarchs or the Oval Office."
"It has not expressed any inclination to apply a similar interpretation of the equal opportunities rule to other broadcasters, including the many voices— conservative and liberal—on broadcast radio."