CBS News

CBS News Exec Denies FBI 'Informant' Allegations: 'Outrageous and Untrue'

Stevie Converse — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:09:57 -0400

Full article: Mediaite
Mark Joyella
CBS News Washington bureau chief Chris Isham says a report that he was an FBI informant is "outrageous and untrue." The original report naming Isham claimed as a journalist at ABC News he had cooperated with the FBI. Isham concedes he may have been the person being discussed, but he was no "informant."

New Layoffs Coming to CBS News?

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:01:43 -0400

Full article: Forbes
Dirk Smillie
Another round of layoffs is said to be coming to CBS News, according to two veteran producers at the network. If the cuts are made, it will be the third major round of layoffs at the network since 2008.

Network News at a Crossroads

Stevie Converse — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:53:51 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter and Bill Carter
The economic problems facing ABC News and CBS News in many ways mirror those faced by newspapers, which have been similarly afflicted by a drop in advertising revenue. The reaction -- severe cuts in personnel and other costs -- also looks to be the same. But can you shrink your way to prosperity?

Cuts at TV-News Divisions Signal Leaner Approach

Stevie Converse — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:46:25 -0500

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Sam Schechner
Staff cuts at two of the biggest broadcast-television news outfits in the U.S. foreshadow a shift toward cheaper TV news gathering, as broadcast-news groups face shrinking profits and increasing competition from cable and the Internet.

CBS News Lays Off Dozens in New Round of Staff Cuts

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:41:02 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter
Dozens of employees at CBS News were laid off in recent days amid a new round of budget cuts at the third-place network's news division. Some employees were reassigned and others were demoted in the process.

CBS News to Let a Web Site Pick up Its Live Coverage

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:53:43 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter
Seeking a younger audience accustomed to watching the news on the Internet, CBS News said that it had joined with a live video Web site to simulcast its newscasts and special reports. Ustream, will show the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric," breaking news coverage and unfiltered news conferences and speeches.

CBS to Appeal Military Court Ruling on Haditha Interview

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:46:21 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter
A First Amendment case has escalated between CBS News and a military court over a <em>60 Minutes</em> report about an attack at Haditha, Iraq. The network is seeking to prevent the government from reviewing the unbroadcast parts of an interview with an officer who is being prosecuted over the attack.

‘Daily Show’ Slams Big Media’s Version of Journalism

Ira Horowitz — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:37:00 -0400

The mainstream media’s latest pseudo-news obsession was exposed on Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” when host Stewart mocked the media for its role in spreading false and often ridiculous rumors about Sen. Barack Obama. Stewart shows clips from several network news anchors repeating Internet rumors as fact or real news.

North Carolina Democratic Debate Canceled

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:12:20 -0400

Full article: Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
Paul J. Gough