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'Grim picture' for Bari Weiss as CBS News ratings continue to 'crumble': report

Bari Weiss and the Corporate Rot Inside “Public-Facing” NewsThe Numbers Are the VerdictCBS News is trying to dress up failure as momentum, citing a 1 percent year-over-year gain for CBS Evening News while the broader picture keeps sinking. The broadcast still averaged only 3.9 million viewers in the second quarter, its second-worst Q2 on record. CBS Mornings did worse: its lowest-rated month ever, below 1.7 million viewers, with the 25-54 demo stuck under 300,000 for six straight months.That is the story. Not a rebound. Not a turnaround. A collapse with a press release taped over it.Power…

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