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Reeling CBS Morning News suffers ratings blow after '60 Minutes' purge: report
When Executives Call a Purge “Editorial Overhaul”Power Was the PointCBS’s turmoil is not a mystery story about audience drift. It is a story about who had the authority to smash an established news operation and who is now absorbing the damage. According to the source, Bari Weiss used her position to purge 60 Minutes, push out Scott Pelley, and install Tony Dokoupil at CBS Evening News. That is not accidental turbulence. That is managerial force applied from the top.The Damage Is Not AbstractThe source says CBS Mornings fell to 1.59 million total viewers immediately after Pelley’s firing…
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