Overview

• CBS told the WGA East that employees will not be disciplined for skipping the memo and that any responses will not be used to justify discipline, discharge, or layoffs.
• The company said only Bari Weiss and her chief of staff intend to review responses, with possible sharing to senior executives, and confirmed the replies will not be reviewed by AI.
• The WGA East had urged members to hold off after Weiss asked staff to describe how they spend their workday and what is broken or substandard.
• Some producers encouraged staff to respond, creating conflicting guidance inside the newsroom, according to Variety.
• Weiss was appointed editor in chief last week by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison as workers worry about expected company-wide cost cuts, with CBS characterizing the memos as a discussion guide.