Overview
- In a Dec. 4 appearance on Pablo Torre's podcast, the former CBS Evening News anchor called the owners "greedy" and said she can no longer watch the network.
- Chung lamented a shift toward opinion-driven coverage, arguing that "the truth doesn't hold value anymore" and that consumers struggle to find "good old-fashioned facts."
- Skydance Media acquired Paramount, CBS’ parent, for about $8 billion this year as David Ellison took control, purchased Bari Weiss’s outlet The Free Press for roughly $150 million, and installed Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief.
- Coverage noted ongoing unease after a $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump over a 60 Minutes dispute and scrutiny of a recent Trump interview, with critics questioning CBS News’ independence; the company has not changed its leadership moves.
- Chung praised Pentagon reporters who surrendered their press passes in protest of new restrictions, framing the walkout as an effort to avoid being muzzled.