Overview
- Povich told USA Today he and Chung disagreed over CBS elevating Bari Weiss, saying he will reserve judgment.
- He said he has not seen a change on 60 Minutes and prefers to watch developments before concluding.
- Chung has argued the Skydance-Paramount deal and Weiss’s appointment are harmful to journalism, and she recently called owners Shari Redstone and David Ellison greedy.
- The FCC approved the Skydance–Paramount merger in July in a deal reported around $8–8.4 billion, with license transfers proceeding after Paramount paid $16 million to settle President Donald Trump’s 60 Minutes lawsuit.
- Weiss has drawn criticism since taking the helm at CBS News, including over staffing shake-ups and a widely panned Erika Kirk town hall.