Overview
- Dokoupil tells audiences, “Don’t just trust me. Make me earn it,” in a message ahead of his first broadcast.
- He promises viewers come first over advertisers, politicians and corporate interests, explicitly including CBS’s owners.
- His pledge commits to telling audiences what he knows, when he knows it and how he knows it, and to admitting errors.
- He faults legacy media for missing key stories and cites examples ranging from NAFTA and the Iraq War to COVID-19 lockdowns and the Hunter Biden laptop.
- The newscast launches January 5 at 6:30 p.m. local on CBS, with a 10 p.m. ET re-air on CBS News 24/7 and on-demand streaming on CBSNews.com, Paramount+ and YouTube.