No TV experience? At CBS News, that’s no problem | Margaret Sullivan
Or the likes of Anderson Cooper, who left of his own accord amid the months-long tumult and internal complaints that political bias was being injected into 60 Minutes news reports.Yes, it seemed downright odd. After all, Douthat has no broadcast television experience and he is – in the journalistic vernacular – an opinion guy, not a news guy. She founded the Free Press, a successful digital media company that concentrates on opinion journalism, especially with an “anti-woke” flavor.
- ▪Or the likes of Anderson Cooper, who left of his own accord amid the months-long tumult and internal complaints that political bias was being injected into 60 Minutes news reports.Yes, it seemed downright odd.
- ▪After all, Douthat has no broadcast television experience and he is – in the journalistic vernacular – an opinion guy, not a news guy.
- ▪She founded the Free Press, a successful digital media company that concentrates on opinion journalism, especially with an “anti-woke” flavor.
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‘It all began when CBS News’s new ownership – led by the billionaire scion David Ellison – appointed Bari Weiss as editor in chief last October.’ Photograph: Jeenah Moon/ReutersView image in fullscreen‘It all began when CBS News’s new ownership – led by the billionaire scion David Ellison – appointed Bari Weiss as editor in chief last October.’ Photograph: Jeenah Moon/ReutersOpinionCBSNo TV experience? At CBS News, that’s no problemMargaret SullivanThe conservative columnist Ross Douthat is the network’s latest perplexing hire – but the move is in line with the new leadershipThu 30 Jul 2026 10.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 30 Jul 2026 10.04 EDTShareIn media circles, this week’s hire of a prominent New York Times columnist as a correspondent for CBS’s 60 Minutes was greeted with disbelief.The…
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