Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Planned Demolition or Sheer Incompetence?

It's a war of the worlds at CBS News.

Ten people familiar with the workings of CBS News say the Paramount Skydance unit is veering toward dysfunction, with a management team led by Bari Weiss that doesn't value the standards held by veteran journalists - and a staff that views its editor-in-chief and her hand-picked senior staff with great skepticism, owing to her lack of experience managing mainstream media assets.

Posted by jpw at 04:42 PM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink

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So, is this a case of unqualified lackies with absolute loyalty as their only qualification being placed in positions they have no business being in? Or are MAGA funders and manipulators intentionally placing incompetent people in certain institutions to ensure public mistrust and institutional collapse?

#1 | Posted by jpw at 2026-01-21 04:43 PM

Planned Demolition or Sheer Incompetence?

I truly believe it's both.

I don't pay much attention to what the media corps are up to. Last time I may have cared was when Letterman went to CBS; a coup at the time. Now, CBS is shuttering their Late Show entirely because it was mean to Trump.

They are absolutely trying to be the mouthpiece for Trump.

They just suck at it because they're horrible people with no friends and no social skills that nobody wants to be around.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-21 08:36 PM

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