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Paramount Execs Have Rare Public Difference Of Opinion About CBS Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates
In a stark departure from precedent, top execs at CBS News parent Paramount Global have publicly clashed over Tony Dokoupil's interview of Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Meanwhile, Norah O’Donnell, who has anchored CBS Evening News for the past five years, is stepping down after the election, with John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois co-anchoring a revamped broadcast overseen by Bill Owens, the executive producer of 60 Minutes. While CBS News is in the spotlight now, other networks have also seen their internal discord over coverage of culturally divisive issues and figures spill out into the open — albeit the Israel-Gaza conflict has raised deeply emotional opinions on representation and context. NBC News’ efforts to hire Ronna McDaniel, the former chair of the Republican National Committee, drew an internal revolt that saw MSNBC anchors publicly blast the network decision.
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