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Shari Redstone Defends CBS Anchor Tony Dokoupil’s Interview Of Ta-Nehisi Coates – “I Frankly Think Tony Did A Great Job”
Shari Redstone stood firmly behind CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil for a recent interview that his own network executives said did not meet editorial standards.
He showed that there was accountability, that there is a system of checks and balances, and frankly, I was very proud of the work that he did,” Redstone said at appearance at New York Advertising Week. Dokoupil took up a bit chunk of the session after top CBS News executives told staffers on a call Monday morning that a contentious interview exchange between the CBS Mornings co-anchor and the author over Coates’ book that delves into the Israel-Palestinian conflict did not meet the network’s editorial standards. And I think the most important thing that can come out of this is that we all recognize that we need to provide a platform where people can have a voice, where they can have civil discourse, where they can challenge each other, and we need to make sure that we give equal opportunity for this, regardless of what side of the issue you’re on.”
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