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‘CBS Evening News’ staffers are ‘jumping ship’ with buyout offer ahead of Bari Weiss’ layoffs: sources
California Post ^ | 2/10/26 | Alexandra Steigrad

Posted on 02/11/2026 1:57:24 AM PST by Libloather

About a quarter of “CBS Evening News” staffers eligible for buyouts have chosen the option ahead of impending layoffs under editor in chief Bari Weiss, The Post has learned.

Eleven staffers opted for buyouts, which were only offered to non-unionized employees, a source with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday.

They include at least six producers out of the show’s total of roughly 20, according to another source, who added: “Seems like people are jumping ship.”

“It’s a lot of people,” a CBS insider said.

The “Evening News” has over 40 non-unionized staffers, a source said.

A CBS News rep declined to comment.

Last month, the network announced the “extraordinary chance” for eligible staffers to take a one-time voluntary buyout ahead of company-wide layoffs that could kick off as soon as March, according to a source.

The offer came after Weiss told employees in a January townhall that they were free to leave if they didn’t like her strategy for the struggling news division.

“It’s a free country, and I completely respect if you decide I’m not the right leader for you, or this isn’t the right place at the right time,” she said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: buyout; cbs; labor; layoffs; media; msm; ohnoanyway; seebs; weiss; wellbye

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Just terrible.
1 posted on 02/11/2026 1:57:24 AM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather
Yes, such a gawd awful shame. My advice to them? "Hit the road, Jack".
2 posted on 02/11/2026 2:04:45 AM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Libloather
How can we stand by and watch the decline of propaganda news established to create an ignorant and uniformed public?

Trump sued them for election interference, and they settled in the millions**

WE HAVE TO CELEBRATE!



**Paramount, CBS forced to pay eight figures, change editorial policy in settlement with President Trump Result of the agreement on lawsuit could reach north of $30 million with $16 million upfront Fox News Published July 1, 2025 11:57pm EDT

3 posted on 02/11/2026 2:24:25 AM PST by Candor7 ( Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=300</img><a href="">tag</a>))
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

David Ellison wants to Clean House.


4 posted on 02/11/2026 3:04:34 AM PST by WhiteHatBobby0701
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To: Libloather

When your news sources are Instagram, X, YouTube and Tiktok how many producers and journalist do you need?


5 posted on 02/11/2026 3:27:04 AM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: Libloather
Wait, what? CBS News has 44 staffers but Colbert has 200??? What the literal eff???

Oh. Wait. That's non-Unionized employees. The Unionized ones probably number in the thousands.

6 posted on 02/11/2026 3:33:49 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: Libloather

I think this story is fake but accurate.


7 posted on 02/11/2026 3:41:13 AM PST by Hyman Roth
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

:: My advice to them? “Hit the road, Jack”. ::

I’d advise them to “lear to cod” or open a daycare center.


8 posted on 02/11/2026 3:44:42 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (The Democrats' official policy is now, “Hate, Violence and Murder". Change my mind.)
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