# CBS News Announces Fresh Round Of Layoffs As Bari Weiss Buzzsaw Continues
**NEW YORK** — The upheaval at CBS News continues to accelerate as the network announced a fresh round of layoffs this Friday, signaling further instability under the leadership of Bari Weiss. The cuts, which will affect more than 60 employees—roughly 6% of the news division’s workforce—come as the legacy media giant struggles to navigate a rapidly shifting landscape of public trust and audience retention.
The staffing reductions were confirmed during a Friday newsroom-wide conference call, where Weiss addressed the grim reality of the company's financial trajectory. "Certain parts of this newsroom need to get smaller in order for us to make room for the things that we need to build to remain competitive in the future," Weiss stated.
The latest headcount reduction follows a turbulent year that saw approximately 100 layoffs. Despite the significant investment made by parent company Paramount—which paid $150 million to bring Weiss and her outlet, *The Free Press*, into the fold to spearhead a new editorial direction—ratings for the network have continued to plummet.
Perhaps the most significant blow in this round of cuts is the shuttering of the entirety of CBS News Radio. The division, which traces its roots back to 1927, was described by network president Tom Cibrowski in an internal memo as the "foundation for everything we have built." Its dissolution marks a symbolic end to a century of broadcast history for the network.
The current atmosphere at CBS is the result of a massive corporate shakeup that occurred last year, when billionaire tech heir David Ellison and his Hollywood studio, Skydance, absorbed Paramount. The acquisition, which moved forward following the Trump administration’s approval, came after a $16 million settlement reached between Paramount and President Trump regarding a long-standing lawsuit against the network’s flagship program, *60 Minutes*.
Since taking control, Ellison has made his mandate clear: transition CBS News toward a more "centrist" appeal to win back disaffected viewers. To execute this vision, he tapped Weiss, a former *New York Times* editor turned critic of the mainstream media apparatus, to overhaul the newsroom.
However, as the "Bari Weiss era" enters its second year, the friction between her aggressive restructuring efforts and the network’s traditional institutional identity remains high. With morale reportedly low and the network’s radio legacy now a casualty of the transition, the pressure is mounting for Weiss to deliver on the promises of growth that accompanied her arrival.
For now, the employees at the Black Rock building are left bracing for what many fear could be a prolonged period of downsizing as CBS attempts to justify its massive valuation in an age where traditional news models are failing to capture the national conversation.
