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CBS News has launched See It Now Studios, led by longtime producer and former news division president Susan Zirinsky, to produce non-fiction content across ViacomCBS brands and other platforms. Zirinsky stepped down as president of CBS News in the spring, and reportedly had been in talks for a new production role. See…

Wendy McMahon and Neeraj Khemlani, the new presidents and co-heads of CBS News and CBS Television Stations, outlined some of their initial plans for the newly combined division. On their first day on the job, McMahon and Khemlani wrote in a memo to employees that they are “in position to build at scale the premier…

CBS is searching for a successor to succeed Susan Zirinsky to lead its news division. Zirinsky plans to step down after a two-year tenure as president of CBS News, according to sources. The Wall Street Journal first reported on her plans, and that she is nearing a deal to take a production partnership with parent…

Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews has been named executive vice president and Washington bureau chief for CBS News. Ciprian-Matthews has served as acting bureau chief since July, after it was announced that Chris Isham would move to a new role before exiting after the election. Ciprian-Matthews will oversee newsgathering and…

CBS News is forming a race and culture unit, with Alvin Patrick named as executive producer. The network said that the unit will ensure that the news division’s “reporting reflects diverse perspectives,” and it will spearhead initiatives on race and culture and be a place for any staffer to pitch relevant stories. The…

CBS News president Susan Zirinsky announced a series of changes to the network’s Washington operations, as longtime bureau chief Chris Isham will move to a new role and depart after the election. Isham will take on the role of executive producer of political coverage, but after the election he will be “moving on to…

So I wake up after tossing and turning all night over the Coronavirus crisis, tune into CBS News This Morning, and there are hosts Mary Calvi and Chris Wragge standing in the pouring rain, the awning for the CBS Broadcast Center in the background. They are talking about how the building – the New York nerve center for…

CBS This Morning will start originating from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Thursday as the network tries to diversify locations of its productions in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The theater is the home of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, which has suspended production in the wake of concerns over the spread…

UPDATE: The CBS Broadcast Center in New York is slowly coming back to life even after a fourth worker tested positive for coronavirus on Friday. The drama has been playing out since Wednesday, when two employees at CBS Network News showed symptoms and tested positive. The whole building was disinfected and they’re…

(UPDATED WITH NBC NEWS STATEMENT) With a number of members of the media in America and around the globe already sequestered due to growing coronavirus fears, CBS News today saw two of its own team test positive. At the same time NBC News is taking a cautious approach beginning next week. In a memo sent to staff in the…

CBS News President Susan Zirinsky has addressed the fallout from Gayle King’s interview about Kobe Bryant, calling threats against the CBS This Morning co-anchor “reprehensible.” "We fully support Gayle King and her integrity as a journalist," Zirinsky told the Associated Press Saturday. "We find the threats against…

Longtime former Univision anchor Maria Elena Salinas is set to become a contributor to CBS News. Susan Zirinsky, CBS News President and senior executive producer, said Salinas will deliver reports for multiple broadcasts and platforms and will be a frequent presence in 2020 election coverage. Salinas is best known for…