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Paramount layoffs impact 20 workers at CBS News, report says

Paramount has eliminated around 20 jobs at its CBS News division, the New York Post reported on Tuesday.

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Amid possible sale, Paramount weighs layoffs early next year

Job cuts have already come to CBS owned-and-operated stations over the past few weeks, according to a source, and further cuts could be coming in 2024.

A building in Gaza City suffers damage from an Israeli bombardment campaign in response to a Hamas-led terrorist attack in October 2023. (Photo by Palestinian News & Information Agency via Wikimedia Commons)

CBS News head says videos from Gaza unreliable

The CEO of CBS News said misinformation about the Israel-Gaza conflict is spreading at breakneck pace, and is making it difficult to verify videos.

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Local Now adds local CBS News stations to free streaming service

Local Now has added more than a dozen CBS-owned national and local news channels to its free streaming platform.

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Roku Channel starts offering local news from CBS, Fox stations

The Roku Channel added dozens of CBS- and Fox-owned local news streams to its ad-supported platform this week.

Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews (left) and Ross Dagan. (Courtesy photos)

Paramount elevates two news executives at CBS

Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews will lead CBS News, while Ross Dagan will oversee news initiatives at CBS-owned stations.

Wendy McMahon. (Courtesy photo)

Wendy McMahon promoted to president, CBS News and Stations

McMahon also oversee CBS Media Ventures; Neeraj Khemlani to step down from CBS News but remain with company.

The logo of CBS News Radio. (Courtesy graphic)

CBS News to stop offering standalone radio app

CBS News will stop offering a standalone version of its radio app by the end of the month.

VUit adds 13 news feeds from local CBS stations

Streaming news service VUit is adding more than a dozen feeds from local CBS-owned stations.

CBS lifts moratorium on Twitter use

CBS News has reversed a ban on Twitter use by its brand and owned local stations after an unspecified "security issue" over the weekend.

NewsOn adds local CBS News streams to service

NewsOn is bringing more than a dozen local CBS News streams to its platform under a new deal with Paramount Global.

The LNU Lightning Complex fire burns along Highway 128 west of Winters, California on August 19, 2020. (Photo: Matthew Keys/The Desk)

Sheriff threatens legal action against media outlets over wildfire coverage

Five media outlets are under criminal investigation for abusing their right to newsgather within a declared emergency zone.

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