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Reporting on the Mirror – CBS NEWS
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News started to come out on Thursday that CBS News was poised for another round of layoffs, as restructuring is taking place with the Skydance Media-Paramount merger underway.
Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski just sent an email to CBS News staff notifying them of layoffs coming today. pic.twitter.com/qPYMcr9FwU— Scott Nover (@ScottNover) March 20, 2026
Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski just sent an email to CBS News staff notifying them of layoffs coming today. pic.twitter.com/qPYMcr9FwU
But Friday morning saw some jarring updates as the announcement was made that CBS News Radio was shutting down completely, after more than 100 years. As of May, the entire operation will cease, as Bari Weiss has said that the entire division was obsolete, and there was no profits whatsoever to be realized from radio.
Re: the end of CBS News Radio: Bari Weiss tried to figure out a way to save the radio network, according to a source, but "the financials made it impossible," with barely any revenue coming in month after month.— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 20, 2026
Re: the end of CBS News Radio: Bari Weiss tried to figure out a way to save the radio network, according to a source, but "the financials made it impossible," with barely any revenue coming in month after month.
Low-Octane Gaslighting – REUTERS
This is looking at the gas tank being half full.
This is looking at the gas tank being half full.
When it comes to the Iran crisis and, in particular, the as of now shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, many countries are suffering through a spike in gasoline prices and taking an economic hit. However, the drop in the availability of crude may not be entirely bad news.
According to Reuters, there is something to celebrate in this current crisis: This could be just the thing to push everyone onto alternative fuel and green energy sources!
Iran war energy shock sparks global push to reduce fossil fuel dependence https://t.co/7wd3597GEA https://t.co/7wd3597GEA—........