“The reality is twofold. First: Not enough people trust us. Not you. Us. As in: the mainstream media,” she continued. “We can debate why that is, but the numbers tell the story. According to a recent Gallup poll, just 28 percent of people say we have their trust.” It’s true that people don’t trust the media—but Weiss, who’s so far spent her tenure platforming people like Erika Kirk and producing debates titled “Has Feminism Failed Women?” is very much making that problem worse.

“Second: We are not doing enough to meet audiences where they are. So they are leaving us. They are not tuning out, far from it. In fact, Americans spend twice as much time consuming news today as they did 50 years ago,” she said. “They are going to the vast universe of podcasts and YouTube and Twitch and newsletters and, yes, sometimes to our nimbler competitors.” To that end, Weiss also announced a slate of 19 new podcasters and writers, including Niall Ferguson, Andrew Huberman, Caroline Chambers, and Casey Lewis, adding that she wants CBS News reporters to become news brands themselves.

“Our strategy until now has been to cling to the audience that remains on broadcast television,” she said. “If we stick to that strategy, we’re toast.” Another strategy might be not converting a legacy news network into a state-sponsored livestream for Trump administration propaganda.

She reportedly concluded her—whatever this was—by likening CBS News to a start-up and telling everyone they’re free to leave. “But startups aren’t for everyone. They’re places that move at a rapid speed. They experiment. They try new things. They sometimes create noise and, yes, bad press,” she said. “If that’s not your bag, that’s OK. It’s a free country and I completely respect if you decide this is just not the right place at the right time for you.”

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