Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
20%
3 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has spoken publicly for the first time about the ratings challenges the network has experienced under her year-long tenure, sidestepping concerns about diminished viewership at the Sunday show 60 Minutes by saying it was not her top priority.
“I could never build anything if I were focused on the precise number of people that happen to tune in to the second feature on 60 Minutes on a given Sunday,” she said at an industry conference on Wednesday organized by the tech publication the Information.
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she → speak → publication
The news organization did not offer press credentials.
asserted
organization → offer → credentials
Overall, Weiss said the show was doing “tremendously well”.
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show → say → ?
Weiss completely overhauled 60 Minutes in late May, ousting the show’s executive producer and parting ways with three top correspondents, including Scott Pelley.
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Weiss → overhaul → Pelley
But the show has struggled to even match last season’s viewership, which averaged 9.1 million viewers per episode.
asserted
which → struggle → episode
The show’s most recent episode drew just 5.64 million viewers, “one of the smallest audiences for the program in years”, Variety reported.
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Variety → draw → years
The show was the lowest-rated sixth episode of the weekly show this century, a feat also achieved by the fourth episode of the show.
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show → rat → show
The show’s ratings are heavily dependent on whether it is preceded by a highly watched NFL football game.
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it → precede → game
Ratings for the show have been low despite a strong run of guest bookings and news-making segments.
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Ratings → make → bookings
Viewership hasn’t been all bad, either – the 4 October edition of the show drew an average of more than 10 million total viewers.
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edition → draw → viewers
Weiss was also asked about parent company Skydance’s recent merger with Warner Bros Discovery, the parent company of CNN.
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Weiss → ask → CNN
While Weiss was initially rumored to potentially lead the cable news network, chief executive David Ellison instead opted to keep CNN chief executive Mark Thompson in place – for the time being, at least.
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Ellison → rumor → time
Asked whether she might be interested in running CNN, Weiss replied: “I want to focus on doing CBS News, trust me.
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I → ask → me
Weiss said she is not focused on criticism of her tenure at CBS News, which has come from inside and outside the building.
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which → say → building
Her strategy has been to “put the blinders on, tune out the noise and focus”, adding: “I’m not doing anything I’m doing for popularity’s sake.”
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I → put → sake
The Aporia
