Several legacy news organizations are struggling to find their footing in the ever-evolving media landscape and perhaps no outlet is facing more of an identity crisis than CBS News.
Three of its marquee news programs, “Face the Nation,” “60 Minutes” and “CBS Evening News” have generated headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent weeks. “Face The Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan attempted to link the horrors of the Holocaust to free speech in an exchange she had with Secretary of State Marco Rubio about Vice President JD Vance’s recent speech in Munich, Germany. During his remarks, the vice president condemned government censorship across Europe.
“Well, he was standing in a country where free speech was weaponized to conduct a genocide, and he met with the head of a political party that has far-right views and some historic ties to extreme groups,” Brennan said. “The context of that was changing the tone of it. And you know that, that the censorship was specifically about the right.”
But that apparently isn’t the mood among corporate overlords. CBS parent company Paramount Global is reportedly considering settling the suit ahead of a planned merger with Skydance Media in hopes of preventing potential retribution by Trump’s FCC, which has the authority to halt the multibillion-dollar transaction. Shari Redstone, Paramount’s controlling shareholder, is reportedly in favor of settling with the president.
Regardless of whether it follows in the footsteps of ABC News, Meta and X in settling with Trump, CBS News’ troubles will remain as well as its uncertain future. As McCall told Fox News Digital, its Walter Cronkite days are long over.
CBS News did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn.
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