Ticker: Layoffs Hit CBS News Again, CBS News Radio Shuttered

Top of the Ticker: CBS News is once again in the midst of layoffs, as editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and president Tom Cibrowski look to restructure the news outlet.

The executives reportedly announced the cuts on Friday morning, affecting around 6% of staff.

In addition, CBS News Radio is being shuttered, effective May 22. The division provided programming to around 700 affiliated stations across the country, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“It’s no secret that the news business is changing radically, and that we need to change along with it,” Weiss and Cibrowski wrote in a note to staff.

This marks the second round of layoffs in six months at CBS News.

The first round of cuts affected several major names at the outlet, including CBS Saturday Morning’s longtime co-anchors Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson, as well as the show’s executive producer, Brian Applegate.

New partnership: NBC News is trying something different with its tech coverage, announcing a partnership with renowned independent tech journalist Joanna Stern. She will be their chief tech analyst & contributing correspondent, working across all NBC News platforms and contributing to its expanding subscription product. 

Stern, who previously worked for The Wall Street Journal, is also launching her own independent digital tech-focused platform, New Things with Joanna Stern, which will feature newsletters, video, and live events.

Some big personal news today!

My new thing is called New Things! Newsletters, video, live events. Sign up at thenewthings.com. Coming this spring!

I’m partnering w/ @nbcnews.com in a big way. As Chief Tech Analyst, you’ll see more of me on their shows + New Things content coming to their platforms

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— Joanna Stern (@joannastern.bsky.social) March 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM

Worthy contribution: Sticking with NBC News, its former chairman, Andy Lack, recently donated $7 million to nonprofit journalism efforts in Louisiana and Mississippi. The investment will go to Deep South Today, a nonprofit journalism outlet that supports four independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan newsrooms in the region. Lack co-founded and is the executive chair of Deep South Today, which now has five dozen journalists working for the independent organizations it represents.

Lawsuit challenge: CNN earned a courtroom victory as a full slate of judges in the Federal Appeals Court in Atlanta declined to consider President Donald Trump’s case against the network for its repeated use of the phrase “Big Lie” pertaining to the 2020 election, which was won by former President Joe Biden.

Meanwhile, the BBC is seeking to get the lawsuit brought on by President Trump dismissed in a Florida court. The British-based outlet argues that the $10 billion suit brought by the president is meritless because the Trump documentary it aired caused no damage to his reputation, as it aired a week before the U.S. election. In addition, the documentary aired only in the U.K., meaning U.S. viewers were never exposed to its content, and it is also out of the court’s jurisdiction. The BBC says that proceeding with the case would have a “chilling effect” on how it would cover the president.

Expanded role: ABC News head Debra OConnell is taking on a prominent position within Disney Entertainment. She was named chairman of Disney Entertainment Television by Dana Walden, the new president and chief creative officer of The Walt Disney Company. OConnell, who will continue to oversee ABC News and ABC-owned television stations, will also be responsible for ABC Entertainment, Disney Branded Television, Hulu Originals, National Geographic Content, and creative for 20th Television and 20th Television Animation. OConnell was named president, news groups and networks, in February 2024.

International recognition: NBC News’ Richard Engel is set to receive the David Kaplan Award from the Overseas Press Club of America. Engel will be honored for his report, Covering the Build-up, Conflict and Aftermath from Inside Israel & Iran. He is set to receive his award at the Overseas Press Club of America’s Annual Awards Dinner on April 20 in New York City.

Top debut: Fox News’ Shannon Bream is celebrating the news that her fourth book from Fox News Books, “Nothing is Impossible with God,” finished at the top of the New York Times bestseller list, under the Advice, How-to & Misc. category. The book, which finished in first place in its first week, explores the biblical stories of unlikely heroes who faced profound adversity, uncertainty, and fear, drawing powerful parallels to the spiritual and personal challenges people encounter today.  

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