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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCBS News Staffers Unhappy With 'Rude' Boss Neeraj Khemlani, Several File Human Resources Complaints
from Jan. 8, 2022:
Anecdotes and testimony of several employees shared with the Post reveal Khemlanis unpopularity at the network. There has never been a more unpopular news division president, one CBS veteran told the Post. I dont think people would be surprised if hes not here in a couple of months.
Another employee told the Post about a video conference that Khemlani held during the first week he started. The employee said that there were roughly 200 staffers on the call, and Khemlani took digs at various news teams, lamenting how slowly they got on the air to report breaking stories, among other tough judgments.
Some employees also speculated that Cheeks tapped Khemlani at the behest of ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish and chair Shari Redstone to chop overhead at CBS and merge it with Comcast, which already has a news division, the report added. Others believe that the steep cuts are related to Viacoms 2019 merger with CBS, which promised cost synergies of $300 million in 2020 and a three-year target of $800 million.
Meanwhile, the Post report also noted the changes Khemlani made at the news network to reverse a rating slump at CBS This Morning. The report mentioned how last fall, Khemlani changed the shows name to CBS Mornings and replaced co-anchor Anthony Mason with Nate Burleson, who joined King and Tony Dokoupil at the anchor table. He also moved the show from CBS Broadcast Center on 57th street to a second-floor studio in ViacomCBS corporate headquarters in Times Square.
https://americankahani.com/lead-stories/cbs-news-staffers-unhappy-with-rude-boss-neeraj-khemlani-several-file-human-resources-complaints/
Another employee told the Post about a video conference that Khemlani held during the first week he started. The employee said that there were roughly 200 staffers on the call, and Khemlani took digs at various news teams, lamenting how slowly they got on the air to report breaking stories, among other tough judgments.
Some employees also speculated that Cheeks tapped Khemlani at the behest of ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish and chair Shari Redstone to chop overhead at CBS and merge it with Comcast, which already has a news division, the report added. Others believe that the steep cuts are related to Viacoms 2019 merger with CBS, which promised cost synergies of $300 million in 2020 and a three-year target of $800 million.
Meanwhile, the Post report also noted the changes Khemlani made at the news network to reverse a rating slump at CBS This Morning. The report mentioned how last fall, Khemlani changed the shows name to CBS Mornings and replaced co-anchor Anthony Mason with Nate Burleson, who joined King and Tony Dokoupil at the anchor table. He also moved the show from CBS Broadcast Center on 57th street to a second-floor studio in ViacomCBS corporate headquarters in Times Square.
https://americankahani.com/lead-stories/cbs-news-staffers-unhappy-with-rude-boss-neeraj-khemlani-several-file-human-resources-complaints/
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CBS News Staffers Unhappy With 'Rude' Boss Neeraj Khemlani, Several File Human Resources Complaints (Original Post)
tenderfoot
Mar 2022
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BComplex
(7,984 posts)1. Pretty soon ALL of our news will be either Comcast or Fox corp.
We're screwed.
Hekate
(90,202 posts)2. KnR