Departing CBS News producer claims political bias as Paramount poised to buy Warner Bros

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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/27/cbs-news-political-bias-paramount-warner-bros

Mary Walsh, leaving after 46 years, says staffers told to 'aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum'

A veteran CBS News producer who is leaving the network after 46 years has suggested that political bias is at play at the network in a farewell memo sent to colleagues on Friday afternoon.

"We've been reading a lot of goodbyes lately and here I am headed out the door. It's too soon, even after 46 years," Mary Walsh wrote in the memo, which was obtained by the Guardian. "But maybe it's for the best. We've been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum. Honestly, I don't know how to do that."

The memo comes a day after CBS News owner Paramount Skydance emerged as the likely victor in a takeover fight for Warner Bros Discovery, owner of CNN. CBS is now headed by Bari Weiss, a conservative commentator turned media entrepreneur, whose appointment was seen as a fillip to the Trump administration.

Some CNN staffers are now worried that political considerations could factor in when the network comes under the oversight of the Ellisons - though it's unclear whether Weiss would play any role at the cable network.

A CBS News staffer - who was not authorized to comment - said that the significance of Walsh's comments was "pretty huge", considering her stature at the network.

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1. In no way should one family own so much media

How is this even legal?? It should not be.