前CBS新闻主播丹·拉瑟抨击了他的前雇主，该机构如今由引发争议的主编巴里·韦斯领导，引起一位网络内部人士的眉头皱起，该人士不认为这番批评反映“现实”。拉瑟因2005年辞去CBS晚间新闻主播一职，并于次年后因报道一篇关于时任总统乔治·W·布什的不实报道而最终离开该网络，他加入了过去一年来多个批评韦斯的自由派媒体监督组织的行列。“CBS新闻发生的事情令人难过，”拉瑟对《综艺》杂志说。
Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather blasted his former employer that's now under the leadership of lightning rod editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, raising the eyebrows of a network insider who doesn’t think the criticism reflects "reality." Rather, who famously stepped down from his role as CBS’ evening news anchor in 2005 and eventually left the network the following year after reporting a discredited story about then-President George W. Bush, joined a variety of liberal media watchdogs who have spoken out against Weiss over the past year. "What’s happened at CBS News is sad," Rather told Variety.
“从很多方面来说，这是一场灾难，不仅对在CBS新闻工作的人来说——那里仍有许多非常优秀的人在工作，”拉瑟继续说道。“但这也是大型亿万富翁企业权力与有权势的人和总统勾结，为了自身利益控制这些运营的又一例证。”CBS新闻在与巴里·韦斯及新任《60分钟》制片人发生冲突后解雇了斯科特·佩利。拉瑟还暗示，唐纳德·特朗普总统迫使CBS新闻发生了变化，因为天际影业首席执行官大卫·埃利森去年通过一项早已计划的合并接管了该网络，该合并是在CBS同意与总统就选举干预诉讼达成和解后不久获得批准的。
"It is in many ways a disaster, not just for the people who work at CBS News — and there’s still a lot of really good people working there," Rather continued. "But this is a further example of big billionaire corporate power in bed with powerful people and the presidency to get control of these operations for their benefit." SCOTT PELLEY FIRED AT CBS NEWS AFTER BLOWUPS WITH BARI WEISS, NEW '60 MINUTES' PRODUCER Rather also suggested that President Donald Trump has forced change at CBS News, as Skydance Media CEO David Ellison took control of the network last year through a long-planned merger that was approved shortly after CBS agreed to settle an election interference lawsuit with the president.
“唐纳德·特朗普表达了对《60分钟》的极度不满。现在，他得逞了，”拉瑟说。“他为企业权力的集中铺平了道路，而这反过来又为对《60分钟》所做的事情铺平了道路。CBS新闻的废墟无处不在，并持续至今。我不知道如何阻止它。”虽然匿名的CBS新闻员工对韦斯所做的改变表示反对，面向进步派受众的通讯也经常攻击她。其他前CBS新闻明星，如斯科特·佩利，也曾反对韦斯，但网络内部并非所有人都同意拉瑟的看法。
"Donald Trump has expressed his extreme dislike for ’60 Minutes.’So now, he’s gotten his way," Rather said. "He cleared the way for a consolidation of corporate power, which in turn cleared the way for doing what’s been done to ’60 Minutes.’The wreckage of CBS News is everywhere and continues to this moment. I don’t see how to stop it." While anonymous CBS News staffers have objected to changes made under Weiss, newsletters aimed at progressive audiences have regularly attacked her. Other former CBS News stars, such as Scott Pelley, have spoken out against Weiss, but not everyone inside the network agrees with Rather.
“我要指出，他的批评并不反映现实，”一位CBS新闻内部人士对Fox News Digital表示。
"I’d point out that his criticism doesn't reflect reality," a CBS News insider told Fox News Digital.
“更进一步，‘60分钟’节目本季度一直在播出批评特朗普政府的报道，”该内部人士补充道。
"Going further, ‘60 Minutes’ has done critical stories about the Trump Administration throughout this season," the insider added.
确实，CBS的“60分钟”节目已播出多篇批评特朗普政府的报道，包括关于被驱逐到非本国人员的报道、对“赦免经济”的调查，以及关于联邦政府干预选举的报道。
Indeed, CBS’ "60 Minutes" has aired several stories that were critical of the Trump administration, including the story of people deported to countries they are not from, a look at the "pardon economy" and a report on the federal government inserting itself in elections.
CBS的母公司派拉蒙在2025年收购《自由新闻》花费1.5亿美元后，任命魏斯为CBS新闻总编辑。这一聘用令自由派记者和媒体人士愤慨，因为魏斯的媒体机构因支持以色列、挑战DEI和性别意识形态而引起轩然大波。CBS新闻拒绝置评。
CBS’ parent company, Paramount, named Weiss the editor-in-chief of CBS News in 2025 following the company’s acquisition of The Free Press for $150 million. The hiring infuriated liberal journalists and media figures, as Weiss’ outlet has made waves for supporting Israel and challenging DEI and gender ideology. CBS News declined comment.
拉瑟还对《综艺》杂志表示，他在魏斯接管CBS新闻之前并不熟悉她，尽管他批评该网络在她去年上任仅几天后就聘用了她。
Rather also told Variety he wasn’t familiar with Weiss before she took control of CBS News even though he criticized the network for hiring her only days after she landed the gig last year.
“美国人民将为此举付出代价，CBS新闻的记者们也将付出代价，因为他们已不再能可信地充当监督者，因为他们本应监督的人正在掌控他们的薪水并与总统交往，”拉瑟在他的Substack页面上写道。“这是CBS新闻大厦的黑暗日子。”
"The American people will pay the price for this move, as will the journalists of CBS News who can no longer credibly serve as watchdogs because the ones they are meant to hold to account areg their paychecks and hobnobbing with the president," Rather wrote on his Substack page. "It is a dark day in the halls of CBS News.