CBS News’ Saturday morning broadcast will look less distinct than the rest of the division’s morning-news programming, according to a person familiar with the matter, following layoffs across parent corporation Paramount Global unveiled Wednesday.
The layoffs will also affect CBS News operations in South Africa, this person says, with a bureau in Johannesburg closing and oversight of the region moving to London. Deb Patta, a well-regarded foreign correspondent who has covered much of the recent strife between Israel and Hamas, will depart, according to two people familiar with the matter. CBS News will scale back its unit devoted to covering race and culture. Additionally. CBS News will cancel two
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