CBS Doubles Down on Flops, Elevates the 'Anti-Woke'
CBS News, in a dazzling display of corporate synergy and bewildering judgment, is launching a new town hall series featuring JD Vance. This comes on the heels of another town hall, moderated by Bari Weiss’s 'anti-woke' venture, which was, according to The Independent , 'a massive ratings flop.' Apparently, when audiences flee, the answer is not introspection, but to give the 'anti-woke' more
airtime. One might wonder if CBS is simply aiming for maximum outrage clicks, rather than actual viewership or, you know, journalism. This isn't about news; it's about network cross-promotion, disguised as 'reaching all Americans.' The parent company of CBS recently bought Weiss's platform. So, a ratings failure involving a property purchased by your parent company now gets a prime-time slot. It
begs the question: whose interests are being served here—the public’s, or the shareholders’ who need to justify their latest acquisition despite evident public disinterest? It appears the 'marketplace of ideas' now functions less on merit and more on corporate asset shuffling.