CBS Coates saga isn’t a laughing matter, it’s our future
Ta-Nehisi Coates's ability to cow an entire CBS News newsroom is a testament to the landscape of media absurdity that awaits ...
Opinion: Ta-Nehisi Coates CBS interviewer denied him a civil platform to share his view
Columnist Andrea Williams writes for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee. She is the curator of the Black Tennessee Voices ...
CBS News interview with Coates went viral over the week when an anchor questioned his anti-Israel views
Author Ta-Nehisi Coates suggested Wednesday he would have taken part in the Oct. 7 terrorist attack against Israel based on ...
CBS anchor’s grilling of Coates creates rift among Paramount execs
Top executives at media giant Paramount clashed over editorial policies broken by CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil in a discussion ...
Paramount Execs Have Rare Public Difference Of Opinion About CBS Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates
In a stark departure from its own corporate precedent and the usual circle-the-wagons approach of news divisions in crisis, ...
CBS Rebukes Anchor Over Tense Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates
Executives said the interview, conducted by the morning show anchor Tony Dokoupil, had fallen short of network editorial ...
Inside the Turmoil at CBS News After a Tense Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview
Tony Dokoupil’s exchange led to a rebuke from executives, but the mogul who controls the network, Shari Redstone, came to his ...
CBS' handling of contentious 'Mornings' segment with Ta-Nehisi Coates raises new questions
A contentious interview between "CBS Mornings" anchor Tony Dokoupil and Ta-Nehisi Coates is raising questions about the state ...
CBS News says heated Ta-Nehisi Coates interview did not meet editorial standards after criticism
CBS News executives said Monday that a heated morning show interview with acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates, during which his ...
Shari Redstone says CBS leaders made ‘bad mistake’ with handling of Ta-Nehisi Coates interview fallout
Shari Redstone, the chairwoman and CEO of CBS’ parent company Paramount Global, said Wednesday that CBS leadership made a ...
Shari Redstone backs ‘CBS Mornings’ host over controversial Ta-Nehisi Coates interview
The chairman of CBS parent Paramount Global said she disagreed with her news executives' decision to admonish "CBS Mornings" ...
Was ‘CBS Mornings’ host Tony Dokoupil’s interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates too tough?
CBS management took the unusual step of scolding Dokoupil before his colleagues for not living up to network standards.