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CBS News Sidelines Actual Journalists for Erika Kirk's Town Hall

If providing news and information were the goal, then journalists like Gayle King or Norah O’Donnell would be asking the questions — not Trump-approved pundit Bari Weiss.

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Jennifer Schulze
Dec 10, 2025
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CBS is calling its upcoming prime-time ‘town hall’ with Erika Kirk a “news program.” And, just like that, nearly a century of excellence in news reporting is gone.

Don’t get me wrong: A real interview with MAGA activist Charlie Kirk’s widow would be newsworthy. CBS still has the talent to do that job. Jane Pauley, Gayle King, …

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