"Mr. Dokoupil's debut weeknight telecast on Jan. 5 was marred by a teleprompter issue that left the anchor grasping for words and shaking his head with frustration in front of millions of live viewers. First night, big problems here, he conceded. The blunder occurred in part because Ms. Weiss and her aides were rewriting the Evening News script up until minutes before the 6:30 p.m. airtime, three people with knowledge of the events said."
"Screenshot Tony Dokoupil's debut as anchor of the CBS Evening News got off to a rocky start on Jan. 5 when a teleprompter snafu led to an awkward 19-second sequence, as Dokoupil was unsure which of two stories he was meant to be covering. And according to new reporting out Tuesday, Bari Weiss herself actually helped cause the brutal gaffe."
"Weiss came under fire, internally and externally, for postponing a 60 Minutes segment titled Inside CECOT, which took a critical look at the Trump administration sending 252 Venezuelan migrants to a high-security El Salvadoran prison. She has also failed in her pursuit of landing high-profile talent locked into long-term contracts with their current networks. And a town hall with Erika Kirk moderated by Weiss hardly proved to be a ratings magnet."
Tony Dokoupil's debut as anchor of the CBS Evening News on Jan. 5 suffered a 19-second teleprompter snafu that left him uncertain which story to read. Bari Weiss, CBS News's editor-in-chief, personally altered the Evening News script minutes before airtime, contributing to the error. Weiss's early tenure has included postponing a critical 60 Minutes segment about 252 Venezuelan migrants sent to a high-security El Salvadoran prison, failing to recruit high-profile talent bound by long contracts, and presiding over a low-rated town hall with Erika Kirk. Weiss has expressed private frustration about negative reactions and blamed subordinates for not stanching criticism.
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