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Paramount to lay off 2,000 workers shortly

Paramount Lays Off Thousands of Workers, Including at CBS

Paramount will lay off roughly 2,000 workers across the media company beginning on Wednesday.Chief Executive David Ellison said in a memo to employees that the layoffs were focused on “addressing redundancies” at the company and to accommodate its shifting priorities.

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Paramount to Lay off 2,000 Employees Shortly After Its Merger With Skydance

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Paramount to launch two rounds of layoffs slashing 2,000 jobs

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Read the memo Paramount Skydance sent to staffers after laying off 1,000 employees in its first phase of cuts

Paramount Skydance laid off about 1,000 staffers on Wednesday, and roughly 1,000 more cuts are coming.

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Paramount to cut 1,000 jobs in first round of layoffs: source

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Paramount prepares to lay off about 2,000 workers

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CBS News begins staff cull days after anchor announced his exit... amid ongoing rumors Gayle King's days are numbered

CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss acknowledged the layoffs on the network's morning editorial call, according to a new report.

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CBS Evening News' John Dickerson Is Leaving Network After 16 Years Following Controversial Paramount Merger

Dickerson first joined CBS in 2009 on Face the Nation before becoming CBS News’ political director, a 60 Minutes contributor (his story on the program about the death of Elijah McClain was nominated for an Emmy) and later a CBS Mornings co-anchor.

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Bari Weiss joins CBS with a mandate for 'balanced and fact-based' news

CBS' parent company is buying The Free Press and installing Bari Weiss, its contrarian founder, as editor in chief of CBS News.