CBS News president Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews abruptly steps down amid Paramount merger
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Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews abruptly announced Wednesday that she will step down from her role as the news organization’s parent company prepares for a complex merger.
Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews, a three-decade veteran of CBS News who ascended to the role of president in 2023, abruptly announced Wednesday that she will step down from her role as the news organization’s parent company prepares for a complex merger. “No journalist wants to ‘be’ the news, especially me. But today, I have some news of my own to share,” Ciprián-Matthews announced in a memo to employees. “After much consideration, I’ve decided this is the right time to step away from my current role at CBS News and begin to write my next chapter.” The sudden move comes just months before the high stakes 2024 presidential election, leaving the Tiffany Network’s news organization without a top boss to guide it through the pivotal moment. Wendy McMahon, chief executive of CBS News and Stations, said in a separate memo to staffers that Ciprián-Matthews will move into a newly created role as senior editorial adviser helping to guide the outlet’s politics coverage during the election. The announcement also comes days after Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS News, accepted an offer from Hollywood production studio Skydance Media that will see the two companies merge. Following the merger, Skydance Media plans to install its own leadership team. Ciprián-Matthews alluded to the corporate uncertainty in her memo to staff.
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