CBS News Is Reportedly Weighing an Editorial Review of Its Reporting

It’s been over two weeks since Tony Dokoupil‘s CBS Mornings interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates set off an internal firestorm at CBS News. Now, The Wall Street Journal reports that CBS News president Wendy McMahon is requesting an editorial review of the newsroom’s reporting process, asking journalists to address concerns about fairness and objectivity. McMahon’s request looks beyond the Dokoupil/Coates interview to include the backlash the network received over a recent 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. In the wake of that interview, the network aired two different…

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