The aftershock of Bari Weiss takeover of CBS News is beginning to reverberate. Just over three weeks after the conservative opinion journalist was appointed by Donald Trump ally and Paramount Skydance owner David Ellison as editor-in-chief of CBS News, veteran political correspondent John Dickerson, who joined CBS 16 years ago, announced his departure from the network.
The longtime anchor, who was most recently a co-anchor of the network's flagship news program CBS Evening News, announced the news in a statement on Instagram, writing: "At the end of this year, I will leave CBS, sixteen years after I sat in as Face the Nation anchor for the first time. I am extremely grateful for all that CBS gave me — the work, the audience's attention and the honor of being a part of the network's history — and I am grateful for my dear colleagues who've made me a better journalist and a better human. I will miss you."
Dickerson co-anchors CBS Evening News with Maurice DuBois, though the New York Times reports the program is expected to be reimagined in coming months, amid Dickerson's departure and a sharp ratings decline, plus Weiss' revamping of the network's news division. Layoffs at Paramount Skydance, including at CBS News, are also expected to occur this week.
His Instagram post was quickly flooded with supportive messages from fans and colleagues alike. From Margaret Brennan to Robert Costa and Norah O'Donnell, see some of them below.