CBS brass says Dokoupil, Coates interview did not meet standards

CBS News leadership is addressing with staff an interview conducted on the network’s flagship morning program by a top anchor that the executives said did not meet its editorial standards.

In an editorial call Monday, audio of which was obtained and published by The Free Press, CBS News executives Wendy McMahon and Adrienne Roark said the interview, conducted by anchor Tony Dokoupil of author Ta-Nehisi Coates, fell short of the network’s standards for journalism.

“We will still ask tough questions. We will still hold people accountable. But we will do so objectively, which means checking our biases and opinions at the door,” they said on the call.