Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews stated that she was exiting CBS Information, having served as president of the division for lower than a yr.
She wrote in a memo to workers that she deliberate to transition to a brand new position on the finish of the month as editorial adviser by the election.
“Everyone knows our business and firm are going by a change and a variety of short- and long-term selections should be made,” she wrote. “I don’t wish to be disingenuous with any of you about who ought to drive these selections. I’ve at all times leaned into my integrity and my values and I felt it was essential to be clear at this juncture about my plans.”
It was simply final August that Ciprian-Matthews was named president of CBS Information as a part of a restructuring of the information division management. Wendy McMahon took on sole oversight of reports, syndication and stations, after sharing duties with Neeraj Khemlani as president and co-head of the division.
Ciprian-Matthews’ exit is simply the most recent tumult in community newsroom management, because the enterprise navigates adjustments in shopper habits and the decline in audiences for linear choices. In Might, Kim Godwin resigned as president of ABC Information, after a generally tumultuous, three-year tenure. Months earlier, Disney put in a brand new govt above her, Debra OConnell, who, like McMahon, oversees the community’s information and stations.
Ciprian-Matthews had been with the community for greater than 30 years, together with roles as Washington bureau chief, govt vp for CBS Information and govt vp of strategic skilled growth.