CBS News President Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews told staff on Wednesday that she would step down, a person familiar confirmed to The Daily Beast, transitioning at the end of the month to a senior adviser role to guide 2024 election coverage before leaving the company entirely.
The abrupt announcement came two days after CBS’ parent company Paramount completed its merger with David Ellison’s Skydance, a move Ciprian-Matthews admitted was the impetus for her decision, as she wasn’t sure whether she’d be leading their new version of the news operation.
“We all know our industry and company are going through a transformation,” she wrote in a memo, according to The New York Times. “I do not want to be disingenuous with any of you about who should drive these decisions.”
