The head of CBS News' parent company said network leadership made a 'mistake' in their response to 'CBS Mornings' host Tony Dokoupil's tense interview with anti-Israel author Ta-Nehisi Coates that caused an internal uproar. 'I think Tony did a great job with that interview. I think he handled himself and showed the world and modeled what civil discourse is.
We are here to report news without fear or favor,' Roark added, according to the Free Press. 'There are times we fail our audiences and each other. We’re in one of those times right now, and it’s been growing. And we’re at a tipping point. Many of you have reached out to express concerns about recent reporting. Specifically about the CBS Mornings Coates interview last week as well as comments made coming out of some of our correspondents’ reporting.
Fox News' Yael Halon and Kristine Parks contributed to this report.