The stunning fall of the “woke” boss at CBS News last week was a “head on a stick moment” at the Tiffany Network — and was a case of a divisive executive who had long been viewed as untouchable.
That’s the story I’m hearing over and over about Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, a 30-year CBS News veteran who was its highest-ranking woman of color — and who abruptly stepped down as president last week after less than a year on the job.
The Dominican-born executive — who for years had weathered CBS firestorms including the sexual misconduct scandals that toppled Charlie Rose and “60 Minutes” boss Jeff Fager in 2018 — had once been described to me as “Machiavellian”. ...
A couple of key mistakes helped pave the way for her exit in recent months, I am told.
No. 1 was Ciprian-Matthews’ rough handling of senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge. More than two years ago, Herridge been personally asked by a top CBS exec to aggressively cover the Hunter Biden saga, I am told.
It was a directive from the highest levels – executive and ownership level — at CBS and its corporate parent Paramount Global, according to multiple sources.
Nevertheless, multiple sources said Herridge still encountered roadblocks from Ciprian-Matthews and her loyalists, Mark Lima, the Washington DC bureau chief and Matt Mosk, the head of the investigative unit.
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Investigative Issues: How CBS News’ Hunter Biden Reporting Backfired on Network’s ‘Woke’ Ex-Boss Ingrid-Ciprian Matthews
