On a staff call, editor-in-chief Bari Weiss emphasized that the cuts do not stem from poor employee performance Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox CBS News announced it is laying off dozens of employees on Friday as part of a strategic restructuring announced in a memo to staffers from its editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, and president, Tom Cibrowski. Employees will be informed by the end of the day if their job has been affected, the two executives said in the memo. The cuts are expected to affect 6% of a roughly 1,100 person staff, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Earlier reports had put the cuts at closer to 15%. Continue reading...