CBS Information held a gathering with its government members to debate the on-air conflict between creator Ta-Nehisi Coates and CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil. Final week, Tony Dokoupil mentioned of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ new e-book The Message that it was a tome that might be discovered within the backpack of an extremist.
As reported by CNN, CBS Information held an editorial assembly on Monday (October 7) and the matter of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Tony Dokoupil was on the heart of the dialogue at one level. In keeping with accounts, the corporate did tackle Dokoupil’s method whereas including that they spoke with him concerning the matter.
CNN was capable of get hold of a remark from a CBS Information staffer who thought Dokoupil didn’t do something out of the extraordinary for journalists.
“We’ve got an obligation as journalists to problem controversial friends, and that’s what Tony did,” mentioned the staffer, who spoke on situation of anonymity to the outlet.
Coates, who simply launched his newest assortment of non-fiction writing, The Message, was on CBS Mornings to debate the e-book, which depicts his journey to the Gaza area together with different examinations of race in Africa and America.
Dokoupil, who’s married to MSNBC anchor Katy Tur and has kids and an ex-wife residing in Israel, seemingly went on the offensive and dominated the phase whereas co-hosts Gayle King and Nate Burleson barely acquired phrases in.
“I’ve to say after I learn the e-book, I think about if I took your identify out of it, took away the awards, the acclaim, took the quilt off the e-book, publishing home goes away, the content material of that part wouldn’t be misplaced within the backpack of an extremist,” Dokoupil mentioned.
To his credit score, Coates gamely stood his floor and met Dokoupil’s problem though the strain between the pair was typically seen. The second has brought on some interior turmoil at CBS with some siding with Dokoupil and others feeling that the co-host’s tone was charged.
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