CBS Political Unit Future In Doubt?

Dotty Lynch, the long-time head of the CBS Political Unit, is leaving the network.

In a statement, Lynch said: “My years at CBS News have given me an incredible opportunity to view American politics and politicians up close and personal. And after all these years my passion for politics, media and the role of women in society is as strong as ever.”

As our cousin TVNewser says, “Her statement could leave some asking: Why is she leaving, then? Lynch is ‘currently working with the Shorenstein Center at Harvard on the topic of women on the op-ed page.’”

Now Michelle Greppi has a partial answer to the question: “The move is said to be part of a restructuring of the political unit that predated the recent appointment of Sean McManus to president of CBS News as well as CBS Sports.”

However what if this is the beginning of something more than a simple restructuring? Could this be beginning of the end of the CBS Political Unit?

Informed sources say: “Stay tuned.”

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