Tony Dokoupil’s ‘CBS Evening News’ Run to Start Early Amid Venezuela News

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• Popular on Variety The anchor’s debut appearance on “CBS Evening News” may come with some challenges In recent days, both Dokoupil and CBS News have made statements on social media that defy some journalistic norms.
• Dokoupil appeared in a promo, for example, alleging that legacy media outlets have not covered past events well “because we’ve taken into account the perspective of advocates and not the average American.
• Or we put too much weight in the analysis of academics or elites, and not enough on you.” CBS News said Friday that one of its new principles was “We love America.
• And we make no apologies for saying so.” But taking such a stance could undermine the operation’s newsgathering, particularly on a day when President Trump declared that the U. S.