what is the purpose of “CBS News” ?
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. Its current president is Sean McManus who is also head of CBS Sports. Don Hewitt, executive producer of CBS News, is the creator of 60 Minutes. Rick Kaplan, a multiple award-winning news producer and executive whose career in broadcast journalism spans more than 35 years, is the executive producer of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. CBS Newspath CBS Newspath is CBS News’ satellite news gathering service (similar to CNN Newsource). CBS Newspath provides national hard news, sports highlights, regional spot news, features and live coverage of major breaking news events for affiliate stations to use in their local news broadcasts. CBS Newspath has a team of domestic and global correspondents and freelance reporters dedicated to reporting for affiliates and offers several different national or international stories fronted by reporters on a daily basis. CBS Newspath also relies heavily on local affiliates sha