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CBS Editor Threatened Staff Over Palestinian Death Figure

By Drooid · Oct 15, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC · How we work

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Shayndi Raice, CBS News foreign editor, threatened to fire staffers during a Tuesday meeting.
Raice dismissed the 74,000 Palestinian death figure as a “magic number” and called it posturing.
Senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams said she was ordered to alter the Oct. 7 anniversary report without negotiation.
CBS senior global affairs correspondent Trevor Phillips defended editorial oversight and condemned publicizing the newsroom dispute.

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Shayndi Raice, CBS News foreign editor, threatened to fire staffers during a Tuesday meeting.
Raice dismissed the 74,000 Palestinian death figure as a “magic number” and called it posturing.
Senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams said she was ordered to alter the Oct. 7 anniversary report without negotiation.
CBS senior global affairs correspondent Trevor Phillips defended editorial oversight and condemned publicizing the newsroom dispute.