Ahead of Dokoupil’s first night hosting Monday, CBS News released<\/a> a clip of Dokoupil acknowledging he has heard people have stopped trusting the media over their failure to properly discuss certain stories, such as Russiagate, Hunter Biden’s laptop and COVID lockdowns.<\/p>\n “The point is that, on too many stories, the press has missed the story,” Dokoupil said. “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.”<\/p>\n CBS NEWS STAFFERS RECEIVE NEW MARCHING ORDERS, URGED TO TREAT DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS EQUALLY<\/a><\/p>\n New “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil gave a preview of his new show Thursday. (Michele Crowe\/CBS via Getty Images)<\/p>\n He added that he feels similarly and vowed that, as the new host of “CBS Evening News,” he would put the viewers’ interests over politicians, advertisers and “the corporate owners of CBS.”<\/p>\n “I report for you, which means I tell you what I know, when I know it and how I know it. And when I get it wrong, I’ll tell you that too. It also means I’m going to talk to everybody and hold everyone in public life to the same standard. After all, I became a journalist to talk to people. I love talking to people about what works in this country, what doesn’t, and not only what should change, but the good ideas that should never change. I think telling the truth is one of them,” Dokoupil said.<\/p>\n CBS HOST DEFENDS TRUMP’S EFFORTS TO DE-WOKIFY THE SMITHSONIAN’S PRESENTATION OF US HISTORY<\/a><\/p>\n “I’m Tony Dokoupil, the anchor of the ‘CBS Evening News.’ Hold me to it.”<\/p>\n CBS News host Tony Dokoupil was reportedly hand-picked by Bari Weiss to host “CBS Evening News.” (Jason Mendez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Fox News Digital<\/a> reached out to CBS for comment.<\/p>\n CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss announced that Dokoupil would be replacing<\/a> current co-anchors John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois in a statement released in December.<\/p>\n CBS HOST POURS COLD WATER ON LIBERAL OUTRAGE TO COLBERT CANCELLATION, SAYS LATE-NIGHT INDUSTRY IS ‘BROKEN’<\/a><\/p>\n “We live in a time in which many people have lost trust in the media. Tony Dokoupil is the person to win it back,” CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss said in a press release. “That\u2019s because he believes in old-school journalistic values: asking the hard questions, following the facts wherever they lead and holding power to account. Americans hungry for fairness will see that on display night after night.”<\/p>\n Dokoupil will be the fourth anchor to helm “CBS Evening News” since 2019 and was reportedly hand-picked by Weiss in what has been one of her most significant moves as the new CBS head.<\/p>\n Tony Dokoupil reportedly caused drama as a “CBS Mornings” anchor after grilling author Ta-Nehisi Coates over his anti-Israel views. (Michele Crowe\/CBS News)<\/p>\n![\"Tony](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dokoupil.jpg\")
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