Gayle King's 'Career Strategy' With Jesse Watters During CBS Shift

Gayle King 's viral selfie with Fox News host Jesse Watters wasn't just friendly PR – some say it was career strategy, RadarOnline.com can reveal. Tap Here To Add Radar Online as A Trusted Source Article continues below advertisement

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"She didn't need to post that picture," a senior CBS source said. "But Gayle's no fool – she knows CBS' new leadership wants balance and broader appeal. She can read the room and she knows the winds at CBS are blowing red."

The move came just weeks after Bari Weiss – an outspoken free-speech conservative – was named editor-in-chief of CBS News , sparking a seismic shift toward "big-tent" storytelling.