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Bari Weiss adds new podcasters and writers as CBS contributors

Weiss is importing an upstart newsroom model into a legacy media organization, prioritizing independent voices with built-in, loyal followings.

Axios

‘Mushy’ Bari Weiss announces she’s pausing her ‘Honestly’ podcast ‘for a few short months’

‘If I sound mushy right now, it’s because I love making this show, and I’m not done making it,’ Bari Weiss declared in her announcement.

The Independent UK

Trump tells new CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil that he owes his job to him in first interview

The CBS Evening News host questioned Trump on the economy, before the president said Dokoupil ‘wouldn't have a job right now’ if Kamala Harris won in 2024

The Independent UK

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Bari Weiss makes pointed dig at new French citizen George Clooney after he slammed her CBS News takeover: ‘Bonjour!’

Hollywood star railed against Weiss for ‘dismantling’ CBS News since her arrival this fall while blasting news network for capitulating to Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss defends decision to pull 60 Minutes episode on El Salvador prison

CBS News editor-in-chief argues in memo that network’s priority was ‘comprehensive and fair’ coverage

The Guardian - US

Megyn Kelly argues that Bari Weiss and Ben Shapiro ‘are making antisemites’

‘They are making antisemites. Tucker is not making antisemites. They are,’ Megyn Kelly told Vanity Fair this week.

The Independent UK

‘Morning Joe’ shreds Bari Weiss for spiking ‘60 Minutes’ segment: She’s ‘cosplaying’ as a journalist

‘This story is promoted on Friday. And then it is spiked on Saturday because the White House decides they’re not going to give a comment,’ Joe Scarborough pointed out.

The Independent UK

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Outrage after CBS pulls 60 Minutes segment on El Salvador’s Cecot prison

Controversially appointed editor-in-chief Bari Weiss says: ‘I held that story and I held it because it wasn’t ready’

The Guardian - US

‘Holy f***ing dumpster fire’: Bari Weiss sparks ‘revolt’ at ‘60 Minutes’ by spiking CECOT segment

EXCLUSIVE: ‘It’s going to be fascinating to see how far Bari is willing to double down on the piece ‘not ready’ argument and or/attack Sharyn and [60 Minutes],’ one CBS News staffer told The Independent.

The Independent UK

Has feminism failed women? CBS wants to know

Bari Weiss is touting a new debate series at the network as the billionaire Ellisons’ media power grows

The Guardian - US

‘CBS Evening News’ anchor chokes back tears during emotional farewell amid Bari Weiss revamp

‘Thank you for watching. Good night and good luck,’ the two CBS News anchors said together at the end of the broadcast.

The Independent UK

CBS News launches town hall series featuring JD Vance following Bari Weiss’ ratings flop

Following the Bari Weiss-moderated sitdown with Erika Kirk that was a massive ratings flop, CBS News has doubled down on the format and is launching a new town hall series in partnership with Weiss’ “anti-woke” digital media outlet that the network’s parent company recently purchased.

The Independent UK

CBS News staff grouse over ‘mediocre’ Tony Dokoupil getting ‘Evening News’ gig: ‘It’s an insult’

‘He’s clearly been rewarded with the Evening News throne,’ one CBS News reporter said before snarking about the dwindling viewership of the program. ‘Although, some might argue it’s more of a toilet seat now.’

The Independent UK

X Gets Fined

Plus: Netflix buys Warner Bros., the tradlife really can be yours, baby slop on YouTube, gender insanity in Oklahoma, and more...

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The Independent UK

Maurice DuBois to exit CBS — leaving ‘Evening News’ with no anchors amid Bari Weiss’ overhaul

CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has been openly searching for a splashy outside hire to take over the perennially third-place evening news broadcast

The Independent UK

CBS News staffers rip ‘shallow’ Bari Weiss for moderating ‘absurd’ network town hall with Erika Kirk

‘How embarrassing,’ one network staffer told The Independent. ‘Bari’s been Editor-in-Chief for five seconds and has revealed that all she really wants is to be on TV herself.’

The Guardian - US

Bari Weiss to moderate CBS News town hall with Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika Kirk

Exclusive: event, scheduled to air on 13 December, will focus on ‘grief, faith, politics, and more’, according to internal files

The Independent UK

CBS News faces investigation from top House Democrat over editing of ‘60 Minutes’ Trump interview

‘The double standard here undermines public trust and demonstrates how Paramount’s capitulation has compromised CBS News’s independence,” Jamie Raskin wrote Wednesday

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Reason

The Poverty Line Isn't a Vibe

A more robust welfare state won't change the fact that tradeoffs exist, even for relatively wealthy Americans who choose to have kids.

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss mocked for suggesting ‘charismatic’ voices like Alan Dershowitz are what CBS News needs

‘As you’re watching this, consider that she likely made this exact pitch to David Ellison and he said, yes, precisely, here is $150 million and the top job at CBS News,” Drop Site News’ Ryan Grim observed.

Reason

Artificially Inflated?

Plus: Ted Cruz eyes 2028, Nicolás Maduro imagines, and more...

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss wants to take down CBS News’ Standards and Practices unit for having ‘too much power’: sources

EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss’s security detail is costing CBS $10,000 per day, according to report

Weiss took over CBS News last month after its parent company bought her Substack, The Free Press, for $150 million

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss has added another Fox News star to her list of potential ‘CBS Evening News’ anchors

When asked about Bari Weiss considering Dana Perino to lead CBS Evening News, one senior CBS News staffer responded to The Independent with a face-palm emoji.

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss offers ‘support’ to laid-off CBS News staffers on ‘enormously difficult day’: ‘My door is open’

The steep cuts to the news division included the entire race and culture unit, two streaming shows and the bureau in Johannesburg. Additionally, the network’s Saturday morning news show was gutted and its two hosts were let go.

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