
Article in The Wrap by Sharon Waxman, 6/8/26
Headline: “Bari Weiss Has Become a Liability for David Ellison at CBS News – Will He Make a Move? | Analysis”
Subhead: “It turns out that her immaturity, disorganization and inability to learn from mistakes have been even more damaging than her lack of experience”
“It was an apocalyptic week in the world of media, where the polite veneer at CBS News was ripped away to reveal fear, loathing, betrayal and ultimately the murder of the most respected newsmagazine on television, ’60 Minutes,’ by Editor in Chief Bari Weiss.
Weiss’s name was everywhere on social media all weekend, with overwhelmingly negative backlash to her decision to fire Scott Pelley last week after firing the senior leadership days before that. . .”
Read the full article at:
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/tv/will-david-ellison-fire-bari-weiss-cbs-news/
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Article in The Nation by Jon Walsh, 6/8/26
Headline: “Fire Bari Weiss!”
Subhead: “Which is worse, her political malevolence or her incompetence?”
“After CBS News 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley was fired by Bari Weiss’s incompetent henchman Nick Bilton last week, the network veteran went public with his complaints about Weiss’s politically motivated mismanagement of the show. One of his most noteworthy complaints was that she pushed the correspondents to add distortions and lies to some of their segments. Media critics asked that Pelley be more specific, and on Sunday, with The New York Times, he was. . .”
Read the full article at:
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/scott-pelley-60-minutes-cbs-news/