Article in Democracy Now! by Amy Goodman, 10/9/25
Headline: “Bari Weiss to Head CBS News as Pro-Trump, Pro-Israel Billionaire Ellison Family Expands Media Emire”
“We speak to journalist David Klion about the Trump-affiliated right wing’s increasing grip on mainstream news media, as “anti-woke” pundit Bari Weiss takes the helm as the new editor-in-chief of CBS News. The former New York Times opinion writer . . .in reality has a 20-year history of suppressing speech that she finds objectionable. . .”
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https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/8/bari_weiss_david_klion_cbs_paramount
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Article in Status by Oliver Darcy, 10/9/25
Headline: “The Weiss House”
“As Bari Weiss settles into CBS News, she’s moving fast – taking anchors to lunch, phoning potential hires, and plotting a new “Evening News” with names like Norah O’Donnell and Tony Dokoupil in the mix. . .”
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https://www.status.news/p/bari-weiss-cbs-news-evening-news
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Article in The Guardian by Jeremy Barr, 10/7/25
Headline: “CBS News staffers react to Bari Weiss being named editor-in-chief: ‘It’s utterly depressing’ “
Subhead: “Six network employees expressed a mix of emotions over the appointment in conversations with the Guardian”
“. . .In conversations with The Guardian, six current network employees who were not authorized to comment publicly expressed a mixture of apprehension, skepticism and frustration . . .”
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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/oct/07/cbs-news-staffers-react-bari-weiss-appointment
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Article in The Verge by Elizabeth Lopatto, 10/7/25
Headline: “Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomed”
“. . .No one can save CBS News, because it was made for a media ecosystem that is now dead. Broadcast television is slowly circling the drain, its aging audience drifting toward the great inevitable. . .”
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https://www.theverge.com/business/793525/bari-weiss-cbs-news-glass-cliff
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Article in Poynter by Tom Jones, 10/7/25
Headline: “Opinion | What will Bari Weiss do as head of CBS News? Her past may offer clues.”
Subhead: “Weiss promises courage and truth at CBS News. Her track record running The Free Press shows what that might look like.”
“. . .The acquisition puts one of the country’s most traditional news institutions — the former home of Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite — under the editorial guidance of a journalist who rose to fame in part by critiquing old-line media. . .”
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https://www.theverge.com/business/793525/bari-weiss-cbs-news-glass-cliff