Bari Weiss asks CBS News staff to explain what they do and what's 'broken.' Read the full memo.

Paramount is reportedly planning to announce a deal for Bari Weiss to join CBS News as editor in chief after acquiring her Free Press media company on Monday.

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The story so far

4 developments
  1. Oct 2, 2025Bari Weiss, Who Thinks Everything Is Woke, Will Be CBS Editor in Chief
  2. Oct 6, 2025Bari Weiss is CBS' editor in chief
  3. Oct 8, 2025CBS becomes Bari Weiss’ ‘anti-woke’ arena as the millennial media mogul (and mainstream media critic) digs in
  4. Oct 10, 2025Only lean-left coverage:Bari Weiss asks CBS News staff to explain what they do and what's 'broken.' Read the full memo.

Who covered each development

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Quiet for 354 days

Last development · Oct 10, 2025 — Bari Weiss asks CBS News staff to explain what they do and what's 'broken.' Read the full memo.

How each side is putting it

Left

6 viewpoints
InsiderLean Left· 354d ago

Bari Weiss asks CBS News staff to explain what they do and what's 'broken.' Read the full memo.

The WeekLean Left· 356d ago

How Bari Weiss could change CBS News

NPRLean Left· 357d ago

Bari Weiss is CBS' editor in chief

NPRLean Left· 358d ago

Who is Bari Weiss? CBS News' new editor-in-chief is a vocal critic of legacy media

CNNLean Left· 358d ago

Bari Weiss is now CBS News editor-in-chief after Paramount acquires The Free Press

Center

6 viewpoints
ForbesCenter· 357d ago

What Will Bari Weiss Running CBS News Mean For Broadcast Journalism?

The HillCenter· 357d ago

Bari Weiss will run CBS News, gets $150 million — and victory over wokeness

Deseret NewsCenter· 357d ago

Bari Weiss, CBS and the launch of a full-court Free Press

PoynterCenter· 357d ago

What will Bari Weiss do as head of CBS News? Her past may offer clues.

AdweekCenter· 357d ago

Paramount Announces Bari Weiss as CBS News’ New Editor-in-Chief

Right

8 viewpoints
FortuneLean Right· 356d ago

CBS becomes Bari Weiss’ ‘anti-woke’ arena as the millennial media mogul (and mainstream media critic) digs in

TownhallRight· 356d ago

The Bari Weiss 'Takeover' of CBS News Requires Following Journalism Standards: Journalist Outrage Follows

Ran by 1 outlet· Breitbart News
Breitbart NewsRight· 357d ago

Panic Spreads at CBS News as Bari Weiss Becomes Editor-in-Chief

Breitbart NewsRight· 358d ago

Panic Spreads at CBS News as Bari Weiss Becomes Editor-in-Chief

Fox NewsRight· 357d ago

Liberal critics target Bari Weiss after CBS News Editor-in-Chief appointment announcement

The Washington Free BeaconRight· 357d ago

'What the F—?': CBS News Staffers Melt Down Over New Boss Bari Weiss

Other outlets

International, entertainment and tech outlets, by their rating. Not counted in the bar above. How we count coverage

Left

13 articles
DeadlineLean Left· 354d ago

Bari Weiss Memo Queries Staffers On What They Do, What’s Working And What’s Not

VarietyLean Left· 354d ago

WGA Urges CBS News Staffers Not Respond to Bari Weiss Memo Until Company Provides More Info on Purpose of Email (EXCLUSIVE)

The Hollywood ReporterLean Left· 354d ago

Bari Weiss Asks CBS News Staff What Needs Fixing as She Seeks to Put Her Stamp on Network

Ran by 1 outlet· The Guardian
The GuardianLean Left· 357d ago

CBS News staffers react to Bari Weiss being named editor-in-chief: ‘It’s utterly depressing’

The GuardianLean Left· 357d ago

CBS News staffers react to Bari Weiss being named editor-in-chief: ‘It’s utterly depressing’

The GuardianLean Left· 358d ago

Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News as Paramount buys Free Press startup

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