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Bari Weiss Takes Hiatus From Podcast as Turmoil Mounts at CBS News
Bari Weiss pauses her podcast to focus on reimagining CBS News amid controversies and network changes, overseeing editorial direction as her tenure approaches four months.
- On Friday, Bari Weiss announced she is pausing Honestly With Bari Weiss for a few months but plans to return, posting the news on The Free Press.
- Following the acquisition, The Free Press was integrated into CBS News after a $150 million deal by David Ellison, and Weiss framed her editor-in-chief role as a major responsibility.
- After pulling a legally approved 60 Minutes investigation, Weiss retooled and quietly aired the segment Sunday, prompting clashes with Alfonsi and Pelley and joining Monday meetings with producers.
- Despite the reboot, CBS Evening News averaged 4.2 million viewers for Jan. 12–16 and trails ABC's 8.2 million, amid external pressure.
- Ongoing newsroom tensions suggest broader personnel and editorial shifts may follow as Weiss considers replacing Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan, while critics allege her hire aimed to please President Donald Trump amid David Ellison's corporate moves.
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Notorious Media Personality Faces Firing After Ridiculous, Inappropriate Meltdown - The American Tribune.com
Tensions are building at CBS News as “60 Minutes” correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Scott Pelley face potential firing for resisting editor-in-chief Bari Weiss’s changes. Weiss, who was appointed after Paramount Skydance acquired the Free Press, oversees the program and pushed back on Alfonsi’s CECOT prison segment for lacking balance, delaying its release. Apparently, Alfonsi reportedly yelled “You don’t get to produce me!” at deputy Adam Ruben…
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Total News Sources40
Leaning Left9Leaning Right13Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Right
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Right
45% Right
L 31%
C 24%
R 45%
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