WGAE Says CBS News Assured Them That Members Won’t Be Disciplined If They Don’t Respond To Bari Weiss’ Query

CBS News staffers don’t have to respond to Bari Weiss’ memo asking about their work, unions say

New Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison is shaking up CBS News with Bari Weiss’ hire. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images; Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press CBS News staffers won’t face discipline for not responding to Bari Weiss’ memo, several unions said. Weiss, the new editor-in-chief, requested staff feedback on their work habits and the network broadly. “I want to understand how you spend your working hours,” Weiss wrote. CB…

CBS News staffers don't have to respond to Bari Weiss' memo asking about their work, unions say

New Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison is shaking up CBS News with Bari Weiss' hire.Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images; Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free PressCBS News staffers won't face discipline for not responding to Bari Weiss' memo, several unions said.Weiss, the new editor-in-chief, requested staff feedback on their work habits and the network broadly."I want to understand how you spend your working hours," Weiss wrote.CBS News…

WGAE Says CBS News Assured Them That Members Won’t Be Disciplined If They Don’t Respond To Bari Weiss’ Query

The guild said the network told them they won't face discipline if they don't respond.

CBS producers grappling with 'mass confusion' from new Trump-backed boss: report

Producers at CBS News told Variety on Monday that they are grappling with "conflicting orders" and "mass confusion" because of a memo sent by the new organization's editor in chief, Bari Weiss. Last week, Weiss sent CBS News staffers a memo requesting that they explain "how they spend their time" to...

Bari Weiss Memo Sparks Confusion at CBS News: Some Producers Urge Staff to Respond After WGA Says to Wait

A memo from Bari Weiss has sparked great confusion at CBS News, as staffers are told by producers to respond and by WGA to refrain

John Oliver slams CBS for putting Bari Weiss in charge

Calling her journalism “deeply misleading,” Oliver said Weiss risks politicizing one of America’s major newsrooms