Simply days after taking on as editor-in-chief of CBS Information, Bari Weiss has reportedly already rocked the boat with a few of her staffers. The New York Occasions printed a report on Sunday, October 19, about alleged pressure between Weiss and the workers of 60 Minutes following a gathering on Tuesday, October 14.
Weiss reportedly requested the workers, “Why does the nation suppose you’re biased?”
“The inquiry was met with shocked awkwardness, in line with three individuals who recounted particulars from the non-public session in Midtown Manhattan,” Michael M. Grynbaum and Benjamin Mullin wrote within the New York Occasions piece. “The workers of 60 Minutes, the nation’s most-watched information program, view their protection as firmly nonpartisan and reject criticism from President [Donald] Trump and his allies who argue that it has a liberal slant.”
President Trump sued CBS Information’ guardian firm, Paramount World, in 2024, claiming 60 Minutes deceptively edited an interview with Kamala Harris in her favor. Trump and Paramount World reached a $16 million settlement earlier this 12 months, which has introduced the media firm underneath a lot scrutiny.
Weiss simply grew to become the editor-in-chief of CBS Information on October 6, however has wasted no time making waves. In line with the NYT report, there was a combined response amongst CBS Information workers to their new chief.
“Some workers members are hopeful that Ms. Weiss will deliver some wanted vitality and concepts to a information division that has struggled to adapt to the digital age,” Grynbaum and Mullin added. “Her curiosity in huge interviews and larger audiences has buoyed some CBS journalists, who suppose their community, which has cycled by 5 presidents in 5 years, wants a shake-up.”
The journalists additionally reported that Weiss is “impressing” some high executives at CBS, whereas “confounding” others. Plus, they famous, she has already been personally concerned in some interview bookings with topics who’re right-leaning.
“Ms. Weiss, an ardent supporter of Israel … helped e-book an interview with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister,” the report stated. “She later labored with 60 Minutes producers to land Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, the architects of President Trump’s Center East peace plan, for this Sunday’s episode.”