Who is Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief of CBS News?
Ex-NYT writer who launched ‘anti-woke commentary’ website will report directly to Paramount Skydance head David Ellison
Paramount Skydance has appointed Bari Weiss, a former New York Times opinion writer who launched an “anti-woke” commentary website, as editor-in-chief of CBS News.
Five years after an acrimonious exit from the New York Times, Weiss, 41, has been installed at the top of one of the most venerated institutions in US news – solidifying the
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