Latest News About Bari Weiss drives CBS toward year-end

Updated 2026-06-18 07:06

appeared at CBS News as editor-in-chief toward the end of 2025, pushing to shape programming for viral-ready content while overseeing shifts within CBS Evening News. Coverage covers exit from The New York Times, the CBS acquisition of The Free Press, and discussions over her reporting style and newsroom direction. L.A. Woman facilitated her return to New York. Britannica Profiles her journey, to WSJ to launching The Free Press newsletter. Inside Weiss’ bumpy revamp at CBS profile spotlights scrutiny and even drew jokes on her own network.

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‘We need to be the news': Inside Bari Weiss' bumpy revamp at CBS

Bari Weiss' reimagining of CBS News has faced heavy scrutiny, and even became a punchline on her own network.

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L.A. Woman

Her exile in Hollywood paved the way for a triumphant return to New York.

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Gallery 2 — Bari Weiss

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Bari Weiss

Bari Weiss is an American opinion journalist who worked for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times before starting her own newsletter publication, The Free Press. A polarizing figure for her often controversy-stirring positions, Weiss was named the editor in chief for CBS News in October 2025.