Bari Weiss

No. 10: Bari Weiss: The journalist who went from challenging legacy media to running it

The journalist who had built her reputation challenging legacy media was suddenly responsible for reshaping one of its most storied institutions.

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Bari Weiss speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, US, May 3, 2022.
CBS Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss (L) and former '60 Minutes' host Scott Pelley (R).

'She's murdering 60 Minutes': Pelley’s attack on new CBS Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss ends in firing

The broadcast has seen a lot of turnover under the new management, and the dismissal comes after disputes with the current EP, Nick Bilton, and the editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, over its new direction

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The Free Press' Honestly with Bari Weiss (L) hosts Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) presented by Uber and X on January 17, 2025 in Washington, DC

'The New York Times' tried to cancel Bari Weiss. Now she's running CBS - comment

From her exit at the New York Times to leading CBS News, Bari Weiss’s rise reflects a deeper fight over power, culture, and who shapes journalism’s future.

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The CBS Broadcast Center stands in Manhattan on September 13, 2018 in New York City.

'60 Minutes' segment on Trump's deportations, CEGOT mega-prison leaks after being pulled by CBS

CBS pulled a “60 Minutes” report on El Salvador’s mega-prison hours before air, sparking claims of political censorship and debate over government influence on journalism.

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Nick Cannon reviews Bari Weiss’ ‘How to Fight Anti-Semitism’

Today, he posted his review on Instagram, calling the book “an insightful and powerful read.”

AUGUST 1, 2020ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
Nick Cannon, left, reviewed the book about anti-Semitism that Bari Weiss, right, published in 2019

Editorialized news reporting is worse now than the Bari Weiss controversy

JULY 25, 2020By ERIC R. MANDEL
A man reading a paper

Letters to the Editor, July 20, 2020: Free money

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

JULY 19, 2020ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Bari Weiss resigns from ‘New York Times,’ citing culture of groupthink

"Showing up for work as a centrist at an American newspaper should not require bravery," she wrote in her resignation letter.

JULY 14, 2020ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
Bari Weiss