CBS News is pushing out dissenters, replacing them with inexperienced hires
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CBS News is pushing out dissenters, replacing them with inexperienced hires
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June 1, 2026 12:30PM (EDT)
Bari Weiss, head of CBS News, has led an overhaul of the division (Caroline Gutman for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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The network’s new editor-in-chief has championed a press free from élite bias, while aligning herself with a billionaire class…
Weiss has overhauled the prestige news show.
Weiss has overhauled the prestige news show.
The firing of several longtime “60 Minutes” staffers—including Scott Pelley—has put the leadership of CBS News head Bari Weiss…
Weiss ought to cut her losses, green-light the piece, and try to start acting like an editor – not like a cog in the machine of…
