Latest News About Bari Weiss leads CBS News late 2025

Updated 2026-06-18 07:06

attended CBS News as editor-in-chief toward the end of 2025, pushing to shape show formats and bolster viral-ready content all while managing shifts within CBS Evening News. Coverage covers her departure from The New York Times, the CBS acquisition of The Free Press, and sparring over her reporting style and the newsroom’s future. L.A. Woman paved the way for a triumphant return to New York. The Washington Post Notes her career arc, to WSJ to launching her own newsletter, The Free Press. In Bari Weiss’ turbulent CBS overhaul profile highlights debate and even drew jokes within the network itself.

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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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‘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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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.