‘Not puff pieces and kid gloves’: why Bari Weiss is hiring British journalists at CBS News
Summary
Bari Weiss, the editor-in-chief of CBS News, is hiring British journalists to add different opinions to American newsrooms. She aims to challenge what she sees as a dominant and uniform viewpoint in U.S. journalism.Key Facts
- Bari Weiss left the New York Times and became CBS News editor-in-chief.
- Weiss faces internal and external opposition at CBS News.
- She hired Trevor Phillips, a British broadcaster, as a senior global affairs correspondent.
- Josh Boswell, a British investigative reporter, was also recently hired.
- Douglas Murray, a British conservative writer, contributes a weekly column to Weiss’s Free Press outlet.
- Weiss met with BBC presenter Justin Webb, but no job was discussed.
- Weiss wants to bring more opinion diversity and different attitudes to U.S. media.
- Weiss has a network of British contacts who share her views on topics like Israel and trans issues.
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