Key Facts

• CBS News announced 19 new contributors during an all-hands meeting led by Bari Weiss, the network’s editor-in-chief.
• The contributors are experts in various fields including politics, national security, health, happiness, arts, food, and style.
• Elliot Ackerman is a Marine Corps veteran and award-winning author who will contribute to CBS News.
• Peter Attia, MD, a longevity expert and podcast host, had joined but stepped down in February.
• Masih Alinejad is an Iranian-American journalist and activist known for advocating women's rights in Iran.
• Arthur Brooks is a social scientist and professor who studies human happiness and is a CBS contributor.
• Roger Carstens is a former U.S. Army Special Forces officer and past Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.
• Caroline Chambers and Clare de Boer are chefs and food writers with bestselling cookbooks and notable achievements in the culinary field.