"The CBS newsroom under Bari Weiss has reportedly had some intense disagreements over how the network should cover transgender people. Weiss's first three months leading CBS have been marked with controversy, from her decision to pull a 60 Minutes story on the CECOT prison in El Salvador to her interview with Charlie Kirk's widow. Now, reporters have revealed that a correspondent and producer clashed in November over how to use the phrase "biological sex.""
"A prominent correspondent at the network wrote in an email viewed by The Guardian that the network "should refrain from adopting terminology advocated by the movement," referring to the Trans Journalists Association's stylebook. The guide provides editorial best practices on how to cover trans people, including name and pronoun usage. A producer wrote back, "It's a TJA style 'guide' - that's what I'm trying to do. Guide us to better coverage.""
"Weiss, 41, gained notoriety after her 2020 resignation from The New York Times, when she accused the paper of enforcing what she described as "ideological conformity." She later launched The Free Press in 2021 alongside her wife, Nellie Bowles, and her sister, Suzy Weiss. The network was acquired by Paramount Skydance in October, and Weiss was appointed as the editor in chief of CBS News."
Intense disagreements have emerged at CBS under Bari Weiss over how the newsroom should cover transgender people, including a November clash between a correspondent and a producer about using the phrase "biological sex." A correspondent advised refraining from terminology advocated by the movement and referenced the Trans Journalists Association's stylebook, while a producer urged following the TJA guide to improve coverage. Weiss gained notoriety after her 2020 resignation from The New York Times and later launched The Free Press in 2021. Paramount Skydance acquired the network in October and appointed Weiss editor in chief. Weiss also pulled a planned 60 Minutes episode about CECOT prisons the day before it was to air, citing a need for responses from Trump administration officials; a reporter said those officials had previously declined to participate.
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