The Gospel According to Bari

"During a much-publicized town hall Tuesday, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss was asked what she would say to critics who argue the division has become a "right-wing network" under her leadership. "Look at the coverage that CBS News has put out since I started," she said, insisting she wants only to be a "mouthpiece for fairness and pursuit of the truth." If he were still alive, Roger Ailes - who sold Fox News with the slogan "Fair and balanced" - would surely have smiled at her gall."

"As Status's Oliver Darcy correctly observed, writing about the CBS Evening News this month, "One could indeed look at the coverage - of the January 6 anniversary, the softball Pete Hegseth interview, or the bizarre salute to Marco Rubio, among other recent notable moments - and reasonably conclude the network has, in fact, shifted rightward.""

"There's also the way Weiss abruptly pulled a 60 Minutes segment about the Trump administration's relationship with El Salvador's CECOT prison camp over bogus concerns about "fairness," only to just as abruptly - and with virtually no advance notice - reschedule the same segment, barely changed, so it would air opposite NBC's most-watched NFL divisional-playoff game ever, all but guaranteeing low ratings."

"And the list of new contributors Weiss revealed this week that, despite the presence of a few nonpartisan journalists and personalities, is dominated by right-coded intellectuals and academics, including a Brexit-embracing Black journalist who worked for the U.K. equivalent of Fox News, three medical voices often aligned with RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement ( Peter Attia, Andrew Huberman, Mark Hyman), and the president of the right-"

Bari Weiss claimed a commitment to fairness and pursuit of truth while critics labeled CBS News a right-wing network. The division's coverage and personnel changes since her arrival signal a pronounced rightward shift, with notable moments including January 6 anniversary coverage, a soft interview with Pete Hegseth, and a praise-filled salute to Marco Rubio. Weiss pulled and then rescheduled a 60 Minutes segment about the Trump administration's ties to El Salvador's CECOT prison camp, placing it opposite a major NBC NFL playoff game. New contributors skew right-coded, including a Brexit-embracing journalist and medical figures linked to RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement.

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