"Veteran CBS broadcaster Dan Rather slammed CBS News for hiring Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief, calling the move a symptom of the network's transformation under its new billionaire owner, Skydance CEO David Ellison a shift he described as turning the network into Trump-approved news. On Thursday, in his Substack newsletter Steady, Rather wrote that David's father and the co-founder of Oracle Corporation, Larry Ellison, and his son believe CBS News is broken. And like their friend Donald Trump, they're convinced the cure for a fracture is a sledgehammer."
"Weiss has never worked in television news, Rather noted, yet will report directly to David Ellison rather than CBS News leadership. He described her as anti-woke, anti-DEI and pro-Israel, with a reputation for being abrasive and disorganized. According to Rather, Weiss opened her tenure by telling staffers to cover the f***ing news, a remark that reportedly drew smirks and eyerolls."
CBS News hired Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief, with Weiss reporting directly to new owner David Ellison instead of CBS News leadership. Weiss lacks television news experience and is described as anti-woke, anti-DEI, pro-Israel, abrasive, and disorganized. Weiss reportedly opened her tenure telling staffers to "cover the f***ing news," drawing smirks and eyerolls. The Ellison family purchased Paramount Global for $8 billion, and the acquisition included a $150 million deal for Weiss's The Free Press in exchange for her position. Paramount settled a $16 million lawsuit from Donald Trump before the sale's approval, and Kenneth Weinstein was installed as ombudsman, raising questions about independence.
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