"On Monday, Bari Weiss was named editor-in-chief of CBS News after parent company Paramount Skydance acquired The Free Press-a substack Weiss started in 2020 that eventually became the website-in a reported $150 million deal. While the conservative journalist, author, and podcast host will now report directly to Paramount CEO David Ellison, The Free Press will continue as a separate entity. If none of this elicits an immediate expulsion of your last meal, allow me to explain why it should."
"For starters, Weiss-a self-designated Rowling was the subject of Weiss's podcast, "Zionist fanatic"-rose to prominence in the last decade via the mass production of ill-informed op-eds criticizing any leftist causes or ideological framework. Naturally, this included the degradation of gender affirming care (J.K. The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling); intersectionality ( in her words: a "caste system, in which people are judged according to how much their particular caste has suffered throughout history."); and anyone who decried Libs of TikTok-led attacks on LGBTQ+ people (in 2022, Weiss accused Twitter of "censoring" Chaya Raichik's deliberately inflammatory and dangerous account)."
"Despite her support of free speech, Weiss didn't last more than three years as a staff editor and writer for the Opinion section of the gobbledygook. In her memorable New York Times due to the well-earned criticism she received for her relentless right-wing resignation letter, published on her Substack in 2020, Weiss blamed "unlawful discrimination, hostile work environment, and constructive discharge" and "caving to the whims of critics on Twitter" for her departure."
Bari Weiss was named editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount Skydance acquired The Free Press, a Substack Weiss started in 2020, in a reported $150 million deal. She will report directly to Paramount CEO David Ellison while The Free Press continues as a separate entity. Weiss rose to prominence through mass-produced opinion pieces criticizing leftist causes, including gender-affirming care and intersectionality, which she described as "a caste system." She accused Twitter of "censoring" Chaya Raichik and resigned from the New York Times alleging "unlawful discrimination, hostile work environment, and constructive discharge." Her stances attracted scrutiny from outlets like the Wall Street Journal.
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