‘We Need to Be the News’: Inside Bari Weiss’s Bumpy Revamp at CBS
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, urged the "CBS Evening News" team to create nightly content with viral potential, aiming to make the show "be the news" during a two-week country tour with new anchor Tony Dokoupil.
- Weiss's overhaul of CBS News has faced significant criticism and became a source of humor, notably during the Golden Globes where CBS was mocked as "America’s newest place to see BS news."
- The changes have sparked cultural backlash and raised concerns about Weiss's leadership of the news division, which trails behind ABC and NBC in viewership.
- Tony Dokoupil's debut was troubled by a teleprompter malfunction, partly due to last-minute script rewrites by
