AXIOS (Sara Fischer) - Bari Weiss adds new podcasters and writers as CBS contributors
CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss will announce a slate of new contributors for the network on Tuesday during an all-hands meeting with staff, sources told Axios. Why it matters: The contributors are part of a broader effort by Weiss to change CBS to align with a set of journalistic principles and guidelines she introduced in October. - Many of those changes, including delaying a recent "60 Minutes" episode, have ruffled the feathers of longtime staffers who worry they threaten the network's editorial independence. - Weiss was hired in October after CBS parent Paramount acquired her news startup, The Free Press. Weiss reports directly to Paramount CEO and chair David Ellison. Zoom in: The new list of contributors includes mostly…
AI:CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss is set to announce a new slate of contributors, primarily composed of independent writers and podcasters, as part of an effort to shift the network's editorial direction. The move reflects Weiss's strategy to import an "upstart newsroom model" by leveraging personalities with large, loyal followings—including science podcasters and journalists from her startup, The Free Press—to increase CBS News' cultural relevance.Open