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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (W. James Antle III) - Bari Weiss’s Big, Difficult Plans for Legacy Media
It’s hard to win back an audience without losing the audience you have. The post Bari Weiss’s Big, Difficult Plans for Legacy Media appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Bari Weiss’s Big, Difficult Plans for Legacy Media It’s hard to win back an audience without losing the audience you have. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press) Depending on which news sources you choose to believe, Bari Weiss is either about to expand her media empire to include editorial control of CNN or she is one banana peel away from oblivion at CBS News after her dust-up with 60 Minutes practically sent her into hiding. Either way, it is a fitting illustration of the problem Weiss is ostensibly attempting to combat . Trust in the legacy media is at or near an all-time low . In…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - CBS's Bari Weiss to oversee CNN's editorial decisions if merger proceeds: Axios
Weiss has overseen a dramatic overhaul of CBS News after the buyout of her own The Free Press.
AXIOS (Sara Fischer) - Women snatch MAGA's megaphone
As the MAGA media ecosystem fractures , conservative women are stepping into a growing influence vacuum. Why it matters: The MAGA "manosphere" has become increasingly critical of President Trump, creating space for conservative women to expand the movement's reach to new voters. - The Democratic edge among women has also narrowed over the past few years, creating a wider audience opportunity for women focused on conservative lifestyles. Driving the news: Infighting within the MAGA media ecosystem is helping new voices break through. - Candace Owens has had the fastest-growing right-wing podcast for the past two quarters, per data from Howard Polskin, a conservative media expert and author of TheRighting blog. - Owens'…
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