Bari Weiss confirmed as editor-in chief of CBS News

Jewish journalist Bari Weiss says she has taken the helm of CBS News, in a major changing of the guard at one of the premier US news organizations.

Weiss says in an email to readers of The Free Press, the news outlet she started in 2022, that, “as of today, I am editor-in-chief of CBS News,” confirming recent reports that such a move was in the works.

In her position, she will oversee leading programs like “60 Minutes” and “Sunday Morning,” and play a role in “shaping how millions of Americans read, listen, watch, and, most importantly, understand the news in the 21st century,” Weiss writes.

Weiss says she will remain CEO and editor-in-chief of The Free Press, which is joining Paramount, the mother company of CBS.

Weiss, a prominent critic of the far left, has spent stints in Israel and wrote a 2019 book about combating antisemitism.

She made a high-profile exit from The New York Times in 2020, saying she had been subjected to bullying from colleagues who had called her a “Nazi and a racist” and complained about her coverage of Jews.

Before her role at the Times, Weiss worked at The Wall Street Journal. She has also worked for the Israeli daily Haaretz and the century-old American Jewish newspaper The Forward, and held a senior editing role at the online Jewish publication Tablet Magazine.

Unconfirmed reports last month said that Paramount was preparing to acquire The Free Press for over $100 million.