Earlier today, we told you about Bari Weiss, the former New York Times op-ed editor and writer, and Paramount's offer to buy The Free Press, the outlet she established after leaving the NYT.
Lefties are not happy about this, because Weiss does what they refuse to do: engage in actual journalism. A 'free speech attorney,' Jenin Younes, deleted a post in which she called Weiss a 'modern-day Goebbels.'
Other CBS staffers are mad, too, and they're threatening to leave over Weiss's new role with the company:
CBS News staffers ‘apoplectic’ over Bari Weiss’s apparent imminent arrival, threaten to quit: report https://t.co/Q08EYZ2J2J pic.twitter.com/cm9F3kJ5QR
— New York Post (@nypost) September 4, 2025
Here's more from the New York Post:
CBS News staffers are “apoplectic” over reports that Bari Weiss — an avowedly pro-Israel journalist — is on the verge of taking a top job at the Tiffany Network, according to a report.
Weiss, the former New York Times opinion editor who quit in 2020 after blasting the paper’s “illiberal environment,” is reportedly in line for a senior editorial role at CBS as part of Paramount’s pending acquisition of her startup, the Free Press, in a deal valued at up to $200 million.
Paramount boss David Ellison, who seized control of the network in an $8 billion mega-merger with Skydance, has declined to comment on the talks. But the Puck News website reported late Wednesday that the deal is in advanced stages and likely to close soon.
Oh no. Not a pro-Israel journalist!
This is another win for Weiss, because anyone who would quit over her being an editor at CBS isn't a journalist.
— Stuck (@StuckInMiddleU) September 4, 2025
More than acceptable.
So, basically what we call a "self-correcting problem", then?
— Can of Spam (@iDoLikeSpam) September 4, 2025
It sure is.
What's with this new thing of employees going public with their complaints about new leadership?
— JeffC (@JeffChrz) September 4, 2025
Let them quit.
This is who the Left is: they think they have more rights and sway than the people who sign their paychecks.
It will save her having to fire everyone.
— Thatch (@THATCH_ARISES) September 4, 2025
It will be interesting to see if one of the leftwing propaganda outlets can be restored into something approximating a news outlet.
We'll see.
https://t.co/cChGziJwwY pic.twitter.com/aKw5tOiYil
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) September 4, 2025
Our sentiments exactly.
Win win. Anyone who would quit over Bari Weiss has no business being a journalist. The cancer self-deporting like that is worth $200M by itself. https://t.co/SBSvBTDn4j
— tedfrank (@tedfrank) September 4, 2025
Worth every penny.
The value of bringing in Bari just went up. https://t.co/MnR0TjP3tH
— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) September 4, 2025
It skyrocketed.
I suspect CBS is counting on many of them quitting. https://t.co/CwNv8R8nml
— IT Guy (@ITGuy1959) September 4, 2025
Probably.
“Threaten to quit.”
— Rob Saker (@robsaker) September 4, 2025
I think @bariweiss would find those terms acceptable!
Hiring Weiss to restore CBS News would immediately catapult them to relevance in an industry filled with political mouthpieces.
MSNBC, Fox, CNN, CBS, NYT… all cater to political extremists. https://t.co/dh7AGJdZCo
The Left cannot tolerate the thought of not having a stranglehold on every media outlet. Hence, the meltdowns.