Report: Bari Weiss urged CBS reporters to pursue attacks on Democrats

journalismOct 19, 202656302

Multiple reports say CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss urged newsroom staff to pursue smear lines against Democratic candidates, pressing reporters to revisit debunked claims about Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Texas statehouse candidate James Talarico. Reporting and sample posts cite Semafor and other outlets saying Weiss pushed reporters to probe alleged ties between El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood and 9/11 and to highlight Talarico’s prior mental-health treatment, claims those sources describe as nonexistent or debunked. Critics in the posts say Weiss’s directives have prompted accusations that she is turning CBS into a partisan outlet and have led some viewers to call for boycotts and staffing changes. The coverage prompted broader scrutiny of CBS leadership under new ownership, with posts noting lawmakers have criticized owner Barry Diller’s stewardship and editorial direction. CBS has not been quoted in the provided material defending those specific reporting decisions, and the discussion in the sample posts centers on media ethics and potential political impact ahead of midterm elections.

Scott Horton

@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

If you missed 60 Minutes last night... it looks like Lesley Stahl has gone to war on Bari Weiss. She appears to expect to be fired. www.thedailybeast.com/60-minutes-l...

1391h ago

🇺🇸 Pithy Packy 🇳🇱3

Go Lesley!! My utmost admiration goes out to her.

sporkinum.bsky.social2

Haven't watched it in years. And now I actively avoid CBS, especially for anything news related. I consider them the same as Fox now.

Maya Ram 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇬🇱🇵🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️2

She has reached her limit I guess.

marcosantana1

It’s the end of @cbsnews.com really. But it might take a while to play out. @oliverdarcy.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social @jaketapper.bsky.social

Marsh Views1

A true journalist. I respect Lesley Stahl a great deal.

Matthew Sheffield

@matthew.flux.community

Bari Weiss made her career pushing 3 key lies that no journalist writing of her should repeat: -She is non-ideological (she's a conventional country club Republican) -She opposes media bias (she wants Republican & Likud bias) -She supports free speech (she censors Israel criticism)

412h ago

Jesse Hawken

@jessehawken.bsky.social

One thing about SBC being on 60 Minutes getting a fawning puff profile: on the Ali G show one of the only elderly targets of his pranks who saw through him, much faster than most, was Andy Rooney! But I wouldn’t expect Bari Weiss to know this

332h ago

Jesse Hawken19

Rooney actually kicked them out of the room lol

Chris Camposeo1

I just rewatched this now for the first time in like 20 years, and this has aged like milk for SBC

brendan 🇵🇸1

My family watched 60 Minutes pretty religiously. In my callous youth, I didn't appreciate that old crank. But in retrospect, Andy Rooney is about the only one I respect from that show.

Frank Amari

@frankamari.bsky.social

The New Republic today: Bari Weiss Exposed for Pushing CBS to Smear Democratic Candidates CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss has been pushing reporters to use incendiary language and go on goose chases in attempt to attack Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico. newrepublic.com/post/216774/...

132h ago

Eric Blair

@protecttruth.bsky.social

Because it is a wedge issue that makes old rich people feel things, facts are mostly irrelevant. The goal is to get the older richer generations exercised. To get clicks and sell subscriptions, and for WSJ and Bari Weiss, to serve a conservative political agenda (as w PC, cancel, and bathrooms).

181h ago

Goldy

@goldy.horsesass.org

I’ve seen multiple critics comparing Bari Weiss to Leni Riefenstahl, and that is totally unfair. However abhorrent her politics, Riefenstahl was at least talented.

71h ago

Francesca Bonanno

@runningwiththedogs.bsky.social

Fuck Bari Weiss ! She’s a fucking Nazi cunt !

62h ago

Linda 🍁🍂3

I stopped watching CBS after the Ellisons bought it. Apparently, they don't know how to run a news network with Bari Weiss as editor-in- chief.

Reclaiming Karen2

I do not watch CBS and have long ago removed their app from my phone.

Rider of the Storm 🇳🇱1

Couldn’t agree more with this disqualification. 👍

Reclaiming Karen1

And yes, a big sloppy over-used cunt. Used hard and put away wet.

Joe7191

This is just going to be denied, and never proven. Just get out the vote, and all this disappears.

Skip hop jump Blue Dolphin🍀🐬🐚🐸🐾

@bluealways.bsky.social

Bari Weiss sucks big green donkey dicks.🤢🤮 She should be washed up with no career path after this.

53h ago

Abbey

@abbeyarletto.bsky.social

CBS News editor in chief and anti-woke crusader Bari Weiss urged her newsroom to cover right-wing conspiracy theories regarding Democratic Senate candidates James Talarico and Abdul El-Sayed.

51h ago

kitten

@helluvabttmcrtr.bsky.social

I hate knowing that no matter what happens Bari Weiss will still believe she is talented and smart

42h ago

citizen4sanity.bsky.social

@citizen4sanity.bsky.social

I won't be watching CBS as long as Bari Weiss is trying to out-play Fox News in the "fake news" efforts. I'm tuning out all fascist propaganda. PS I've never trusted Musk or Zuckerberg, & haven't used FB or X for yrs. They blocked users from updates by Indivisible, impinging on free speech. FASCIST!

22h ago

Odysseus

@odysseus93.bsky.social

A once venerated institution has been soiled by another MAGA partisan hack. Weiss is trying to turn CBS news into another Fox-style propaganda site. Everyone should be outraged and offended.

42h ago

Melinda🗽🇺🇸

@melindajean.bsky.social

CBS instructed by you know who to smear @abdulelsayed.bsky.social and Meta blocks No🚫Kings on Instagram….This my friends is clear election interference‼️Fucking ghouls‼️ open.substack.com/pub/rawstory...

13h ago

Lpeterp

@lpeterp.bsky.social

Doesn't matter what they say or do. Bari Weiss wears the pants now at CBS News.

32h ago

Duder McGuy

@warofthebees.bsky.social

The Kate Mckinnon-Bari Weiss (YES THE FUCKING DATED) break up fight must have been one for the fucking ages

32h ago

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open.substack.comRevealed: Bari Weiss Instructed CBS Reporters to Smear Abdul El-Sayed rawamerica.comRevealed: Bari Weiss Instructed CBS Reporters to Smear Abdul El-Sayed newrepublic.comBari Weiss Exposed for Pushing CBS to Smear Democratic Candidates

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