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Bari Weiss

Bari Weiss

Editor-in-Chief, CBS News

Appears in 1 story

Notable Quotes

"While the story presented powerful testimony of torture at CECOT, it did not advance the ball. We need to be able to get the principals on the record and on camera." — Defending her decision to kill the segment

"I held a 60 Minutes story because it was not ready. To run a story on this subject two months later, we need to do more." — Statement after Canadian broadcast leak

"My job is to make sure that all stories we publish are the best they can be. Holding stories that aren't ready for whatever reason—that they lack sufficient context, say, or that they are missing critical voices—happens every day in every newsroom." — Statement defending decision

Stories

The CBS News kill switch

Rule Changes

Defending editorial overhaul amid internal revolt

Three hours before airtime on December 22, CBS News killed a 60 Minutes investigation into Venezuelan migrants tortured in an El Salvador prison after Trump deportations. The segment had passed five screenings, legal review, and standards checks. New editor-in-chief Bari Weiss—appointed two months earlier when Paramount Skydance bought her media company for $150 million—demanded the piece include Trump administration comment or an interview with hardline advisor Stephen Miller. When the White House refused, she spiked it.

Updated 16 hours ago