John Oliver slams CBS for putting Bari Weiss in charge
On Sunday s Last Week Tonight John Oliver launched a pointed critique of the latest decision to install Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News following the architecture s acquisition of her media outlet The Free Press Oliver criticized Weiss s journalistic track record calling her work irresponsible at best and deeply misleading at worst He singled out stories from The Free Press that he argues failed fact checks including one on undernourishment deaths in Gaza and another involving a trans-family whistleblower in Missouri Although Oliver acknowledged the role of opinion in media he announced it s fundamentally different when an opinion-oriented figure leads a major news division I wouldn t want anyone who led a pure opinion outlet to suddenly be running CBS News he noted Oliver also warned that the move could suggest a shift in CBS s editorial direction potentially influenced by ideological priorities He raised concern that resignations staff shakeups or changes in coverage could signal deeper changes underway His on-air critique comes amid broader unease about the transformation underway at CBS News and how Weiss s leadership might reshape a storied journalism institution for better or for worse Read more about Bari Weiss and CBS Bari Weiss at CBS News isn t a win for queer journalists Bari Weiss takes reins at CBS News From Dan Rather to Bari Weiss How far CBS News has fallen The post John Oliver slams CBS for putting Bari Weiss in charge appeared first on Salon com
