Why Bari Weiss Is Hiring More Right-Wing Pundits than Journalists at CBS News

Most of the new talking heads come from conservative media or right wing think tanks—or both. Some are just quacks. All seem to share Weiss’ political ideology.

Jennifer Schulze is a longtime Chicago journalist. She’s on Bluesky @newsjennifer.bsky.social. Subscribe to her Substack, Indistinct Chatter.

Americans once relied on CBS News to deliver fact-based news reporting. No more. The audience is fleeing as the network is subjected to a Trump-friendly makeover at the hands of owner David Ellison and news boss Ba…