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Literally not a journalist. She went from the opinion pages to writing opinion on substack. And for "some reason" was put in charge of a news organization.
by dralley 10mo ago
Literally not a journalist. She went from the opinion pages to writing opinion on substack. And for "some reason" was put in charge of a news organization.
- derektank 10mo agoShe has worked as a staff editor in newsrooms, most notably at Tablet. It’s not accurate to say her career has solely been in the opinion section. Also, it’s not unheard of for people working on the op-ed side of the house to become editors in chief. Most notable example I can think of would be Katharine Viner at the Guardian. And in the reverse, James Bennet went from being editor in chief at the Atlantic to running the op-ed page at the NYT.
- UncleMeat 10mo agoI wouldn't exactly use James Bennet as a successful example here.
- skywhopper 10mo agoAre you actually arguing that she was a qualified choice for this role at CBS?
- criddell 10mo agoYou’d have to know the qualifying criteria to know for sure. I suspect she was hired at least in part because she would be willing to take the heat for stuff like this,
- SmirkingRevenge 10mo agoHer upward trajectory has been facilitated mainly through pleasing select silicon valley billionaires by echoing their views back to them in her ironically named The Free Press outlet, which they also helped found.
- UncleMeat 10mo agoThis really is the future of journalism. Just make content that a few deranged billionaires like and rise up and up and up and up. CBS doesn't have to care whether ordinary people like it. What matters is the asshole with billions of dollars.
- criddell 10mo agoI suspect her bosses are very happy with who they hired. The chances that they now regret her are about 0%.
- woooooo 10mo agoOk, so with charity she's a marginally qualified 150 million dollar aquihire? In journalism?
- justin66 10mo agoShe's never been a reporter, and even in the kindest interpretation of her actions, it's starting to show.
- aksnsbba 10mo ago> most notably at Tablet She is more or less an Israeli propaganda agent. She was hired at CBS because, after purchasing CBS from Zionist Shari Redstone, Zionist Larry Ellison and his son needed a reliable Zionist editor in chief. Weiss’ primary qualifications are her extremely pro Israeli career path. Larry Ellison needed a woman like Weiss because he’s invested in Israel’s success. He’s both a close personal friend of Netanyahu and the number one private donor to the IDF. Netanyahu has declared US public perception of Israel as the 8th front of their war, and Ellison (with the help of Trump) is doing his part stateside. Why we have so many powerful “Americans” exercising their power on behalf of a foreign country is the real discussion here.
- diogenescynic 10mo agoHundreds of comments and the only one speaking the truth is downvoted. Bari Weiss is unqualified and the only reason she was put into this position is to be a useful idiot for Israel.
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