Bari Weiss Seeks to Liberate CBS from... Standards?
Bari Weiss, champion of 'free inquiry' (her version), is reportedly targeting CBS News' Standards and Practices unit. This push comes conveniently after CBS dissolved its 'Race and Culture' unit – a move often celebrated by those who prefer their news pre-bleached of inconvenient truths. Weiss, known for her staunchly pro-Israel views and criticism of what she deems 'woke' media, appears to favor
a journalistic landscape where 'standards' might impede certain geopolitical narratives. One might wonder if fact-checking things like 'disputed territories' (vs. occupied) or 'self-defense' (vs. collective punishment) is simply too much 'power' for an editor to wield. Considering Weiss's history of platforming opinions that blur lines between commentary and fact, her desire to declaw internal
accountability at a major network is less about journalistic freedom and more about narrative control. It's almost as if some voices find 'standards' only palatable when they align perfectly with their own. How many 'both sides' debates can we stomach when one side is fact, and the other is propaganda?