Bari Weiss looks to poach pro-Trump CNN pundit – Business News
CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss is reportedly eager on poaching conservative commentator Scott Jennings from CNN.
The two met on the Tiffany Network’s New York headquarters final week, in accordance to the information website Semafor.
The new CBS News boss’ reported overture to Jennings comes during a time of flux on the community.
Newly employed CBS News boss Bari Weiss is reportedly eager on poaching conservative commentator Scott Jennings from CNN. Los Angeles Times by way of Getty Images
The Post reported on Monday that John Dickerson, co-anchor of the “CBS Evening News,” is leaving the community on the finish of the yr.
Dickerson, who will proceed to co-anchor the nightly newscast with Maurice DuBois till his departure, is set to exit as your entire information division at CBS braces for a spherical of painful job cuts.
Jennings, a former George W. Bush administration staffer in addition to an ex-aide to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), has gained cult standing amongst conservatives for his feisty pro-Trump advocacy on CNN, which employs him as a contributor.
Given that Jennings shouldn’t be a full-time worker on the community, he’s free to meet with anybody, in accordance to a source with data of the scenario.
A CNN spokesperson declined to remark. The Post has sought remark from Jennings, CBS News and Weiss.
The new CBS News boss’s reported overtures to Scott Jennings (above) comes during a period of upheaval on the community. CNN
Legacy media retailers have been exhibiting higher curiosity in Jennings as his reputation has grown online.
Earlier this yr, Los Angeles Times proprietor Patrick Soon-Shiong revealed that he reached out to the pundit about a attainable position with the newspaper’s “LAT Next” media enterprise.
Last week, the Status e-newsletter reported that Weiss was mulling the likelihood of bringing Fox News anchor Bret Baier aboard to helm the night information on CBS.
Weiss was additionally reportedly mulling the likelihood of bringing Fox News anchor Bret Baier aboard to helm the night information on CBS. AP
The Post reported on Monday that John Dickerson, co-anchor of the “CBS Evening News,” is leaving the community on the finish of the yr. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Baier, the host of the nightly information wrap-up show “Special Report with Bret Baier,” is below contract with Fox News by means of the tip of 2028. A community spokesperson declined to remark.
Fox News is a subsidiary of Fox Corp — sister company to News Corp, which owns The Post.
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David Ellison-owned Paramount Skydance employed Weiss for the highest editorial job at CBS News with the mandate of making the community more “balanced” and “fact-based.”
The 41-year-old exec, who bought her Free Press e-newsletter to Paramount for a reported $150 million, is keen to put her stamp on the information division within the face of skepticism from rank-and-file staffers.
Norah O’Donnell, who left “CBS Evening News” earlier this yr, met with Weiss and is being mentioned as a attainable candidate to reclaim her outdated job, The Post reported earlier this month.
Meanwhile, Gayle King’s future is unsure as her multimillion-dollar contract expires subsequent spring amid companywide cost-cutting.
If O’Donnell strikes to “CBS Mornings,” King may very well be out, with co-host Tony Dokoupil doubtlessly promoted to “Evening News.”
