Demand Bari Weiss Step Down as Editor-in-Chief of CBS News

CBS News has long claimed a commitment to independent, fact-based journalism that serves the public interest—not ideology, donors, or political pressure. The appointment of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief has called that commitment into question, given her well-documented record of partisan framing, selective outrage, and hostility toward accountability journalism.

An editor-in-chief sets not just headlines, but norms: what is amplified, what is minimized, and whose power is challenged. Under Weiss’s leadership, there is widespread concern that CBS News risks normalizing misinformation, blurring the line between opinion and reporting, and undermining the newsroom’s credibility at a moment when public trust in media is already dangerously low.

We call on CBS leadership to protect the integrity of its journalism by demanding Bari Weiss step down as editor-in-chief. The public deserves a news organization led by someone committed to rigorous, independent reporting—not ideological branding or culture-war commentary. Democracy depends on a press the public can trust.