Bari Weiss has despatched a chill down the backbone of Progressive USA.
How?
She’s a Heart-Left lesbian who, after being cruelly attacked by fellow New York Occasions staff for being a free thinker, created a media empire in a stunningly quick period of time.
Introducing The Free Press.
Then, when Weiss’ new enterprise proved worthwhile, she offered it to Paramount and agreed to personally overhaul the corporate’s CBS Information franchise.
Her hand-picked anchor, Tony Dokoupil, kicked off his tenure by admitting the information media has misplaced its manner. The fashionable reporter is disconnected from the typical American and deserves a lot of the criticism leveled towards it, he added.
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— Chuck Jordan (@ChuckJordan4) January 2, 2026
The entire above has made Weiss an enemy of each the Left and Legacy Media retailers (however we repeat ourselves). The far-Left Leisure Weekly simply dubbed Weiss a “conservative,” despite the fact that it hardly ever, if ever, makes use of ideological labels for Hollywood elite.
And, extra importantly, how is Weiss conservative once more?
The Left’s panic over Weiss taking up CBS Information, captured in a public meltdown over a spiked “60 Minutes” story, got here to a head courtesy of a good-looking Oscar winner.
George Clooney referred to as Weiss out by identify, saying she’s “dismantling” CBS Information.
Usually, when a star takes a progressive stand, the story circulates across the digital ecosystem. Legacy Media retailers regurgitate the costs, placing a not-so-subtle optimistic spin on the feedback.
Phrases like “passionate” and “fiery” sneak into the reportage. And it kind of ends there. No journalist with entry to somebody like Clooney will problem them on what was stated.
Besides Weiss ignored this media playbook.
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She’s a sufficiently big popular culture voice now that she will be able to immediately deal with a Clooney kind and know her message might be acquired. Heck, she oversees a broadcast information community, one of many largest megaphones potential.
That explains the next Weiss response to Clooney’s accusations.
“Bonjour, Mr. Clooney! Huge fan of your work. It sounds such as you’d prefer to study extra about ours,” Weiss stated in an e mail assertion that CBS mum or dad firm Paramount Skydance shared with The Submit on Tuesday.
“That is an open invitation to go to the CBS Broadcast Heart, the place I’m spending the vacations working to relaunch the Night Information with my colleagues. Tune in January 5.”
The “bonjour” reference targets the Clooneys fleeing America for France, a dig at a patriot who loves his nation a lot he determined to reside elsewhere.
That’s only a surface-level taunt, however a robust one. The true message is evident.
You possibly can shoot your mouth off and the remainder of the media will share it far and broad. However … if you wish to have an grownup dialog, and probably a wholesome debate, you’re welcome to hitch me.
You would possibly also have a change of coronary heart after listening to opinions you oh, so hardly ever hear.
Will Clooney take the bait? Don’t guess on it.
Both manner, the larger implications are apparent. If there’s now a significant information community that tells it like it’s, celebrities can have one much less place the place their views are left unchallenged.