Bari Weiss Reportedly Plotting To Plunder Conservative Favorite From CNN
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss is reportedly seeking to lure Salem Radio Network host Scott Jennings from CNN, multiple outlets reported on Monday. Weiss reportedly invited Jennings to CBS News’ headquarters in New…
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss is reportedly seeking to lure Salem Radio Network host Scott Jennings from CNN, multiple outlets reported on Monday.
Weiss reportedly invited Jennings to CBS News’ headquarters in New York City, according to Semafor and The New York Post. Weiss took over as editor-in-chief after Skydance, the new parent company of Paramount, which owns CBS, purchased The Free Press for $150 million in early October.
Jennings and Weiss did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation about the report. Jennings, a former George W. Bush administration official and former aide to Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, has become popular among conservatives for defending Trump on CNN.
Weiss reportedly has a mandate from Skydance CEO David Ellison to restore balance to CBS News, according to NPR.
“We believe the majority of the country longs for news that is balanced and fact-based, and we want CBS to be their home,” Ellison said in an Oct. 6