‘Blood in the water’: Bari Weiss’s chaotic first three months in charge of CBS News

Mon, 05 Jan 2026

Weiss is embroiled in her first major controversy as editor in chief as her handpicked anchor takes evening news show

Taking charge of CBS News in early October with no television industry experience, and already facing both deep skepticism from many network employees and a faltering business model, Bari Weiss began with a lot working against her.

Still, her three months as editor in chief have been more chaotic than even many of her critics expected. “There is blood in the water,” said one CBS News journalist, who, like the others quoted in this story, was not authorized by the network to comment.