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Panic at CBS as Bari Weiss eyes 'blockbuster sit-down'
Bari Weiss Is Not Seeking Clarity. She Is Seeking Cover.Who Holds PowerThe center of gravity here is not a wounded editor trying to explain herself. It is a media executive with institutional power, operating inside Paramount’s broader corporate anxiety while a separate $111 billion acquisition hangs over the company. Bari Weiss is not powerless, either: as CBS News head, she made decisions that reshaped the network and triggered the backlash now closing in on her.The source makes that hierarchy plain even as it dresses the situation up as a personality drama. This is not a story about hurt…
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