How The New York Times Enabled Bari Weiss's Rise and Impact on CBS News
By
Michael Tomasky
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
The article argues that The New York Times is responsible for Bari Weiss's rise and her subsequent impact on CBS News and 60 Minutes, including the firing of Scott Pelley. The author criticizes the Times for giving Weiss a platform and suggests that liberal institutions enable figures they should not. The content is highly critical of both Weiss and the Times' editorial decisions.
Key quotes
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She was at The Wall Street Journal and should have spent her career there. But the Times decided she was … interesting.
Why do liberals do this?
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