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The Bari Method

Bari Weiss walked into CBS News guns ablazin’, booking guests and shooting for the moon with on-air talent, most of whom are locked in multiyear contracts. Will her inexperience in TV be a real hindrance, or is it just what the sleepy Tiffany network needs?

Bari Weiss
While much of the discourse around Bari has centered on an often alarmist interpretation of her politics, the real story of CBS’s Bari era hinges on her aptitude for managing a meaningfully sized business in which she has no experience. Photo: Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times/Getty Images
Dylan Byers
October 31, 2025

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In recent weeks, as Bari Weiss begins her transformation of CBS News, she has been reaching out to multiple anchors and correspondents at Fox News, CNN, and elsewhere, as well as their agents, to see whom she might lure to the network. At times, it seems she is merely information-gathering or blue-skying a fantasy roster of on-air talent. In several instances, however, she has had real discussions about the feasibility of their transfer. Her targets have included Fox News anchors Bret Baier, Bill Hemmer, and Dana Perino, as well as CNN analyst Scott Jennings; and, as I reported earlier this week, she has also discussed expanding Anderson Cooper’s role at the network beyond 60 Minutes.