WGA Tells CBS News Staff to Hold Responses to Bari Weiss Memo Pending More Info
The Writers Guild of America East urged its members not to immediately respond to a memo requested by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
The union represents a portion of CBS News staffers and advised them to wait until more information is available on the purpose of the memo, indicating early tension between Weiss and her new team.
“Please be blunt — it will help me greatly,”
Weiss wrote in an email asking staffers to submit a memo outlining their work hours and accomplishments by Tuesday, aiming to gather views on what works, what doesn't, and how to improve.
This development comes after Weiss took over CBS News on Monday, following David Ellison's Paramount completion of its $150 million acquisition of The Free Press, Weiss' "anti-woke" news operation.
Author's summary: WGA advises CBS News staff to delay responding to Bari Weiss' memo.