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Is Bari Weiss Getting Demoted?

Rumors swirl that the CBS News editor-in-chief’s role may be scaled back. Plus, Fox’s coverage of the horrific San Diego mosque shooting was worse than you could have imagined.

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Justin Baragona
May 20, 2026
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Good evening, and welcome to this week’s ‘Ragebait.’

Justin Baragona here, bringing you the latest media dispatches from the right-wing industrial outrage complex and Bari World. In tonight’s edition, speculation that Bari Weiss’s role will be scaled back has reached a fever pitch. So, who could lead a combined CNN-CBS if not Bari? Also, Fox’s coverage of the San Diego mosque shooting sparks internal criticism, and Jeff Bezos has thoughts on ‘Melania.’


Is Weiss About to be Bari-ed?

Bari Weiss speaks onstage during an event in New York City on Nov. 19, 2024. Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press

In just seven short months at the helm of CBS News, Bari Weiss is already hearing the rumors rumbling in the background that she could see her role significantly scaled back just as Paramount is readying itself to add CNN to the mix.

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