CBS producer resigns in lieu of following opinion blogger Bari Weiss' "vision" of being a 24/7 Trump fluffer

[Miles Archer]

The letter from producer Alicia Hastey was shared on social media by New York Times reporter Ben Mullin. While Hastey never mentioned Bari Weiss or newly appointed anchor Tony Dokoupil by name, she fretted about the “sweeping new vision” of the Tiffany Network.

“There has been a sweeping new vision prioritizing a break from traditional broadcast norms to embrace what has been described as ‘heterodox’ journalism,” she said. “Stories may instead be evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”

Tony Dokoupil’s viral first week should worry Bari Weiss
Halsey said that the new era of CBS “pressures producers and reporters to self-censor or avoid challenging narratives that might trigger backlash or unfavorable headlines.” She closed her letter with a nod to legendary CBS anchor Walter Cronkite, quoting his response to the idea that his news coverage leaned too liberal.

“If that is what makes us liberals, so be it, just as long as in reporting the news we adhere to the first ideals of good journalism – that news reports must be fair, accurate and unbiased,” Cronkite said.

https://www.salon.com/2026/02/12/hindered-by-fear-cbs-producer-paints-picture-of-bari-weiss-vision-in-resignation-letter/

[Submariner]

1. CBS censors need to open the show with Trump's shit jet

give flavor to their news reporting.

[Ray Bruns]

2. The approved Bari Weiss 60 minutes opening.

https://m.

[erronis]

3. That's what a younger miller looks, sounds, acts like.

[Miles Archer]

6. As much as I avoid painting anything with a broad brush, that's an indisputable conclusion.

The other thing is that it's on record that Miller used "Operation Wetback" as a model for what's happening right now. Many U.S. citizens were unfairly caught up in that debacle, but "collateral damage" will NEVER matter to Miller.

NEVER.

[sop]

4. "Heterodox journalism" sounds like a fancy way of saying rightwing propaganda.

[Martin Eden]

5. Truth has a notoriously liberal bias

Which makes it the enemy of this fascist regime.

[BaronChocula]

7. Journalism SHOULD have a bias

for truth, is what I always say.

If truth has become a liberal value, the cons have themselves to blame for relying on narratives that skew context or just flat-out lie. If they think debunking their bullshit is liberal bias, so be it.

[Initech]

8. The absolute *LAST* thing is more divisive MAGA propaganda and Fox News knock offs.

We need less of that. Like way less! Fuck Bari Weiss!