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Bari Weiss looks to poach pro-Trump CNN pundit Scott Jennings for CBS News: report
NY Post ^ | October 27, 2025 | Ariel Zilber

Posted on 10/27/2025 12:18:52 PM PDT by Red Badger

CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss is reportedly keen on poaching conservative commentator Scott Jennings from CNN.

The two met at the Tiffany Network’s New York headquarters last week, according to the news site Semafor.

The new CBS News boss’ reported overture to Jennings comes during a time of flux at the network.

Newly hired CBS News boss Bari Weiss is reportedly keen on poaching conservative commentator Scott Jennings from CNN. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Post reported on Monday that John Dickerson, co-anchor of the “CBS Evening News,” is leaving the network at the end of the year.

Dickerson, who will continue to co-anchor the nightly newscast with Maurice DuBois until his departure, is set to exit as the entire news division at CBS braces for a round of painful job cuts.

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To: mass55th

Her sole job right now is to get the ratings up. That directly affects the bottom line of advertising revenue.

The more eyeballs on the screen the more revenue.

She’s doing exactly what other corporations would be doing if the situations were reversed: Steal the talent from the other guys that have better ratings.

She ought to consider going BBC-style and have News Presenters instead of celebrity anchors. People tune in to hear NEWS, not see celebrities.

With a different Presenter every evening people would tune in just to see who’s up tonight.

Save millions of dollar in celebrity salaries right from the start..................


21 posted on 10/27/2025 1:15:19 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger
"The more eyeballs on the screen the more revenue."

It's all about the money in the end...not the actual news itself. Thank God I don't watch news programs or live programming. I refuse to sit through any ads.

I wonder what restrictions CBS will put on the gullible people they can suck away from other networks. Those jobs always come with a hitch.

22 posted on 10/27/2025 1:28:05 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: griswold3
Bill Melugin and Kevin Corke are my choice of up and coming.

Yep, agree. And the girl on the street in NYC is rising fast.

23 posted on 10/27/2025 1:30:20 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: mass55th

If you were CBS would you seek out Tucker Carlson?


24 posted on 10/27/2025 1:34:34 PM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
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To: mass55th

That is an unknown at this point as she is new to the job as well.....................


25 posted on 10/27/2025 1:35:49 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: ripnbang
If you were CBS would you seek out Tucker Carlson?

No, not for the nightly news role.

26 posted on 10/27/2025 1:35:56 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: ripnbang
"If you were CBS would you seek out Tucker Carlson?"

I have no clue. I never watched him when he was on Fox News because I stopped watching that network and all news programming in 2008. I never watched any of his stuff since he left Fox, but people here were raving about him when he was on Fox.

27 posted on 10/27/2025 1:54:39 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: mass55th

Yeah, but not so much since then...it would be a disaster for CBS, but, then again, maybe that’s a good thing :(


28 posted on 10/27/2025 2:50:47 PM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
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To: ripnbang

I remember there was a CBS logo that was regularly posted on threads here over the years. It consisted of the CBS Eye, but with a crying baby where the pupil was. That picture has stuck with me.


29 posted on 10/27/2025 2:58:58 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Red Badger

She is smarter, and more bold, than I thought.


30 posted on 10/27/2025 3:26:00 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: circlecity

And she’s just 41.................


31 posted on 10/27/2025 5:05:32 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: circlecity

And she’s just 41.................


32 posted on 10/27/2025 5:05:55 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: circlecity

“She is smarter, and more bold, than I thought.”

Not too long ago Bari Weiss made a bold statement that surprised a lot of people because she wasn’t toeing the liberal line. I THINK it had to do with Covid or the vax (similar to Naomi Wolf). But I’m not positive re the subject.

I recall that I was impressed.


33 posted on 10/27/2025 5:21:40 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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