CBS News chief Bari Weiss told her staff that “we're toast” if the network continues with its current business strategy and invoked legendary newsman Walter Cronkite as a symbol of old thinking.

Bari Weiss married her partner, Nellie Bowles, in 2020

CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss came in with a mandate to reshape coverage. She is set to announce plans for newsroom cuts and the hiring of many new commentators.

Bari Weiss was grilled by CBS News staffers in an all-hands meeting and said she's not "a mouthpiece for anybody" when asked about political bias.

Polarizing CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss faces staff criticism as she details plans to transform the network from linear TV to streaming focus.

CBS News staffers are said to be “pretty salty” that Gayle King offered up a full-throated defense of her new boss Bari Weiss at Tuesday’s all-hands meeting — with some speculating that the network’s popular morning show co-anchor is trying to “stay relevant” and save her job.

Earlier in the day, Weiss laid out her vision for the struggling news net, saying she wants to expand its footprint beyond TV, and shooting down accusations she was “pressured” to spike a controversial “60 Minutes” piece last month.

CBS News is standing on shaky ground, and its head honcho Bari Weiss may have just confirmed it. In a meeting on Tuesday7, Weiss, 41, told employees that if the current strategy continues, “we’re toast,

By Dawn Chmielewski and Helen Coster NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) - CBS News Editor-In-Chief Bari Weiss unveiled her strategy to the CBS newsroom on Tuesday, saying she will add 19 new contributors and focus on bringing a "streaming mentality" to the august network,

Weiss rallied the troops and outlined her vision at an all-hands meeting Tuesday morning, naming a lineup of new contributors: "Our strategy until now has been to cling to the audience that remains on broadcast television.