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Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski Clash Over CBS News Strategy

4/13/2026

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Bari Weiss, editor-in-chief of CBS News, clashes with Tom Cibrowski, CBS News network president, over strategy.
Weiss advocates an aggressive digital strategy focused on hard news.
Cibrowski favors a softer approach aimed at Middle America.
The dispute coincides with declines in CBS Evening News and CBS Mornings viewership from last year (7% and 13%).
Some insiders call the pair an 'odd couple,' while noting staff cuts and talent replacement struggles.

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Story summary

Bari Weiss, editor-in-chief of CBS News, clashes with Tom Cibrowski, CBS News network president, over strategy.
Weiss advocates an aggressive digital strategy focused on hard news.
Cibrowski favors a softer approach aimed at Middle America.
The dispute coincides with declines in CBS Evening News and CBS Mornings viewership from last year (7% and 13%).
Some insiders call the pair an 'odd couple,' while noting staff cuts and talent replacement struggles.