Bari Weiss

Extracted Attributes

• Born

  1984-03-25

• Parents

  Lou Weiss, Amy Weiss

• Education

  Community Day School (Pittsburgh), Shady Side Academy (Pittsburgh), Columbia University

• Birthplace

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

• Occupation

  Political commentator, journalist, editor-in-chief, writer, podcaster, columnist

• Nationality

  American

• Current Role

  Columnist, Die Welt

• Political Stance

  Centre-left, Zionist

Timeline

• Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1984-03-25

• Began working as an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal (until 2017). (Source: Wikipedia)

  2013-01-01

• Began working as an op-ed staff editor and writer on culture and politics at The New York Times (until 2020). (Source: Wikipedia)

  2017-01-01

• Resigned from The New York Times, citing bullying, harassment, and anti-Semitism. (Source: Simple English Wikipedia)

  2020-07-14

• Began working as a regular columnist for the German daily newspaper Die Welt. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2021-03-01

• Founded the media company Common Sense, later renamed The Free Press. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search Results)

  2020

• Began hosting the podcast 'Honestly'. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search Results)

  2020

• Assumed the role of editor-in-chief of CBS News. (Source: Wikipedia, Related Documents)

  2024

• Moderated a town hall with Erika Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USA, which aired on CBS and streamed on Paramount+. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2024

Bari Weiss

Bari Weiss ( BARR-ee WYSS; born March 25, 1984) is an American political commentator who is the editor-in-chief of CBS News. She was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal from 2013 to 2017 and an op-ed staff editor and writer on culture and politics at The New York Times from 2017 to 2020. Since March 1, 2021, she has worked as a regular columnist for German daily newspaper Die Welt. Weiss founded the media company The Free Press (formerly Common Sense) and hosts the podcast Honestly.

Web Search Results

• Bari Weiss - Wikipedia

  Bari Weiss (/ˈbæri waɪs/ BARR-ee WYSS; born March 25, 1984) is an American journalist who is the editor-in-chief of CBS News. She was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal from 2013 to 2017 and an op-ed staff editor and writer on culture and politics at The New York Times from 2017 to 2020. Since March 1, 2021, she has worked as a regular columnist for German daily newspaper Die Welt. Weiss founded the media company The Free Press "The Free Press (Paramount Skydance)") [...] Weiss was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Lou and Amy Weiss, former owners of Weisshouse, a Pittsburgh company founded in 1943 that sells flooring, furniture, and kitchens; they own flooring company Weisslines. She grew up in the Squirrel Hill "Squirrel Hill (Pittsburgh)") neighborhood and graduated from Pittsburgh's Community Day School and Shady Side Academy. The eldest of four sisters, she attended the Tree of Life Synagogue and had her bat mitzvah ceremony there. After high school, [...] 32. ^ Weiss, Bari (August 30, 2017). "Opinion | Three Cheers for Cultural Appropriation". The New York Times. ISSN "ISSN (identifier)") 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020. 33. ^ Weiss, Bari (August 1, 2017). "Opinion | When Progressives Embrace Hate". The New York Times. ISSN "ISSN (identifier)") 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

• Bari Weiss - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  Bari Weiss (born March 25, 1984) is an American journalist and political commentator who considers herself centre-left. Weiss is a Zionist. When she was a student at Columbia University she made a documentary called Columbia Unbecoming which accused several professors of anti-Semitism because of their comments about Israel. [...] For several years Weiss worked as a journalist at the New York Times. Weiss caused a lot of controversy when she interviewed Bret Weinstein, said that Aziz Ansari wasn't actually guilty of sexual assault defended Brett Kavanaugh when he was accused of rape complained that people who supported left-wing politics were too quick to accuse other people of fascism and promoted the Intellectual dark web. Weiss later said she had gone through a lot of bullying, harassment and anti-Semitism when at the [...] 1. ↑ Arnold, Amanda (April 2019). "The Only Good Takeaway From That Bari Weiss Profile". The Cut "New York (magazine)"). Archived from the original on September 9, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020. 2. ↑ Gilbert, Andrew (March 2, 2021)."S.F.-raised journalist's path to Judaism started on a date with Bari Weiss", J. The Jewish News of Northern California"). Retrieved November 11, 2021.

• Bari Weiss Knows Exactly What She's Doing - The New York Times

  Bari Weiss has long been blessed with two superpowers, those close to her say: She knows how to make useful enemies, and she knows how to make useful friends. As the founder, public face and heat-seeking curator of The Free Press, a new media company with ambitions to overtake the old media, Ms. Weiss, 40, has identified a mélange of reliable foils: the illiberal left; diversity, equity and inclusion programs; opponents of Israel; The New York Times, where Ms. Weiss worked until 2020. [...] With her news and opinion site (characteristic headlines: “Camping Out at Columbia’s Communist Coachella,” “The Secret Service Failed. What’s That Have to Do With DEI?”), a popular podcast (“Honestly with Bari Weiss”) and a lucrative turn on the speechmaking circuit, Ms. Weiss has amassed high status in what might be considered the no-tribes tribe of American power.

• Bari Weiss was expected to shake up CBS News. Instead ...

  # More media news, tidbits and interesting links [...] do something about it.” [...] Speaking of CBS News and Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief moderated a town hall with Erika Kirk, the new CEO of Turning Point USA and the widow of Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk. The special will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ this Saturday at 8 p.m.

• Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

  # Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) ## LastWeekTonight 10100000 subscribers 133978 likes ### Description 5138069 views Posted: 13 Oct 2025 John Oliver discusses the Paramount Skydance merger, how they’ve named Bari Weiss the new Editor-in-Chief of CBS News, and what her editorial history and perspective mean for the future of U.S. journalism. Plus, some notable moments in the history of the Upper West Side. [...] Barry Weiss prominently displayed in one of its common areas. It was apparently donated by Joe Londale, the billionaire co-founder of the defense contract of Palanteer. He he's one of several billionaire donors to the school along with Daniel Leetsky, you know, the Nutbar billionaire from that Austin Crimewave story and Harlon Crowe, famously Clarence Thomas's benefactor. So, the school's already got a lot of red flags on it even before you get to what's being taught in there. It Substack, [...] 14109 comments ### Transcript: