CBS News Hires 2 British Journalists as Bari Weiss Pushes Against US Newsroom 'Groupthink'
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 27
CBS News Hires 2 British Journalists as Bari Weiss Pushes Against US Newsroom 'Groupthink'
2 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 27
Summary
Trevor Phillips and Josh Boswell are the latest British hires at CBS News under Bari Weiss, signaling a sharper effort to reshape the newsroom’s editorial mix.
Weiss and her allies say the recruits bring "opinion" and "attitude" diversity and a tougher reporting style that challenges what they see as a dominant US liberal consensus.
Phillips was named senior global affairs correspondent earlier this month, while CBS executives have also contacted other UK journalists and Weiss recently met BBC presenter Justin Webb.
The hiring drive draws on Weiss’s growing UK network through the Free Press and conservative-leaning media circles, where allies say British journalists can be both ideologically aligned and cheaper than US peers.
CBS staffers say the appointments raise questions about whether Weiss is steering the network rightward, especially in global coverage, as she faces internal and external resistance.