New CBS News Boss Seen With ‘Beefy’ Security Team

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00:00New CBS News boss seen with beefy security team.

00:04Fahri Weiss, flanked by six bodyguards who looked more like Marvel superheroes than security detail,

00:10strolled into a New York media event Tuesday, like someone expecting trouble.

00:14Or, sending a message.

00:16At just 41, Weiss is now the editor-in-chief of CBS News.

00:20And neither is the message it seems to send.

00:22The old guard should probably brace itself.

00:25Weiss, co-founder of the Free Press, just sold her newsletter brand for a reported $150 million to Paramount Skydance,

00:33the same newly merged company that now owns CBS News.

00:36And a blunt style that already has 60 Minutes staff whispering in panic.

00:42She walked into her first week with sharp questions.

00:45Why do Americans think CBS is biased?

00:49She's pushed for hard-hitting political interviews.

00:51Yes, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and even Jared Kushner.

00:56And has made it clear she's not here to make friends.

00:59CBS's longtime standards chief, Claudia Milne, is already out.

01:04It is hard for me to believe that one person can completely change what is a huge culture problem in these spaces.

01:10Trump is back in the White House.

01:12And into that environment walks Bari Weiss, a woman who left the New York Times over its ideological rigidity

01:19and built an independent brand that champions open dialogue, tough questions, and yes, views outside the left's bubble.

01:28We're living in a time where having a controversial opinion or just asking uncomfortable questions can make you a target.

01:35That she's not backing down.

01:37That she knows exactly what kind of firestorm she's walking into.

01:40And she's ready for it.

01:42But here's the real question.

01:44Is CBS ready for her?

01:46And for better or worse, the old rules of legacy media might not survive it.