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Bari Weiss, Free Press founder who started as antisemitism crusader, named editor-in-chief of CBS

JL;DR SUMMARY Bari Weiss, who began her career as a campus activist highlighting antisemitism, has been appointed editor-in-chief of CBS News, marking a significant shift in American media. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
"Born in Pittsburgh and educated at Columbia University, Weiss first emerged as a student activist in the early 2000s"
United States
"a bid to acquire TikToks U.S. operations."
Israel
"particularly its coverage and commentary supporting Israel and condemning rising anti-Israel activism after Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel."

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