Podbit · The Tim Dillon Show
Bari Weiss has been at CBS News under a year, is already working from a security-guarded locked suite on the 6th floor, and is now expected to take over CNN after the Warner Bros.-Paramount deal closes. Tim Dillon calls it a masterclass in destroying institutions from a bunker.
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Scott Pelley's departure from 60 Minutes launches Tim into the Bari Weiss segment. He reports that Weiss, as CBS News editor-in-chief, has sequestered herself in a locked, security-guarded suite on the 6th floor of the CBS Broadcast Center, refusing to interact with general newsroom staff. Tim draws the parallel to Dick Cheney operating from an undisclosed location after 9/11. [1] — Tim Dillon "Bari Weiss has been at CBS News under a year, is already working from a security-guarded locked suite on the 6th floor, and is now expected…" 1:03:40 The absurdity deepens: rather than this arrangement indicating failure, Weiss is reportedly being rewarded with CNN. Tim cites The Hill's reporting that she'll extend her editorial oversight to CNN once the Warner Bros.-Paramount deal finalises. [2] — Tim Dillon "Barry's been there under a year, and she's so far found herself in solitary. They've put her in solitary. She cannot be in general populati…" 1:06:20 His satirical breakdown — comparing her to a prison inmate in 'solitary confinement' for 'starting too many wars with the gangs on the yard' — lands as one of the episode's sharpest comedic runs. His underlying argument is serious: a figure who has proven unable to work alongside a newsroom staff is being handed increasing power over major journalistic institutions, and no one seems to think this is a problem.
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