Details Leak from Meeting Where Weiss's 'Handpicked' Editor Threatened CBS Staff

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File A top CBS News editor appointed by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss reportedly threatened staffers with termination during a tense meeting Tuesday morning that erupted into a confrontation over the network's coverage of Israel and Gaza. According to a Tuesday evening report from Oliver Darcy, the network's foreign editor, Shayndi Raice — described by Status as "handpicked" by Weiss — addressed CBS News' foreign bureau following the newsletter's Monday reporting. In that piece, Darcy shed light on internal disputes over Middle East coverage, including Weiss' contentious discussions with 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl and Raice's handling of a report by CBS News correspondent Holly Williams. Status obtained audio of the virtual meeting, during which the editor spent roughly 15 minutes defending her editorial authority and rejecting accusations of "interference." "This is not your publishing platform," she warned.