Bari Weiss and CBS News president are butting heads like ‘the odd couple’ as ratings plummet: report

NewsWorldAmericasBari Weiss and CBS News president are butting heads like ‘the odd couple’ as ratings plummet: reportThe Free Press founder and Tom Cibrowski, president of CBS News, have very different visions for the direction of news coverage, according to a reportRhian Lubin in New York Monday 13 April 2026 16:59 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956749","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bari-weiss-cbs-news-ratings-b2956749.html","title":"Bari Weiss and CBS News president are butting heads as ratings plummet: report"}}Close‘Morning Joe’ shreds Bari Weiss for spiking '60 Minutes' segmentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSource...