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I need a job and I would not take a job working for Bari Weiss. If you are a commentator who cannot see what the play is there, I'm not sure you should be offering commentary.

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Congress where are you? Americans are being killed and the Trump-Epstein Files are not released. Trump is insane and his Regime are criminals, make it stop, NOW!

Philip, as a retired journalist and teacher, if I owned a media outlet, I would hire you in a heartbeat because you have principles, and from what I can tell, journalism is a calling for you. I followed you in the WaPo. Thanks.

It seems to me that if Weiss makes the presentation of the news 10% worse, she will lose the network's traditional centrist viewers. But unless she makes it 70% worse, she won't pick up the kind of people who might watch Fox. The incentives are for making the station a horrible place to be.

It would be like thinking to yourself that you have insight the unwashed masses need to hear and then immediately having your nose stolen by your uncle when he came to visit.

If left to her own devices, Bari Weiss is going to make CBS "All opinion, all the time." Who needs facts when you have talking heads telling us what Trump wants us to think?

Are they? Viewer/reader interest in opinion stuff depends quite heavily on celebrity, and celebrity costs money (either to develop or retain). Whereas traditional shoe leather journalism is an ordinary job paying ordinary wages, and currently has a very high unemployment rate.

They always tell themselves, "Well, I'm here to make the institution better, even a little bit because if I wasn't here, someone worse would be," as they cash their big checks and get invites to all the glitzy parties and get that sweet, sweet social media engagement.

Oh, I think some people are reading this as my saying I was *offered* a job there. I was not! Nor would I have expected to have been!

I would take a job and then proceed to use that job to do what I do best: be good to my customers and tough and chummy with vendors. Also I'd leak everything and anything to ensure everyone knows how maximum foolish Bari Weiss is, every day non-stop.

I'm in a similar situation and feel the same way about GB News here in the UK. Never in a million years could I work somewhere so corrupt and venal. I'd rather leave the industry altogether.

‪ I'm a decent human being and I would not take a job working for Bari Weiss. If you are a decent human being who cannot see what the play is there, I'm not sure you should be offering commentary.

The undue politeness of your analysis is commendable. I thought for sure by now you would have received a worthy offer, very sad. I've seen you're getting lots of hits on Ms now. I've been wondering forever how they pay?

There are a couple of names in that list whose work I've read and liked; I was surprised because I was like, "why would you do this? Aren't you already a big success?" Then it hit me: Weiss is turning CBS News into a distribution platform for her friends' books, podcasts and newsletters, isn't she?

why don't you pitch a segment called Whisky Fridays with Philip, where you share a drink and conversation with "heterodox" medical experts like Alex Jones and Aaron Rodgers--that way--you can challenge viewers' pre-conceptions and urge them to think "outside of the box"🤡

Hw much is Weiss v. Ellison's influence? In either case, the three of them are HUGE assholes who will transform the CBS / Paramount+ network into something unwatchable. I will miss the Star Trek series, Strange New Worlds, though, after I dump P+ when it expires in mid Feb.

You’re performing at the 98th percentile as a talking head. Too bad so many early WaPo refugees went to the Atlantic. But they could use a data person. You will encounter good luck soon.

CBS is the Commie Bull Shit Station! Do not watch do not support. Do not advertise or you are part of the problem.

But it’s 8 billion for a news division she will make worth zero —who wants what she is offering over less political morning fare of GMA or Today?—about five reality shows, and nine Dick Wolf shows. Whatever remnant of Big Bang is still flapping. Elsbeth. Ghost. Plus Paramount Network.

We need more journalists like you Mr. Bump that are honest, insightful and have integrity. Calling out others on their BS is appropriate. Ms Weiss is celebrated for being subpar and inexperienced by the Right and people in power. That should not be the bar we aspire to. Ever. Thank you for all u do.