CBS Boss Bari Weiss Has Committed ‘Serious Resources’ to Try to Link Abdul El-Sayed With Muslim Brotherhood: Report
CBS journalists are expected to publish new reporting as staffers question whether the inquiry is driven by social media and conservative outlets.
- CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss directed the network's investigative unit to probe potential ties between Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood, according to a Semafor report.
- Staffers raised concerns that Weiss targets progressive candidates using unverified theories from social media; she previously pursued a debunked rumor about Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico.
- El-Sayed, who could become America's first Muslim senator, denied any connection to the Islamist movement, calling attempts to link his family history to the group "insane."
- A CBS News spokesperson defended the network's coverage as rigorous, stating it has reported aggressively on competitive Senate races and will "let our journalism... speak for itself."
- Sources familiar with the ongoing investigation told Semafor it remains unclear as of Sunday whether the planned report will uncover new revelations regarding El-Sayed's background.
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POLITICS: CBS News hacks explode as Bari Weiss tells them to actually report on Abdul El-Sayed’s lies
There’s a lot of smoke billowing above Abdul El-Sayed’s head — yet some CBS News staffers are furious their boss wants them to check for fire. This week’s dust-up over Michigan Democrats’ US Senate candidate is emblematic of the network’s last year of melodrama, as Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss keeps urging her colleagues to do journalism and they, in turn, keep running to their peers to cry about it. The malcontents channeled their latest outburst…
Bari Weiss reportedly pours CBS resources into probing Abdul El-Sayed’s alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties
CBS News staffers are very upset that they are being asked to look into Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. Specifically, his alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, […]
CBS staffers complain as Bari Weiss orders a closer look at El-Sayed's ties to Muslim Brotherhood - The Daily Bo Snerdley
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do). Bari Weiss has pushed CBS journalists to investigate possible connections between Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood, according to Semafor. Some employees complained about her priorities; CBS defended its reporting and rejected accusations of bias. El-Sayed denies ties to the organization and has faced questions about old posts describi…
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