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CBS's Bari Weiss pulls out of UCLA lecture
UCLA canceled the Daniel Pearl Memorial lecture after Bari Weiss withdrew citing security risks amid expected protests and internal opposition, despite offers for added protection.
- On Feb. 27, Bari Weiss, CBS News chief, will not deliver the Daniel Pearl Memorial lecture at UCLA after her team withdrew and the university canceled the event.
- A source said Weiss withdrew citing security concerns despite UCLA offering more security, while Burkle Center and UCLA International Institute staff opposed her and students were expected to protest.
- The Daniel Pearl Memorial lecture series is a Burkle Center capstone with past speakers Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper and Bob Woodward.
- Requests for comment to Weiss and CBS went unanswered, the university noted, amid criticism and scrutiny over the canceled lecture and CBS turmoil.
- The episode raises broader questions about free speech, campus protest, and institutional responses, amid security concerns and protests UCLA expected, a source said.
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Bari Weiss lecture canceled at UCLA amid protest concerns
Leader of center hosting Weiss also threatened to resign if journalist spoke on campus CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss will not be speaking next week at UCLA, reportedly due to security threats and pushback from professors and students. Nearly 11,000 people signed a petition demanding the university cancel the event, and a leader at the center hosting her talk threatened to resign… Source
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