David Remnick

Barry Weiss resigned.

And as she resigned, she published a letter online

And it was an angry letter.

Describe it a little bit and how now it plays an important role in her developing the free press and now at CBS News.

The resignation becomes almost the turning point in her career.

And first there's a substack, and then there's the free press.

At a certain point, she becomes, in a way, the—

favorite of a lot of very wealthy people in Silicon Valley and elsewhere who find her relatable in their own politics and their own resentments.

Let's let her talk about the free press here.

Is this a statement of principle or a business plan?

But let's also talk about the reality of the free press.

I read it, and you say as much in your piece.

It's more than just a little Trump curious.

But if heterodoxy is, forgive me for interrupting, but if heterodoxy is her byword, was the coverage of the war in the Middle East heterodox in any way?

I didn't see that.

So fast forward.

She becomes part of the deal, essentially, in the Paramount deal.

And she's suddenly the head of CBS News, which is this storied institution of the American press.

But it has been an awfully bumpy beginning.

Why?