In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american opinion writer and editor”. Today it says “american journalist and political commentator who has served since october 2025 as editor-in-chief of cbs news”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
American opinion writer and editor (born 1984) Not to be confused with Barry Weiss . Bari Weiss ( / ˈ b æ r i w aɪ s / BARR -ee WYSS ; born March 25, 1984) is an American journalist, writer, and editor. She was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal (2013–2017) and an op-ed staff editor and writer on culture and politics at The New York Times (2017–2020). Since March 1, 2021, she has worked as a regular columnist for German daily newspaper Die Welt . Weiss founded the media company The Free Press (formerly Common Sense) and hosts the podcast Honestly .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
American opinion writer and editor Bari Weiss (born March 25, 1984) is an American opinion writer and editor. In 2017, Weiss joined The New York Times as a staff editor in the opinion section.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
American opinion writer and editor (born 1984) Not to be confused with Barry Weiss . Bari Weiss ( / ˈ b æ r i w aɪ s / BARR -ee WYSS ; born March 25, 1984) is an American journalist. She was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal from 2013 to 2017 and an op-ed staff editor and writer on culture and politics at The New York Times from 2017 to 2020. Since March 1, 2021, she has worked as a regular columnist for German daily newspaper Die Welt . Weiss founded the media company The Free Press (formerly Common Sense ) and hosts the podcast Honestly .
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Today
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american opinion writer and editor”. Today it says “american journalist and political commentator who has served since october 2025 as editor-in-chief of cbs news”. Read the current article and compare.
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american opinion writer and editor
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american journalist and political commentator who has served since october 2025 as editor-in-chief of cbs news
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