The CBS News foreign editor embarked on a pre-planned team-building cruise after the meeting was leaked on what one aide called “the strangest damn night.” Noam Galai/Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press Bari Weiss’s hand-picked CBS News foreign editor threatened to fire staff for “insubordination” during a 15-minute tirade that was leaked to the media newsletter Status. Shayndi Raice, The Wall Street’s former Middle East Journal bureau chief, blew up Tuesday morning in a virtual editorial meeting about the internal backlash over the network’s coverage of Gaza. “This is not your publishing platform,” Raice said in the leaked audio recording. “This is a company that we all work for and there is a hierarchy. And at the end of the day, you have to answer to that hierarchy.” Shayndi Raice joined CBS News in May. “If you can’t respond to that hierarchy and don’t listen to what we say, that’s called insubordination and it’s legal grounds for firing,” he added. Earlier this week, Status reported, CBS boss Weiss clashed with 60 Minutes journalist Lesley Stahl over a report on increasing violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Bari Weiss was named editor-in-chief of CBS News by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison. Leigh Vogel/Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Uber, X and The Free Press The argument was so intense that Stahl, a 35-year network veteran, reportedly considered leaving the show. Get the best of The Beast delivered straight to your inbox Network bosses also interfered with a report by foreign correspondent Holly Williams, removing a reference to the current Palestinian death toll and deleting allegations that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had received advance warning about the October 7 Hamas attack. Stahl joined CBS News as a reporter in 1972. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images At the end of the meeting, Williams can be heard questioning Raice about the edits, saying he was told there was “no negotiation” over changes to the story. Ultimately, Williams’ story did not air. Raice later attempted to ease tensions with staff on a pre-planned team-building cruise after details of the meeting were leaked. Status reported that he apologized directly to some members of the foreign office for his tone during the meeting. Several key correspondents left within 60 minutes of Weiss’ inauguration. Sharyn Alfonsi, Cecilia Vega and Scott Pelley were fired, while Anderson Cooper voluntarily resigned. CBS Photo Archive/Mark Seliger/CBS News via Getty Images “It was the strangest damn night,” one attendee told Status. Weiss named Raice to replace Claire Day, a 25-year veteran of the network who reportedly left after clashing with Weiss. Weiss, who was named editor-in-chief of CBS News in October 2025, has had a controversial tenure that has included the resignation or firing of most 60 Minutes correspondents, her appointment. of Tony Dokoupil as a CBS Evening News anchor who failed to boost ratings, and complaints about his management style and lack of television experience. The “60 Minutes” staff before the arrival of Bari Weiss. From left to right: Sharyn Alfonsi, L. Jon Wertheim, Bill Whitaker, Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Cecilia Vega, Anderson Cooper and former executive producer Bill Owens. Unlock one year of full access to The Daily Beast for $35.What’s includedUnlimited access (web + app)Exclusive ad-free newslettersComment accessDaily crosswordSneak peek at releases and eventsAutomatic renewal for $5.99 per month. 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