"Weiss and Kirk taped an hour-long town hall, which aired on CBS on Saturday night after the network flogged it for days ahead of time. Clips from the town hall appeared on the CBS News Twitter account throughout Thursday and Friday, and Weiss herself made an appearance on the CBS morning show to promote the town hall. As the town hall aired Saturday night, the CBS News Twitter account posted 11 consecutive tweets featuring clips from Weiss and Kirk's conversation."
"Those who are more familiar with Kirk, however, immediately knew what was up. Charlie Kirk's widow, who has been over-exposed while awkwardly attempting to establish herself as a public figure in the wake of her husband's assassination, had found yet another friendly platform at Weiss's version of CBS News, which is starting to implement its newsroom chief's vacuousness on an institutional level."
Bari Weiss announced she had sat for an hour-long conversation with Erika Kirk while walking through the CBS newsroom. Weiss presented the meeting in a dramatic, war-correspondent tone that suggested major significance. Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, has been highly visible while attempting to become a public figure after her husband's assassination. CBS heavily promoted the town hall across platforms, posting clips on Twitter, running promos on morning shows, and publishing multiple website posts. The broadcast struggled to attract advertisers and aired a Chia Pet commercial. The programming choice drew criticism for giving a prominent platform to a right-wing figure.
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