Bari Weiss

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/bari-weiss

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Bari Weiss born?March 25, 1984
2. What is the current leadership role?Editor-in-chief of CBS News
3. What is the media entrepreneurship?Founder of The Free Press (formerly Common Sense)
4. Who is Bari Weiss?Bari Weiss is a journalist and media entrepreneur born in 1984. She writes and edits for big newspapers and runs her own media company.
5. What jobs has she had at big newspapers?From 2013 to 2017 she was an op‑ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal. From 2017 to 2020 she worked as an op‑ed staff editor and writer at The New York Times.

Op-ed: An opinion piece published in a newspaper or magazine, typically written by someone not affiliated with the publication's editorial board.
Discourse: Written or spoken communication or debate, often concerning a particular subject.
Media Entrepreneurship: The process of identifying opportunities and creating new ventures within the media industry.
Public Sphere: An area in social life where individuals can come together to freely discuss and express their opinions about matters of common concern.