Weiss: Common Sense rejects applicants hesitating to work across political lines
Bari Weiss · The 4th Estate: How Media is Changing in Washington, D.C. · Feb 6, 2023 · at 12:13
Journalist Bari Weiss describes her company's hiring interview process on a panel addressing trust and political diversity in modern media.
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“Explicitly hiring people. That are different from me, that have different views, and that the first question I ask in every single interview is, are you comfortable working in an organization with people that vote differently from you? And if the answer is in any way a hesitation, then it's not the right fit for my company.”
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