Suzy Weiss
Suzy Lee Weiss is an American journalist and co-founder[1] of The Free Press, along with her older sister Bari Weiss.[2][3]
Education
Weiss gained notoriety for her viral 2013 op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, where as a senior at Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh she complained that four Ivy League universities had rejected her.[4][5][6][7] The piece received mixed reactions, with Kira Goldenberg writing for the Columbia Journalism Review that "It was irresponsible for the WSJ to let a teen create a search history she could end up regretting".[8][9][10][11] Others characterized the op-ed as being an accurate commentary on the "hypocrisies and absurdities" of the college admissions process, while noting the lack of a "fallback" college option.[12] Weiss later said that her op-ed was satire.[13]
Weiss later attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where she edited the campus satirical newspaper, the Every Three Weekly.[14][15]
Career
Weiss previously worked as a features reporter at the New York Post.[16]
The Free Press
In 2021, along with her sister Bari Weiss and sister-in-law Nellie Bowles, she co-founded The Free Press, a media outlet.[17][18][19] Weiss serves as a columnist, and has extensively covered pop culture and entertainment there.[20]
In 2025, The Free Press was acquired by Paramount Skydance.[17][21]
References
- ↑ "In Ozempic We Trust with The Free Press's Suzy Weiss". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ↑ Flegenheimer, Matt (August 11, 2024). "Bari Weiss Knows Exactly What She's Doing". New York Times. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ Treisman, Rachel (2025-10-06). "Who is Bari Weiss? CBS News' new editor-in-chief is a vocal critic of legacy media". WGCU PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ↑ "College rejection op-ed in WSJ goes viral: Fair criticism or sour grapes?". CNN. April 2, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ Weiss, Suzy Lee (March 29, 2013). "Suzy Lee Weiss: To (All) the Colleges That Rejected Me". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ Shire, Emily (April 4, 2013). "Is 'being yourself' enough to get into college?". The Week. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ Daninhirsch, Hilary (September 1, 2025). "Rejection brings fame to Pittsburgh Allderdice senior". jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ Goldenberg, Kira (April 2, 2013). "College rejection clickbait". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ Lyons, Sam (April 11, 2013). "Why Suzy Lee Weiss Is Completely Wrong". HuffPost. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ Gachman, Dina (April 3, 2013). "Suzy Lee Weiss and the Age of Entitlement". Forbes. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ "Suzy Lee Weiss: You Don't Know Squat!". Yale Daily News. April 12, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ "Ms. Weiss's Rejection Is Hardly an American Tragedy". Letters to the Editor. Wall Street Journal. April 5, 2013. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ Kim, Eun Kyung (April 4, 2013). "Op-ed attacking colleges that rejected her was 'satire,' student says". TODAY.com. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ "Suzy Weiss". McSweeney's Internet Tendency. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ Woodhouse, Kellie (May 31, 2013). "High schooler who wrote op-ed about college rejection pays enrollment deposit to the University of Michigan". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ Fischer, Sara (December 13, 2022). "Bari Weiss reveals business plan for buzzy new media startup". Axios. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Paramount acquires Bari Weiss' The Free Press, names her top editor of CBS News". NBC News. 2025-10-06. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ↑ Mullin, Benjamin; Hirsch, Lauren (July 11, 2025). "Skydance Is in Early Talks to Acquire The Free Press". New York Times. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ WSJ, Joe Flint | Photographs by Catalina Kulczar for (2025-10-06). "Paramount Buys Bari Weiss's the Free Press for $150 Million". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ↑ "Suzy Weiss". The Free Press. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Paramount buys The Free Press ; Bari Weiss joins CBS leadership". WORLD. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
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