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Mr. Spyer is director of research at the Middle East Forum and editor of Middle East Quarterly magazine.

Bari Weiss, who started as editor in chief of CBS News earlier this month, is expected to shake up the news organization, which is owned by Paramount.

The company has turned to a new generation of editors to infuse the titles with fresh editorial takes and embrace the new realities of leading magazines, including ad strategy, video and events.

Times assistant data and graphics editor Sean Greene contributed to this report.

—Ms. Cronin is an associate editorial features editor at the Journal.