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Paramount Skydance to name Bari Weiss editor in chief of CBS News: sources

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Paramount Skydance announced it will acquire The Free Press for approximately $150 million in cash and stock, while appointing the publication's founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News.</span

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Paramount Skydance announced it will acquire The Free Press for approximately $150 million in cash and stock, while appointing the publication's founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News.

Weiss, who previously worked as an opinion writer at The New York Times before resigning in 2020, has no prior experience managing broadcast television news operations or leading an organization of CBS News's scale.</span

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Weiss, who previously worked as an opinion writer at The New York Times before resigning in 2020, has no prior experience managing broadcast television news operations or leading an organization of CBS News's scale.

The Free Press has accumulated approximately 1.5 million subscribers and generates over $15 million in annual subscription revenue, making it Substack's top-performing outlet in the U.S. politics category.</span

The Free Press has accumulated approximately 1.5 million subscribers and generates over $15 million in annual subscription revenue, making it Substack's top-performing outlet in the U.S. politics category.

CBS News recently settled President Trump's lawsuit for $16 million over alleged deceptive editing of a Kamala Harris interview on 60 Minutes, with the network denying any journalistic wrongdoing in the agreement.</span

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CBS News recently settled President Trump's lawsuit for $16 million over alleged deceptive editing of a Kamala Harris interview on 60 Minutes, with the network denying any journalistic wrongdoing in the agreement.

David Ellison, whose company acquired Paramount through an $8 billion merger approved by federal regulators, previously stated his intention to maintain CBS News as a purveyor of truth and facts without politicizing the company.</span

David Ellison, whose company acquired Paramount through an $8 billion merger approved by federal regulators, previously stated his intention to maintain CBS News as a purveyor of truth and facts without politicizing the company.

CBS News employees have expressed concerns about potential layoffs and questioned Weiss's qualifications to lead the broadcast division, while some view the acquisition as creating a significant cultural shift within the newsroom.</span

CBS News employees have expressed concerns about potential layoffs and questioned Weiss's qualifications to lead the broadcast division, while some view the acquisition as creating a significant cultural shift within the newsroom.

Paramount Acquires The Free Press for $150M, Names Bari Weiss

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