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

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Paramount Skydance is reportedly set to acquire The Free Press for about $150 million in cash and stock, while appointing the publication's founder, Bari Weiss, as editor in chief of CBS News, which was also acquired by Skydance this year.

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Paramount Skydance is reportedly set to acquire The Free Press for about $150 million in cash and stock, while appointing the publication's founder, Bari Weiss, as editor in chief of CBS News, which was also acquired by Skydance this year.

Weiss, who previously worked as an opinion writer at The New York Times before resigning in 2020 over allegedly being "bullied" by liberal colleagues, has no prior experience managing broadcast television news or leading an organization the size of CBS.

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Weiss, who previously worked as an opinion writer at The New York Times before resigning in 2020 over allegedly being "bullied" by liberal colleagues, has no prior experience managing broadcast television news or leading an organization the size of CBS.

The Free Press, a center-right publication printed on Substack, has accumulated a combined 1.5 million free and paid subscribers and generates over $15 million in annual subscription revenue, making it Substack's top-performing outlet in the U.S. politics category.

The Free Press, a center-right publication printed on Substack, has accumulated a combined 1.5 million free and paid subscribers and generates over $15 million in annual subscription revenue, making it Substack's top-performing outlet in the U.S. politics category.

This comes amid reports that President Donald Trump, with whom CBS recently settled a $16 million lawsuit over alleged deceptive editing of a Kamala Harris interview on "60 Minutes," is planning to hold an interview on "60 Minutes."

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This comes amid reports that President Donald Trump, with whom CBS recently settled a $16 million lawsuit over alleged deceptive editing of a Kamala Harris interview on "60 Minutes," is planning to hold an interview on "60 Minutes."

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, whose $8 billion merger was approved by federal regulators in July, has said he plans to keep CBS News as a purveyor of truth and facts, though critics argue that he and his father, tech mogul Larry Ellison, are trying to push pro-Israel narratives.

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, whose $8 billion merger was approved by federal regulators in July, has said he plans to keep CBS News as a purveyor of truth and facts, though critics argue that he and his father, tech mogul Larry Ellison, are trying to push pro-Israel narratives.

Some CBS News employees and other critics have expressed concerns about potential layoffs and questioned Weiss's qualifications, with others viewing the acquisition as creating a significant cultural shift within the newsroom.

Some CBS News employees and other critics have expressed concerns about potential layoffs and questioned Weiss's qualifications, with others viewing 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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