"Paramount Skydance is expected to announce Monday that it will pay $150 million in cash and stock for the Free Press and name Weiss to CBS News' top editorial job, said one of the people, both of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the plans before they are formally announced. The move heralds a new era at the 98-year-old broadcast network."
"The appointment of Weiss, a staunch advocate of Israel and frequent critic of the mainstream media, to lead the company's news operation follows its hiring last month of a conservative-leaning ombudsman to field complaints about the network's editorial coverage. Based on her resume, Weiss isn't any more qualified to run a major news organization than she is to fly Artemis III to the moon."
"Weiss's main riff was the "cancel culture" con. Which proved to be positively catnip for the money power, so she landed softly at her own joint, the Free Press. Now, though, it appears that the elite legacy media has adopted that same philosophyor it is being dragged into it by a bunch of tech-bro gazillionaires who don't know any more about actual journalism than she does."
Paramount Skydance will pay $150 million in cash and stock for the Free Press and appoint Bari Weiss to lead CBS News' editorial operations. Corporate parents took steps to address Trump administration allegations of liberal bias while seeking approval for an $8 billion merger finalized in August. The network recently hired a conservative-leaning ombudsman to field editorial complaints. Weiss is described as a staunch advocate of Israel and a frequent critic of mainstream media who left The New York Times and founded the Free Press. Critics contend wealthy tech owners and ideological hires will reshape legacy media priorities.
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