"The purchase comes in light of major changes to 97-year-old CBS News after a merger between Paramount Global, the channel's parent company, and Skydance Media, a media company founded by David Ellison, the son of billionaire Larry Ellison, this summer. Paramount is also behind the Paramount Pictures movie studios and US cable channels including MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon. Ahead of the merger, Paramount agreed to pay Donald Trump $16m to settle a lawsuit"
"Weiss, 41, has no experience working in broadcast television, though she has carved out a reputation as a heterodox opinion writer and burgeoning media operator. Known for her attacks on liberal institutions and cancel culture, Weiss founded the Free Press with her partner Nellie Bowles in 2021 after she left the New York Times as a columnist, claiming that she was heavily scrutinized for her conservative views and criticism of the left at the paper."
Bari Weiss, 41, will serve as editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount acquired the Free Press. Weiss lacks broadcast television experience but built a profile as a heterodox opinion writer and media operator who founded the Free Press in 2021 after departing the New York Times, citing scrutiny for conservative views and criticism of the left. The acquisition follows a merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media led by David Ellison, who now serves as chief executive of Paramount Skydance. Weiss will report directly to Ellison; Tom Cibrowski remains president of CBS News amid programming and personnel shifts, including the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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