"Bari Weiss is now the top editor at CBS News, and she's starting day one with an "open mind" and a sense of urgency, according to a memo she sent to the newsroom on Monday. Weiss, a former New York Times opinion writer who founded the anti-establishment media company, "The Free Press," just sold her company to CBS News owner Paramount. As part of the deal, Weiss is now editor-in-chief of CBS News, while "The Free Press" will continue to operate separately."
"A former CBS News staffer said they wondered how Weiss, who has a commentary background and history of taking stances on hot-button issues, would approach managing a straight-news operation. Paramount CEO David Ellison said Weiss "is a proven champion of independent, principled journalism, and I am confident her entrepreneurial drive and editorial vision will invigorate CBS News.""
Bari Weiss became editor-in-chief of CBS News after selling her media company, The Free Press, to Paramount. The Free Press will continue to operate separately while Weiss leads the CBS newsroom. Weiss pledged ten core journalistic values to guide the organization, emphasizing being fair, fearless, and factual and holding both American political parties to equal scrutiny. Some current and former CBS News employees expressed wariness about Weiss's commentary background and how she will manage straight news. Weiss framed the deal as a way to expand an ethos of independent journalism to a large, diverse audience. Paramount's leadership expressed confidence in her editorial vision.
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