Shari Redstone approves of Bari Weiss taking editorial control of CBS News — saying it is a needed course correction that will give viewers a more “balanced” view of world events.

Redstone, ex-controlling shareholder of Paramount Global who sold her entertainment conglomerate to Skydance Media, praised Weiss on Thursday at Axios’ Media Trends event in New York, adding that TV news needs to be “more balanced” and “fact-based,” with audiences trusted “to hear different points of view.”

Weiss, who head The Free Press, a Substack-based online news publication, is said to be on the verge of selling her platform to Paramount Skydance boss David Ellison for anywhere between $100 million and $200 million. 6

The package deal reportedly includes Weiss taking a senior editorial role whic

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