Paramount made officially their long anticipated purchase of The Free Press, the right-of-center commentary site, with its founder, Bari Weiss , set to take on the role of editor in chief at CBS News .

Per the announcement, Weiss “will shape editorial priorities, champion core values across platforms, and lead innovation in how the organization reports and delivers the news.” Weiss will report to David Ellison , the chairman and CEO of Paramount, and she will partner with Tom Cibrowski, the president of CBS News, who reports to George Cheeks, Paramount’s chair of TV Media.

The Free Press, meanwhile, will maintain its own independent brand and operations.

The move is unusual, even for new owners Skydance. Ellison told reporters in August that “I don’t want to politicize our compan

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