Paramount has appointed journalist and media entrepreneur Bari Weiss as the new editor-in-chief of CBS News following its acquisition of her news and commentary platform, The Free Press. The move represents a bold shift for a network long associated with liberal-leaning journalism, including legends like Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather.

David Ellison, Paramount’s corporate leader overseeing CBS News, said, “I am confident her entrepreneurial drive and editorial vision will invigorate CBS News. This move is part of Paramount’s bigger vision to modernize content and the way it connects—directly and passionately—to audiences around the world.”

In 2021, Weiss launched The Free Press, a subscription-based platform now reaching 1.5 million subscribers, including 170,000 paid members. The public

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