"Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, according to a report by Puck's Dylan Byers. Prior to the merger with Paramount, Skydance CEO and founder David Ellison quietly courted Weiss to bring her on board for a potential high-profile gig with CBS, according to a report by Oliver Darcy."
"Weiss was an editor and writer at The New York Times, covering political and culture topics, until she left in 2020 and launched a Substack newsletter, later renamed as The Free Press. Earlier in her career, Weiss was viewed as being aligned with the center-left but has moved rightward on certain issues, garnering praise in conservative circles for her critiques of woke liberal excesses at the Times, other media outlets, universities, and prominent progressive institutions."
"The reporting about Weiss possibly joining CBS has long speculated she would be offered a top management position as part of the deal to be a part of reshaping the network; while she is not a dogmatic conservative, she is generally viewed with more respect and less hostility on the right than other media figures. The owners of The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times have also made substantial efforts to recruit right-leaning voices to appeal to audiences in this second Trump presidential term."
Paramount Skydance will acquire The Free Press and install Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News. Skydance CEO David Ellison courted Weiss prior to the Paramount merger. Weiss previously worked at The New York Times until 2020, then launched a Substack newsletter renamed The Free Press. Earlier career alignment was center-left, but Weiss has shifted rightward on some issues, earning praise from conservative outlets for critiquing 'woke' excesses at media, universities, and progressive institutions. The deal gained political weight after President Trump's re-election and his attacks on 60 Minutes and CBS News, and it has provoked debate about a rightward media shift.
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