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CBS’ likely new owner is in talks with Bari Weiss to buy The Free Press

Paramount’s owner-in-waiting, David Ellison, met with journalist entrepreneur Bari Weiss on Friday about a possible tie-up between CBS News and her startup The Free Press.

Skydance in Early Talks to Acquire Bari Weiss' The Free Press

The Sun Valley Conference could be responsible for another notable media deal. This time, The New York Times reported on Friday that Skydance CEO David Ellison has had “early discussions” with The Free Press co-founder and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss about acquiring the digital media company; both Weiss and Ellison are currently attending the mogul-heavy conference in Idaho. Allen & Company, the investment firm behind the conference, is a shareho…

David Ellison’s Skydance Has Held Talks to Buy Bari Weiss’ The Free Press (Report)

David Ellison's Skydance has held talks to acquire Bari Weiss's publication The Free Press, according to the New York Times.

David Ellison in Early Talks With Bari Weiss to Acquire The Free Press: Report

Skydance founder and CEO David Ellison has begun early talks with opinion journalist Bari Weiss about acquiring her online publication, The Free Press. The acquisition talks between Ellison and Weiss, first reported by The New York Times, are in early stages and “a deal between Skydance and The Free Press is far from certain.” Both parties will be attending the yearly Sun Valley summit held by investment firm Allen & Company – a company that als…

The Donald Trump Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Grifting - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Hell, I think Bari might merit a lifetime achievement award at this point: David Ellison, the chief executive of the media company Skydance, has recently held early discussions about acquiring The Free Press, the online publication co-founded by Bari Weiss, according to two people with knowledge of the talks. Ms. Weiss, who started The Free Press in 2021 with her wife, Nellie Bowles, and her sister, Suzy Weiss, has positioned the company as a b…