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Who Is CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss’ Wife? All About Journalist Nellie Bowles

Paramount acquired The Free Press with over 1.5 million subscribers, leading to Bari Weiss's appointment as CBS News editor-in-chief under the same parent company.

  • Shortly after Paramount's acquisition of The Free Press in October 2025, CBS News — a division of Paramount — named its editor-in-chief.
  • Built from a Substack foundation, Weiss resigned from The New York Times in 2020 and co-founded the newsletter that rebranded as The Free Press in 2022 with over 1.5 million subscribers.
  • Away from the newsroom, Weiss and Bowles met at The New York Times, married in 2020, and have welcomed two children, including a daughter in 2022.
  • Paramount and Weiss framed the transaction as expanding CBS News' ethos, with Weiss calling it a great moment for The Free Press.
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Hindustan Times broke the news in New Delhi, India on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
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