US EditionFree Press founder Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News after deal with Paramount
Paramount paid $150 million to acquire The Free Press, which has 1.5 million subscribers, as Bari Weiss takes on a new role to reshape CBS News and attract right-of-center viewers.
- Paramount announced the acquisition of The Free Press and appointed Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News.
- Weiss aims to shape CBS News' editorial direction while continuing to lead The Free Press, which will maintain its independent brand.
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It’s Official: Bari Weiss Is Now CBS News Editor-in-Chief, Free Press Bought by Paramount
It’s Official: Bari Weiss Is Now CBS News Editor-in-Chief, Free Press Bought by Paramount After months of waiting, Paramount Skydance made it official Monday in not only purchasing Bari Weiss’s intrepid and thought-provoking site The Free Press, but installing Weiss as CBS News’s editor in chief in hopes of investing in and restoring credibility to an American news brand mired in porous ratings and decades of self-inflicted wounds from ethical …
The Free Press goes from zero to $150m valuation in five years on Substack
Substack-based news publication The Free Press has been bought by Paramount for a reported $150m (£111m) in cash and stock. Founder, chief executive and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss will continue in her roles but also become editor-in-chief of CBS News reporting directly to its new owner, Oracle founder Larry Ellison’s son David Ellison. The Free Press will continue as its own individual brand on Substack while Weiss will “shape editorial prioriti…
The personality of some journalists at CBS News is likely to be insecure: provocative opinion-maker Bari Weiss will henceforth lead the editorial staff of the US broadcaster. She has sold her media start-up »The Free Press« – but wants to continue to control it.
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