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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.