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It appears like the legacy media is finally turning a new leaf.
In a major shake-up over at CBS News, a prominent conservative journalist has just been chosen to lead the network.
Bari Weiss, who founded The Free Press, will be named as the new Editor-in-Chief.
Check it out:
Bari Weiss to be named editor in chief of CBS News as part of major Paramount Skydance shakeup: sources https://t.co/8TPY1WjLXm pic.twitter.com/LUuFgHdEFE
— New York Post (@nypost) October 2, 2025
Weiss’s news site is being acquired by Paramount, which is merging with Skydance and owns CBS News.
Pro-Israel journalist Bari Weiss, whose media blog The Free Press is being purchased by Paramount for $150 million, is slated to become CBS News’ editor-in-chief.
Unconventionally, she will report straight to Paramount CEO David Ellison, bypassing both CBS News President Tom… pic.twitter.com/1IYycYNVMe
— AF Post (@AFpost) October 3, 2025
Pro-Israel journalist Bari Weiss, whose media blog The Free Press is being purchased by Paramount for $150 million, is slated to become CBS News’ editor-in-chief.
Unconventionally, she will report straight to Paramount CEO David Ellison, bypassing both CBS News President Tom Cibrowski and Paramount’s head of television, George Cheeks.
Paramount is expected to buy The Free Press for somewhere around $150 million.
The New York Times reported:
Two people briefed on the terms said the acquisition would value The Free Press at around $150 million, paid out over time with a mix of cash and stock. The total value of the deal could fluctuate depending on the price of Paramount’s stock.
A deal would be a major vote of confidence in Ms. Weiss from Paramount and its chief executive, David Ellison, who has been in talks to acquire The Free Press for months. Mr. Ellison has said he aims to carry on the fundamental mission of CBS News, telling reporters at a news conference in August that he wanted the network to remain a purveyor of “truth” and “facts.”
Before her own site took off, Bari Weiss was an opinion writer for The New York Times.
The New York Post has more on her background and what her new role will entail:
Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days — giving the hard-charging journalist unusual clout to revamp the struggling network as it also acquires her scrappy news site the Free Press, The Post has learned.
Weiss — a 41-year-old former New York Times opinion writer who has built the Free Press into a buzzworthy site with a contrarian bent — is expected to be named to the top post in a Monday announcement, although the talks are in flux and the timing could change, a source close to the situation said.
In a remarkable reshuffle of CBS News’ decades-old management structure, Weiss will report directly to Paramount Skydance chief executive David Ellison as she helps set the editorial direction at the Tiffany Network’s third-place news division, a source close to the situation said.
Weiss’ direct line to Ellison means she will not report to CBS News president Tom Cibrowski, who currently reports to George Cheeks, chair of TV media at Paramount Skydance. No further details could be immediately learned about how Weiss would work with Cibrowski.
Insiders said the hiring of Weiss casts doubts on speculation about the possible return of former CBS president David Rhodes to the network, with one source saying their job candidacies were an “either/or” situation.
Sources told The Post that Weiss could be a strong counterpart to Cibrowski, a former “Good Morning America” executive who is regarded more as a production wizard than a journalist.
Others said they expect it will only be a matter of time before Weiss — who has emerged as a leading voice against antisemitism and the “woke” elites in mainstream media — zeroes in on Cibrowski’s job.
“Bari is extremely ambitious. Tom had better watch out,” a source close to both parties said.
What you think?
Is this a good move by CBS News?
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