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Bari Weiss is the new editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount buys her website

Headline from WFMZ Allentown, on the newest of 2 developments

NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount said Monday that it has bought the news and commentary website The Free Press and installed its founder, Bari Weiss, as the editor-in-chief of CBS

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Bari Weiss’ Reported CBS Deal Sparks Liberal Outrage

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Newest

    Bari Weiss is the new editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount buys her website

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

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Reports & sources

20 articles, oldest first.

  1. Los Angeles Times

    Here comes Bari Weiss. What does it mean for CBS News? (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The former New York Times opinion staff editor and founder of the media upstart Free Press heads into a turbulent and challenged TV news environment.

  2. Deadline

    Free Press’ Bari Weiss Poised To Take Top Role At CBS News (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Paramount is close to clinching an acquisition of the The Free Press that will include a top role at CBS News for the site's founder, Bari Weiss.

  3. Variety

    Bari Weiss Poised to Join CBS News as Editor-in-Chief as Paramount Nears Acquisition of Free Press (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Paramount has closed a deal for The Free Press, with its founder Bari Weiss tapped as editor in chief of CBS News.

  4. NewsBusters

    CBS Reportedly Set to Name Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief Next Week, Buy Free Press (opens NewsBusters)

    Published

    NewsBusters's feed description

    In word first leaked out Wednesday afternoon to the New York Post, Puck’s Dylan Byers, and others, Paramount Skydance will reportedly announce as soon as Monday it will not only acquire the great team running The Free Press, but make its founder Bari Weiss the editor-in-chief of CBS News, triggering…

  5. Newsweek

    Bari Weiss’ Reported CBS Deal Sparks Liberal Outrage (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    Bari Weiss, the founder of the Free Press, is expected to helm CBS News.

  6. MyNorthwest

    CBS buys The Free Press website, installs founder Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount said Monday that it has bought the commentary website The Free Press and installed its founder, Bari Weiss, as the editor-in-chief

  7. WFMZ Allentown

    Bari Weiss is the new editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount buys her website (opens WFMZ Allentown)

    Published

    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount said Monday that it has bought the news and commentary website The Free Press and installed its founder, Bari Weiss, as the editor-in-chief of CBS

  8. Wyoming Public Media

    CBS' next top editor to be Bari Weiss of The Free Press (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    CBS' parent company will buy The Free Press and install Bari Weiss, its contrarian founder, as editor in chief of CBS News.

  9. GBH News

    Bari Weiss joins CBS with a mandate for 'balanced and fact-based' news (opens GBH News)

    Published

    GBH News's feed description

    CBS' parent company is buying The Free Press and installing Bari Weiss, its contrarian founder, as editor in chief of CBS News.

  10. Anchorage Daily News

    Bari Weiss is the new editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount buys The Free Press website (opens Anchorage Daily News)

    Published

    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The move, while anticipated, is a bold one for David Ellison, new corporate leader of Paramount and CBS.

  11. Forbes

    Who Is Bari Weiss? What To Know About The New CBS News Editor-In-Chief (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Bari Weiss, founder of The Free Press, is joining CBS News as its first editor-in-chief following her site’s acquisition by Paramount Skydance.

  12. The New Yorker

    What Will Bari Weiss Do to CBS News? (opens The New Yorker)

    Published

    The New Yorker's feed description

    Jon Allsop writes about the announcement that Bari Weiss, of the Free Press, has been named the new editor-in-chief of CBS News.

  13. The Daily Caller

    Bari Weiss To Launch CBS News Debate Show (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Free Press co-founder Bari Weiss will supervise a debate show modeled after her outlet’s streams tackling hot-button issues.

  14. Wyoming Public Media

    Who is Bari Weiss? CBS News' new editor-in-chief is a vocal critic of legacy media (opens Wyoming Public Media)

    Published

    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Provocative columnist Bari Weiss publicly quit the New York Times in 2020, then cofounded The Free Press as an alternative to legacy media. Here's what to know as she takes the helm of CBS News.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    Free Press co-founder Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    CBS News parent Paramount will also acquire The Free Press for $150 million in cash and stock.

  16. KTVZ Bend

    Bari Weiss is now CBS News editor-in-chief after Paramount acquires The Free Press (opens KTVZ Bend)

    Published

    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Journalist and entrepreneur Bari Weiss is taking charge at CBS News and her startup, The Free Press, is being acquired by CBS parent company Paramount. Starting today, Weiss is the editor-in-chief of CBS News, a new position that has stirred anxieties within the storied…

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