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Posted on 10/03/2025 8:47:40 AM PDT by Signalman
The revamped leadership of CBS News, following the merger between Paramount and Skydance, has elevated a conservative journalist who has upset the legacy media with her own successful center-right career.
Bari Weiss, founder of The Free Press, will take the reins at CBS News in the coming days, say sources familiar with her selection. Her upstart news site, which has defied the trend of declining subscriptions across the industry, will also be acquired.
Weiss, a 41-year-old former opinion writer for the New York Times, built The Free Press out of her own volition back in early 2021, riding a growing wave of conservative and nontraditional media by offering highbrow think pieces on the state of the Biden economy and sharp insights into contemporary society.
The remarkable shuffle will see Weiss report directly to David Ellison, Skydance’s CEO, as she works to increase the visibility of CBS News, which currently ranks third behind both ABC and NBC.
Weiss’s chain of command is striking, given that she will bypass CBS News president Tom Cibrowski, who currently reports to George Cheeks, chair of TV Media at Paramount+ Skydance. The NY Post had no further details about who will report to Cheeks.
The dynamic is expected to allow Weiss to complement Cibrowski, a former “Good Morning America” host who is widely seen as a more talented producer than a hard-hitting journalist.
Sources also note the competitive partnership playing out with Weiss, a critic of “woke” culture and allegedly biased news coverage, eventually vying for Cibrowski’s job.
“Bari is extremely ambitious. Tom had better watch out,” a source close to both parties said.
The sale of The Free Press to Paramount Skydance is expected to net $150 million in a mix of cash and stock and will include earn-out provisions to reach its full value, the outlet previously reported. Executives plan to let The Free Press continue to operate independently from CBS News.
It seems clear to observers that Weiss will be charged with guiding the editorial direction at CBS News, a tacit admission by Ellison that the flailing network was in need of a new conservative bend under the second Trump administration. It’s unclear if Weiss, who hosts her own show “Honestly with Bari Weiss,” will take an on-air presence at CBS.
Others expect Weiss’s involvement to strain partnerships like those with the team at “60 Minutes,” who are reportedly “dug in” to resist changes far above their heads. The embattled Sunday evening show put CBS News in the crosshairs for its coverage of Kamala Harris in 2024, resulting in a seven-figure settlement in a lawsuit brought by Trump.
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Bari Weiss is not conservative. But she is a free speech stalwart which is considerably better than the leftist drones that control most media operations.
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