CBS owner Paramount has announced it will purchase media startup the Free Press for $150 million, with the site’s founder Bari Weiss set to become editor-in-chief of CBS News. A handsome sum for a site only founded in 2021…
Writing in the Free Press today, Weiss said of her appointment:
“As of today, I am editor-in-chief of CBS News, working with new colleagues on the programs that have impacted American culture for generations – shows like 60 Minutes and Sunday Morning – and shaping how millions of Americans read, listen, watch, and, most importantly, understand the news in the 21st century.”
Weiss is a serious operator with a sharp tongue. This may knock a few ultra-liberal noses out of joint at CBS. No bad thing…