Bari Weiss Named CBS News Editor-in-Chief Amidst Acquisition Reports

Bari Weiss Appointed CBS News Editor-in-Chief

• 📰 Reports from The New York Post and Puck News indicate Bari Weiss is set to become the new Editor-in-Chief of CBS News, with an announcement possibly as early as Monday.
• 🤝 Paramount Sky Dance, CBS's parent company, is also reportedly acquiring Weiss's news outlet, The Free Press, in a deal valued at $150 million.
• 👤 Weiss will reportedly report directly to David Ellison, owner of Paramount Sky Dance, bypassing CBS News's president, Tom Sabrowski.
• 🏢 The Free Press is expected to remain a standalone property, with its integration into CBS digital currently unclear.

Reactions to the Appointment

• 🗣️ Critics on the left, like journalist Medi Hassan, express concern over Weiss's perceived ideological bias, questioning the silence from those who previously complained about liberal bias in media.
• 👍 Supporters, such as Mike Salana of Pirate Wires, praise Weiss's accomplishments with The Free Press and see the CBS appointment as a potentially transformative move and a significant victory in media.
• 💡 Podcaster Steven Miller finds it fascinating that Weiss, who built an independent media empire, is returning to