Summary
Paramount has announced that conservative writer Bari Weiss will be the new editor-in-chief of CBS News. This change is part of Paramount's strategy to align CBS News with viewpoints more friendly to President Trump's administration. Weiss previously founded the website Free Press and is known for her opinions on "woke" politics and other issues supported by the Trump administration.
Key Facts
- Bari Weiss has been named editor-in-chief of CBS News by Paramount.
- Paramount acquired Weiss's website, Free Press, in a new deal.
- This change aims to align CBS News with President Trump's administration.
- Paramount CEO David Ellison praised Weiss’s entrepreneurial spirit.
- Skydance Media merged with Paramount in August, leading to this new appointment.
- Paramount settled a defamation lawsuit with President Trump regarding CBS News.
- Bari Weiss left The New York Times due to disagreements with colleagues.
- Weiss’s views include skepticism of diversity programs and vaccine policies, in line with Trump’s administration.
