Paramount Skydance is preparing to name journalist Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News, according to the New York Post. The announcement could come as early as Monday, though sources cautioned the timing may still shift.
Weiss, 41, rose to prominence as an opinion writer at The New York Times before launching the Free Press, a digital outlet known for its contrarian bent. As part of the shakeup, Paramount Skydance will fold the Free Press into CBS News, giving Weiss not only institutional authority but also a platform of her own. In a break from CBS tradition, she will report directly to Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, bypassing the usual layers of management.
The decision reflects Ellison’s push to revamp CBS News, which has long lagged in third place among broadcast networks. “It’s a remarkable reshuffle of CBS News’ decades-old management structure,” a source told the Post.
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