CBS buys The Free Press website, installs founder Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief
Journalist and entrepreneur Bari Weiss is taking charge at CBS News and her startup, The Free Press, is being acquired by CBS parent company Paramount.
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2 developments- Oct 3, 2025Bari Weiss Poised to Join CBS News as Editor-in-Chief as Paramount Nears Acquisition of Free Press
- Oct 6, 2025Bari Weiss is the new editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount buys her website
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Bari Weiss is the new editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount buys her website
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