CBS News has hired a new editor-in-chief as Paramount acquires one of the country's largest independent media companies. Paramount announced on Monday, Oct. 6 that it will acquire The Free Press, an ...
On October 29, 2025, Paramount Global, one of America’s largest media companies, announced its largest wave of layoffs in years, cutting approximately 2,000 jobs. This move followed Paramount’s merger ...
Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, ...
President Donald Trump said he expects CBS News to be “fairer” under billionaire David Ellison’s ownership and with Bari Weiss as its new editor in chief. “I don’t expect them to become like Fox [News ...
Anderson Cooper was one of the high-profile names that Bari Weiss was looking to poach to lead a rebooted version of ‘CBS ...
Sweeping layoffs at Paramount Global have impacted several programming initiatives at CBS News, including shows for the company’s flagship international streaming television channel. Around 100 jobs ...