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 is preparing to shell out as much as $200 million for Bari Weiss’ buzzy media venture, The Free Press — and hand her the keys to help steer CBS News — in a move that’s rattling an already ...

I got to say, if my company’s got that kind of green, I’m sure they can afford to uncancel one of their best shows,’ Colbert ...

Paramount closed its deal with The Free Press to acquire the digital news site for $150 million, including a deal to bring cofounder Bari Weiss on as the top editor of CBS News. The deal represents ...

Per the announcement, Weiss “will shape editorial priorities, champion core values across platforms, and lead innovation in how the organization reports and delivers the news.” Weiss will report to ...

Paramount has acquired Bari Weiss' right-leaning publication The Free Press and named its founder as editor in chief of CBS News. The Monday move makes apparent CEO David Ellison's desire to shift the ...

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Paramount Global named former Hudson Institute CEO Kenneth Weinstein to serve as ombudsman of CBS News, assigning someone who led a conservative think tank and largely worked outside the traditional ...