Expected new hire may mean changes at CBS News

[Weiss, from At] Free Press will have a leadership role at a legacy TV news organization with more than 1,000 employees.

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THE RAPID RISE of Bari Weiss, here interviewing Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), to a major role in shaping the coverage of a TV news organization with no previous experience in the medium is an extraordinary move.

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‘A shakeup is clearly on the agenda of new Paramount owner Skydance Media.

When the company went through regulatory approval to complete its $8-billion merger, Federal Communications Chairman Brendan Carr said he welcomes Skydance’s “commitment to make significant changes to the once storied CBS broadcast network.”

In order to clear a path forthe deal, Paramount paid $16 million to settle Trump's $20-billion lawsuit mel deemed by legal experts to be spurious — over an interview he claimed was edited to help then-Vice President Kamala Harris, his opponent in the 2024 election. He has left the network alone ever since.

Skydance and the Free Press did not comment on the expected appointment of Weiss. When asked in August about her joining the network, Ellison—son of Oracle co-founder and Trump ally Larry Ellison — focused on howhe wants the news division to speak to what he views as the 70% of Americans who consider themselves center left or center right politically,

In a crowded sea of political and cultural pundits, Weiss found her own lane as a gay Jewish woman who attacked what she called the excesses of the political left, often saying it was intolerant of opposing viewpoints. She called herself “a diversity hire” at the New York Times’ reliably liberal opinion section and gained a following through her appearances on HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher.”