Updated October 6, 2025 at 6:30 AM MST

CBS News is planning to take another step to appeal to right-of-center viewers by installing Bari Weiss as editor in chief. CBS' new corporate owner, Skydance Media, is also acquiring The Free Press, Weiss' views-and-news site.

Weiss arrives with a mandate to redefine the CBS News brand in the eyes of the public and refine its news coverage. She is seen as a change agent for a network regularly accused by President Trump and his political allies of liberal bias.

"Bari is a proven champion of independent, principled journalism, and I am confident her entrepreneurial drive and editorial vision will invigorate CBS News," said David Ellison, the CEO of parent company Skydance Media, in a statement Monday, adding that Weiss will report directly to him.

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