Bari Weiss is heading back into the world of “having a boss.” David Ellison’s Paramount is purchasing Weiss’s conservative digital-media publication, the Free Press, and installing Weiss as the head of CBS News, Paramount confirmed October 6. CBS bought TFP for around $150 million in cash and Paramount stock, per the New York Times . “Bari is a proven champion of independent, principled journalism, and I am confident her entrepreneurial drive and editorial vision will invigorate CBS News,” Ellison said in a statement. “This move is part of Paramount’s bigger vision to modernize content and the way it connects — directly and passionately — to audiences around the world.” As the head of CBS News, Weiss will report directly to Ellison and work on programs including 60 Minutes and CBS

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