Paramount Skydance named The Free Press co-founder Bari Weiss as CBS News ' new editor-in-chief upon purchasing her online news and commentary outlet, Paramount Skydance chairman David Ellison announced in a statement shared by CBS News on Monday (October 6).

"We are thrilled to welcome Bari and The Free Press to Paramount and CBS News . Bari is a proven champion of independent, principled journalism, and I am confident her entrepreneurial drive and editorial vision will invigorate CBS News . 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," Ellison said.

"This is an important initiative for our company and Bari will report directly to me - leading the work of The

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