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Bari Weiss has been tasked with leading CBS News into a modern, post-partisan era, but old habits die hard as the network continues to bury a political scandal rocking Virginia during her first week on the job.

On Monday, Weiss was formally named editor-in-chief of CBS News after her outlet, The Free Press, was acquired by Paramount for $150 million, according to multiple reports. She will be reporting directly to Paramount's new CEO, David Ellison.

In a memo to CBS News employees, Weiss listed ten " core journalistic values " she wants practiced, including holding "both American political parties to equal scrutiny." Ellison similarly expressed that he wanted to tamp down the "partisan division" in his own memo to Paramoun

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