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Fired Stephen Colbert professes his ‘love’ for new CBS boss David Ellison: ‘That oughta buy us a couple more months’

‘Mr. Ellison, I love you,’ Stephen Colbert joked on Thursday night

The Independent UK

CBS News head of standards quits just a week after Bari Weiss is named editor-in-chief

During an editorial call Thursday morning, Claudia Milne announced she was leaving as the head of standards at CBS News. She did not give a reason for her departure.

The Independent UK

Fox News host claims there’s an ‘antisemitic thread’ behind backlash over CBS News hiring Bari Weiss

Fox News’ Emily Compagno referenced an article from The Independent while suggesting that antisemitism could be behind some of the criticism of Bari Weiss

The Independent UK

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John Oliver skewers Paramount for hiring ‘irresponsible’ Bari Weiss to run CBS News

‘It is especially alarming to have someone doing it who has spent years putting out work that, in my opinion, is at best irresponsible and at worst deeply misleading,” John Oliver declared on Sunday night.

The Independent UK

Warner Bros Discovery Says 'No' to Paramount's Early Takeover Proposal

Warner Bros Discovery rejects Paramount's early $20-per-share takeover offer, signaling tough negotiations ahead.

International Business Times

Bari Weiss goes full Elon Musk, demands CBS News staffers tell her ‘how you spend your working hours’

‘We’re all being DOGE’d,’ a CBS News journalist told The Independent. ‘And she’s also looking out to see who will kiss up to her.’

The Independent UK

Comeback Studio Warner Takes 'Victory Lap' Amid Takeover Rumors

In just six months, Warner Bros has gone from ailing Hollywood giant reportedly mulling a leadership change to the industry's hottest studio -- and the rumored target of a $70 billion takeover bid.

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Traffic to Bari Weiss’ The Free Press soared in the month before she was named CBS News editor-in-chief

Besides its 44 percent bump last month compared to September 2024, the Weiss-founded site was up 134 percent compared to the same month in 2023.

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss is a weird and worrisome choice as top editor for CBS News

When Weiss was named editor-in-chief, it was the latest turn in the network’s confounding departure from its roots

The Guardian - US

‘Let’s do the f***ing news’: New top editor Bari Weiss causes ‘eye rolls’ during CBS News editorial call

EXCLUSIVE: Multiple CBS News staffers told The Independent that Bari Weiss’ ‘cringey’ comments on the editorial call literally caused eyes to roll.

The Independent UK

CBS News’ new editor-in-chief is Trump’s new friendly ally with a bigger platform

CBS seems to have turned pro-Trump.

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CBS buys The Free Press website, installs founder Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief

Paramount announced Monday that it has bought the successful news commentary website The Free Press and installed its founder, Bari Weiss, as editor-in-chief of CBS News

The Independent UK

Who is Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief of CBS News?

Ex-NYT writer who launched ‘anti-woke commentary’ website will report directly to Paramount Skydance head David Ellison

The Guardian - US

Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News as Paramount buys Free Press startup

Commentator to lead storied US news network, five years after acrimonious exit from New York Times

The Guardian - US

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The Independent UK

‘It’s not a good place right now’: CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom

EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday – feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.

The Independent UK

‘Polarizing’ journalist Bari Weiss to become CBS News editor-in-chief in wake of controversial Paramount merger: report

Opponents say Weiss’s ‘anti-woke’, pro-Israel stance will be like ‘dropping a grenade’ in the newsroom

The Independent UK

Megyn Kelly breaks silence after rumors that she ‘screen tested’ at CBS News for role at network

‘Megyn Kelly was at CBS News the other day. You heard it here, you’re not going to hear it anyplace else,’ veteran journalist Bernard Goldberg claimed this week.

International Business Times UK

From Oracle to Paramount to TikTok: How Larry and David Ellison Are Building a New US Media Dynasty

Larry and David Ellison lead Paramount Skydance, reshaping the US media landscape through tech integration, major acquisitions, and political scrutiny.

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The Conversation

A Bari Weiss-led CBS News would likely look different, but how the public feels about it might not change

For weeks, there has been a great deal of reporting about an impending shake-up in the world of television news. Paramount Global CEO David Ellison is in talks to purchase The Free Press, an online media startup launched in 2021 as a conservative alternative to traditional news organizations.

The Guardian - US

US marketing companies are helping to rebrand the genocide in Gaza

Reports say PR teams are busy rewriting history in real time – not that the American media needs the help

The Guardian - US

Murdoch’s TikTok? Trump offers allies another lever of media control

Under the known terms of the deal with China, TikTok would get a new board, including Murdochs and Ellisons

The Conversation

A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could give Trump even more influence over US media – shaping the news and culture Americans watch and stream

Following unprecedented threats from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, major affiliate station owners Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcasting pressured Disney’s ABC to pull Jimmy Kimmel’s show off the air over his comments related to Charlie Kirk’s killing.

The Guardian - US

Media giants accused of ‘cowering to threats’ as Trump tries to stamp out criticism

Disney’s Bob Iger and Paramount’s David Ellison are among executives pulling the strings amid criticism that US TV networks are caving to the Trump administration

The Guardian - UK

‘Court of King Trump’: how media barons are bowing to president to protect key deals

Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s TV show over Charlie Kirk comments is latest sign of business coming under pressure from White House

The Independent UK

‘He lied to us’: CBS News staffers say new owner David Ellison ‘just can’t be trusted’

EXCLUSIVE: Multiple CBS News staffers said new owner David Ellison has broken his promise not to “politicize” the network by installing a Trump loyalist as ombudsman, and courting The Free Press founder Bari Weiss for a senior editorial position

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