Paramount To Buy The Free Press; Founder Bari Weiss To Become Editor In Chief At CBS News

https://deadline.com/2025/10/cbs-news-bari-weiss-paramount-free-press-1236570944/

She will report directly to David Ellison.

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DarkCloud@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 334d

Super embarrassing. I hope Wikipedia updates their credibility rating, because without professional and independent editorial oversight it's no longer a news agency. More of a mouthpiece.

fluxion@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 334d (1 reply)

I read that as Larry Ellison, and was relieved to see it said David Ellison, then I found out he's Larry Ellison's son...

Fuck this timeline.

ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com · 10 pts · 334d

Larry Ellison has controlling shareholder position in the merged company, despite David Ellison being the CEO.

waddle_dee@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 334d
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HailSeitan@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 333d

Zero experience in TV, gets named head of a network for political reasons

DEI for me but not for thee

AshMan85@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 334d
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TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 334d

The free press doesn't even generate "new kitchen equipment unboxing" numbers on yt.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 333d

Another media outlet falls to the fascists (not that it was much use before that).