Key Takeaways
- The Free Press announced it is joining Paramount, with Bari Weiss also becoming editor-in-chief of CBS News.
- The Free Press will expand its daily journalism and growth with increased Paramount investment.
- The partnership aims to broaden reach and promote Free Press values of curiosity and healthy disagreement.
- CBS News plans to strengthen its journalism and become the world's most trusted news organization.
Deep Dive
- The Free Press announced it is joining Paramount, a significant development for the news organization.
- Host Bari Weiss will assume the role of editor-in-chief of CBS News.
- Weiss will maintain her existing roles at The Free Press and as the host of the 'Honestly' podcast.
- The Free Press was founded in response to perceived failures of "old media," with the host citing a departure from the New York Times due to its focus on narrow partisan ideas.
- The organization serves Americans valuing curiosity, common sense, and truth, who resist political tribalism and are open to changing their minds.
- Its subscription-based model is credited with maintaining the organization's honesty and editorial independence.
- The host describes a "new form of illiberalism" from political extremes that she states does not represent the majority of Americans.
- The Free Press asserts it serves the "actual mainstream" of pragmatic Americans who believe in the American project.
- The Paramount partnership provides a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to reach millions more people, reshape CBS News, and promote values such as curiosity, honesty, and healthy disagreement.