Paramount Skydance has acquired the Free Press and named founder Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief, a move likely to stir controversy https://t.co/6iVhYNTuut ...

Breaking: Paramount buys the Free Press for $150 million and names its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News https://t.co/4EC5QL7EhL ...

Weiss, who once said she was done with legacy media, is to take control of CBS News's editorial vision, aiming for "news that reflects reality.†...

Paramount is poised to buy the startup news outlet the Free Press and name its founder, Bari Weiss, as the editor-in-chief of CBS News, according to people familiar with the matter https://t.co/tV0nn82uZL ...

Rumors are that @bariweiss and The Free Press are being acquired by CBS News and Paramount.If true, good for her.We want to live in a society where someone who is unhappy about a situation can leave & build a better solution to the problem.We need more people like Bari. ...

Let's talk about Larry and David Ellison. They're making massive media moves both in legacy and social media. Let's talk about the legacy stuff first.Paramount Sky Dance merger is basically a month old and already CEO David Ellison, that's Larry Ellison's son, is looking to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery. As you probably know, they're run by David Zazlov. They own CNN, HBO, DC Comics, Discovery, a bunch of other brands.And that would put the Ellison's in charge of not just CBS News, which owns 60 Minutes ...

As much as the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel brings up questions of free speech and the administration's response to critics, it is also a story, we mentioned it before, about money, power, and politics. My favorite topic, the night cap is still here. Dan Axios is calling what's happening right now as a MAGA makeover in media.The super wealthy uh more conservatives are buying up some of the biggest media and social media properties out there. I read this week a line that said while Democrats are trying to go v ...

Core Points - President Donald Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times was dismissed by a federal judge due to the complaint being excessively lengthy and not meeting the requirements of Rule 8 [1] - The judge noted that the lawsuit, spanning 85 pages, contained repetitive and superfluous allegations, including claims about Trump's reality TV show "The Apprentice" [1] - Trump has the option to re-file the lawsuit within 28 days, with a requirement to limit the complaint to under 40 pages [1] Group 1 - The lawsuit accused The New York Times of making defamatory statements aimed at damaging Trump's reputation and sabotaging his 2024 presidential candidacy [3] - Specific articles and a book titled "Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success" were highlighted in the lawsuit [3] Group 2 - The Trump administration has a history of targeting the media through various legal actions and funding cuts, including a recent $1.1 billion funding cut from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting [4] - A previous lawsuit against CBS News resulted in a $16 million settlement after Trump claimed deceptive editing of an interview [4]

Thank you so much. Good afternoon. Too many times to count, I have felt the freef fall of my car plunging towards a body of water. Splashing with a crash as I search for an escape, striving to save a passenger, often my mom. I would wake up sweating, out of breath. from swimming towards the shore, passenger in tow. That dream always started the same way. I'd be driving across a bridge like normal when all of a sudden, a tugboat or a whale or a tidal wave or a plane would crash into it, sending us all collap ...

I'm Savannah Sers. Joe is on assignment and let's start with the good news. It is Friday.Thanks so much for starting your day with us. We are going to begin our show this morning with the ongoing firestorm surrounding the Trump administration's handling of files tied to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. So, Deputy Atal attorney general Todd Blanch says he is planning to meet with Epstein's convicted former accomplice.That's Glain Maxwell who you're seeing on your screen. That's going to be for a second ...