Bari Weiss
Bari Weiss has been editor-in-chief of CBS News since October 2025, when Paramount Skydance acquired The Free Press, the subscription media company she founded, in a deal of about $150 million. She was previously an opinion writer and editor at The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
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- 15 years
Bio
Bari Weiss has been editor-in-chief of CBS News since October 2025, when Paramount Skydance acquired The Free Press, the subscription media company she founded, in a deal of about $150 million. She was previously an opinion writer and editor at The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
Career
Employee
The New York Times · Until 2020
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Expertise & education
Expertise
Education
- BA, History, Columbia University
Speaking topics
Recognition
Notable achievements
- Appointed Editor-in-Chief of CBS News in October 2025 following Paramount Skydance's acquisition of The Free Press
- Founded The Free Press, which grew from a Substack newsletter into an independent media company acquired for approximately $150 million
- Built a large subscriber base at The Free Press as a model for independent, reader-supported journalism
Publications
- How to Fight Anti-Semitism (book, 2019)
- The Free Press
- The New York Times
- The Wall Street Journal