Bari Weiss has been named Editor-in-Chief of CBS News by Paramount Skydance, overseeing editorial strategy across TV, digital, and radio.

Today, the worst-kept news media secret became official, with Paramount announcing its acquisition of Bari Weiss ' The Free Press.

Ms Weiss, who has criticised broadcast media for becoming too partisan, said she was excited to put her stamp on CBS, which was taken over by David Ellison earlier this year as part of a wider merger...