Paramount pushes back on reports about Bari Weiss’ role at CBS News

Puck reports that executives have discussed narrowing Weiss’ oversight at CBS News, though the company says she still has ‘full support’

What’s going on over at CBS News?

This week, Puck’s Dylan Byers dropped the stunner that Paramount, the owner of CBS and CBS News, is at least thinking about taking away some of Bari Weiss’ power. Weiss was controversially chosen as editor-in-chief of CBS News last year, even though she had no TV news experience.

Byers wrote, “Bari has endured her role as media punching bag with relative aplomb, refusing to betray exhaustion or vulnerability while seeming to plow ahead with her plans to overhaul the network. Meanwhile, (Paramount CEO David) Ellison and the Paramount brass have afforded her ample leeway because they genuinely like her, endorse the editorial pivot, and, frankly, have far bigger priorities than the news division.”