Sources: Paramount is expected to acquire The Free Press in two weeks for ~$150M in cash and stock; Bari Weiss would take a CBS News editorial leadership role (Dylan Byers/Puck)
Dylan Byers / Puck:
Sources: Paramount is expected to acquire The Free Press in two weeks for ~$150M in cash and stock; Bari Weiss would take a CBS News editorial leadership role — Bari Weiss, the Times defector turned Free Press founder, is now poised to cash a giant check from David Ellison and seize the reins at CBS News …