Paramount is close to appointing media entrepreneur Bari Weiss to a high perch at CBS News in the role of Editor-in-Chief as the conglomerate closes in on a deal to acquire the digital news site The Free Press that she launched as a newsletter in 2021. The Free Press, which brings a center-right point of view to its journalism, has generated a significant subscriber base since its initial founding as a newsletter in 2021. The pact is reportedly worth up to $150 million, although that pricetag