{"id":2628673,"date":"2026-07-11T15:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-needs-trauma-counselors-paramount-looking-to-actual-journalist-bari-weiss-to-lead-both-cnn-and-cbs-news-after-merger\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T15:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:43:26","slug":"cnn-needs-trauma-counselors-paramount-looking-to-actual-journalist-bari-weiss-to-lead-both-cnn-and-cbs-news-after-merger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-needs-trauma-counselors-paramount-looking-to-actual-journalist-bari-weiss-to-lead-both-cnn-and-cbs-news-after-merger\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Needs Trauma Counselors &#8211; Paramount Looking to Actual Journalist Bari Weiss to Lead Both CNN and CBS News After Merger"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-needs-trauma-counselors-paramount-looking-to-actual-journalist-bari-weiss-to-lead-both-cnn-and-cbs-news-after-merger%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2628673&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh article discusses potential changes in U.S. media leadership, focusing on the possible appointment of Bari weiss to oversee editorial operations at CNN amid a merger deal between Paramount Skydance (owner of CBS) and Warner Bros. Finding (owners of CNN). Weiss,known for her critical stance against leftist bias during her tenure at The New York Times and her subsequent role as editor-in-chief of The Free Press,is expected to assume a prominent role if the merger proceeds. This has sparked outrage among some CNN personalities, like Anderson Cooper, who are allegedly unhappy with the prospect of being overseen by Weiss, a journalist with a generally liberal background. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crisis-as-bad-as-2008-democrats-spotlight-consequences-of-a-us-default\/\" title=\"Crisis as Bad as 2008: Democrats Spotlight Consequences of a US Default\">article emphasizes<\/a> that Weiss\u2019s political views are not conservative-she has historically voted for both Republican and Democrat candidates-and highlights her reputation as a serious journalist. The discussion underscores concerns about media bias and the influence of corporate mergers on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-washed-up-leftists-who-found-homes-in-academia\/\" title=\"5 Washed Up ...ists Who Found Homes In Academia\">news coverage<\/a>,portraying Weiss\u2019s rise as a move toward more objective journalism within major networks,much to the dismay of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reporters-not-thrilled-with-biden-calling-on-list-of-approved-journos\/\" title=\"Reporters Not Thrilled With Biden Calling on List of Approved Journos\">left-leaning media establishment<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Americans who\u2019ve watched the meltdown at CBS News over new leadership haven\u2019t seen anything yet.<\/p>\n<p>Bari Weiss, a journalist best known for shaking CBS out of its leftist lethargy \u2014 including the firing of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/late-breaking-60-minutes-star-reporter-scott-pelley-fired-mouthing-off-new-boss-chosen-bari-weiss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pompous Scott Pelley<\/a> \u2014 is poised to take over editorial operations at CNN if a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-goldman-banker-ex-fbi-trainee-charged-with-insider-trading\/\" title=\"Former Goldman banker, ex-FBI trainee charged with insider trading\">potential merger<\/a> of two media giants goes through.<\/p>\n<p>And the wailing is already starting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CBS News boss Bari Weiss poised to oversee CNN editorial operations: report <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9TOb1jnX68\">https:\/\/t.co\/9TOb1jnX68<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zodbfpgDKf\">pic.twitter.com\/zodbfpgDKf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nypost\/status\/2064388279156294124?\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On the business end, it\u2019s a proposed deal between Paramount Skydance \u2014 which owns CBS \u2014 and Warner Bros. Discovery \u2014 the owners of CNN.<\/p>\n<p>If Paramount\u2019s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. goes through, Weiss is likely to be in charge of editorial operations at both organizations, according to a report published in June by the Beltway-centric news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/money\/general\/scoop-paramount-seeks-business-counterpart-for-bari-weiss-at-cbs-news\/ar-AA25bc3S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And that would put the station that has been at the center of media bias at least since Donald Trump entered the political arena under control of a woman who has built a reputation as a journalist rather than a political hack.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss was a writer and editor for The New York Times\u2019 opinion section until 2020, when she famously resigned over the toxic atmosphere for any employee who didn\u2019t toe the leftist line. (The newspaper\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/07\/14\/business\/media\/bari-weiss-resignation-new-york-times.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> on her departure quoted her scathing resignation letter that cited \u201cbullying\u201d and the \u201cilliberal environment\u201d of the Gray Lady.)<\/p>\n<p>She went on to found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Free Press<\/a>, an online news and commentary outlet that was purchased by Paramount in October. As part of the deal, the company named Weiss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/bari-weiss-editor-in-chief-cbs-news-paramount-the-free-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">editor-in-chief<\/a> of CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-staffers-panicked-freaking-trump-ally-buying-parent-company-clean-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Ellison<\/a> at the helm of Paramount, it appears she is going to ride the wave of another corporate purchase to take over a second leftist newsroom.<\/p>\n<p>And, man, the leftists aren\u2019t happy.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve pretty much had the run of the place going back to the first Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Anybody remember <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/james-woods-takes-twitter-war-to-new-level-scorches-cnn-whore-jim-acosta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Acosta\u2019s antics<\/a> as White House correspondent?<\/p>\n<p>Don Lemon? Chris Cuomo? The roster is pretty much endless at CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Those men are gone, but the stain they left behind hasn\u2019t gone away.<\/p>\n<p>Which brings us to Anderson Cooper, one of the most flagrantly biased \u201cjournalists\u201d this side of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/federal-judge-hands-trump-big-win-lawsuit-abc-george-stephanopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Stephanopoulos<\/a> (who\u2019s still at ABC, beyond the reach of decency).<\/p>\n<p>Cooper reportedly isn\u2019t happy about the possibility he might have to answer to a journalist, either.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN Mainstay Anderson Cooper Bristles Over Possible Bari Weiss Takeover at CNN: NYT Sources <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sZLILqNQVk\">https:\/\/t.co\/sZLILqNQVk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mediaite (@Mediaite) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mediaite\/status\/2070938033583509650?\">June 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cooper surely isn\u2019t alone. In fact, about the only person at CNN who is likely to be happy is Scott Jennings, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scott-jennings-mocks-democrats-radical-no-kings-rallies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">network\u2019s resident conservative<\/a> who makes fools of fellow panelists on an almost nightly basis.<\/p>\n<p>The funniest thing about all of this is that Weiss isn\u2019t exactly a conservative in the mold of a Murdoch publication. She would never have gotten to where she did at The New York Times if she didn\u2019t have a liberal bent.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/11\/business\/media\/bari-weiss-free-press.html#:~:text=She%20is%20a%20reformed%20print,the%20lapsed%20or%20wobbly%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> report in 2024, she said she voted for Mitt Romney in 2012, for Hillary Clinton in 2016 \u2014 and cried over Trump\u2019s win \u2014 and for Joe Biden in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, this isn\u2019t exactly MAGA we\u2019re talking about. What it is, though, is the apparent ascension of a real journalist being handed authority over two of the country\u2019s most <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >flagrantly biased \u201cmainstream\u201d media outlets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And the propaganda pushers they employ \u2014 with the unmitigated gall to call themselves \u201cjournalists\u201d \u2014 are crying about it.<\/p>\n<p>CBS is still going through its growing pains. If the Paramount-Warner merger goes through, CNN is going to see even more.<\/p>\n<p>And the liberal left isn\u2019t going to be able to stop crying about it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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