Bari Weiss' CBS News Debut: Winning Over Ellison, Navigating Critics

0:00It's March 30th. Welcome to Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI and packed with headlines. Barry Wise stepped into the top spot at CBS News after selling her free press outlet to Paramount Sky Dance for $150 million dollars back in October. She spaced a storm of bad press from day one, so she turned to her old friend Jeff Zucker, the former CNN boss for advice on running a network news. Their bond goes way back, and Zucker was quick to congratulate her on the deal. They talk shop, but he won't take a formal role there. Turns out it could complicate things for Paramount Sky Dance CEO David Ellison, who's chasing government okay for buying Warner Bros. discovery. Zucker's history boosting then-battling Donald Trump makes him a tricky fit anyway. Media critics have hammered Wise on bias claims, dropping viewership and her leadership style. Ironically, many of those same folks love Zucker back in the day. But she's not shwinds too, like locking in Gail King for mornings and snagging talons

1:03such as Matt Gutman from ABC for big exclusives, plus. National security voices, like Arama Claim, whose podcast is blowing up. Ratings for CBS Evening News are down year over year, a slide that started before her hires. An insider gripes she's too insulated by Yes Men, but Anchor Tony Doku Peele is landing scoops with Trump, Pete Hexeth, and others. CBS even scored the only network chats with Hexeth on Key Venezuela and Iran stories. In the end, Wise is winning over the one boss who counts, David Ellison. He backs her bold moves and shrugs off the media pile on, betting she'll shake things up for the better.