Media, 10-10-25

First, links to two reports: from the Associated Press and the Grayzone; to an interview from Democracy Now! via ScheerPost; and to articles of commentary from AP and the Guardian. (MEDIA 10- -25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and LEBANON entry for today are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

   

FROM OCT. 6  Bari Weiss is the new editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount buys her website, by David Bauder | AP  NEW YORK — Paramount said Monday it has bought the news and commentary website The Free Press and installed its founder, Bari Weiss, as the editor-in-chief of CBS News, saying it believes the country longs for news that is balanced and fact-based. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM OCT. 9  Bari Weiss to head CBS News as billionaire Ellison family expands media empire. Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez of Democracy Now!  talk with  David Klion, a columnist for the Nation and a contributing editor of Jewish CurrentsClick HERE to watch and listen, and for transcript.

   

FROM OCT. 6   New CBS owner David Ellison met with top Israeli general in scheme to spy on Americans, by Wyatt Reed and Max Blumenthal | The Grayzone  The new owner of Paramount, David Ellison, participated in an Israeli government-led plot to surveil and suppress pro-Palestine activists in the U.S., leaked emails show. The scheme sought out American faces to fund surveillance firms run by Israeli intelligence veterans . . . READ MORE . . .

   

FROM OCT. 8  In CBS role, Bari Weiss goes from critic of mainstream news to one of its gatekeepers, by Matt Sedensky | AP  NEW YORK — Bari Weiss has made a name for herself as an unflinching critic of mainstream news outlets. Now, she’s set to run one. The announcement this week of Weiss as the new editor-in-chief of CBS News . . . READ MORE . . .

   

FROM SEPT. 10  Disgruntled NYT journalist to ‘anti-woke’ power grab: how far can Bari Weiss go? by David Klion | The Guardian  In August, federal regulators approved the long-anticipated merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global, positioning David Ellison . . . READ MORE . . .

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MAY BE CONTINUED

 

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