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
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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 . . .
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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 Currents. Click HERE to watch and listen, and for transcript.
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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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