Paramount expresses support for CBS News leader Bari Weiss amid criticism

The online publication Puck previously reported Weiss could be moved to a new role with less oversight of the network Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email CBS News parent company Paramount is standing by CBS News’ editor in chief, Bari Weiss, amid a torrent of controversies and lagging ratings on some programs. The network released a statement supporting her after a report that senior leadership at the company has discussed changing Weiss’s role to lessen her oversight of CBS N...

By Jeremy Barr