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Disgruntled NYT journalist to ‘anti-woke’ power grab: how far can Bari Weiss go? | Media | The Guardian

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After leaving the New York Times, she turned her Substack into an unshakable pro-Israel voice. Now as Paramount eyes acquisition of her company, Weiss is poised to become Trump’s ally among media elites Last month, federal regulators approved the long-anticipated merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global, positioning David Ellison – the founder of Skydance and the son of megabillionaire Larry Ellison – as one of the most powerful figures in US media. Paramount Skydance Corporation, as it is now officially known, is one of a small handful of American media conglomerates, with Paramount Pictures, cable networks such as Comedy Central and MTV, and CBS all under its umbrella. CBS, in turn, runs one of the major US news operations, with nightly news viewership in the millions and 60 Minutes still being the most watched news program on network television. The implications of the merger are far-reaching and were already being felt ahead of its final approval. In July, Paramount agreed to

‘She doesn’t just speak to the 1%. She speaks to the one-hundredth of 1%. And they’ll listen’ … Fred Luntz. Illustration: Guardian Design/Getty Images View image in fullscreen ‘She doesn’t just speak to the 1%. She speaks to the one-hundredth of 1%. And they’ll listen’ … Fred Luntz. Illustration: Guardian Design/Getty Images Media This article is more than 10 months old Disgruntled NYT journalist to ‘anti-woke’ power grab: how far can Bari Weiss go? This article is more than 10 months old After leaving the New York Times, she turned her Substack into an unshakable pro-Israel voice. Now as Para

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