Paramount on Monday said that it has officially acquired The Free Press, the digital publication founded by Bari Weiss, and will bring her in to the fold of CBS News.

Paramount has named former New York Times opinion writer Bari Weiss to lead CBS News, in the latest move by new owners to reshape operations of one of America's leading news organisations.

“I am confident that, in the coming years, CBS News and The Free Press will make big strides and be at the forefront of a much-needed transformation in how news is gathered, reported, and delivered,”...