CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss has announced a new list of contributors to the network, including writers from her The Free Press digital outlet and podcasters.
In a meeting with CBS News personnel, Weiss revealed that columnists and contributors from The Free Press, like Niall Ferguson and Patrick McGee, will join the television network as contributors, according to a report from Axios’ Sara Fischer.
The Free Press, established by Weiss following her high-profile exit from The New York Times, was purchased by CBS News parent company Paramount Skydance last year for a reported $150 million. That acquisition led to her being appointed the new leader of the network’s news division.
Also joining are lifestyle contributors like science podcasters Andrew Huberman and Peter Attia, chef Clare de Boer, culture-focused writer Casey Lewis, and cookbook author Caroline Chambers, among others.
Dr. Mark Hyman, a close confidant of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will also join the network as a contributor.
The additions follow a plan implemented by Weiss to utilize independent writers with an established following to contribute to the CBS News brand.
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