Overview

• On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, Oliver questioned Weiss’s qualifications and labeled parts of her work, in his view, as irresponsible or deeply misleading.
• Weiss took the role days after Paramount Skydance bought The Free Press for about $150 million, with her overseeing both outlets and reporting directly to David Ellison.
• Inside CBS, unions advised members not to answer Weiss’s staff survey during her first week, while veteran voices such as Dan Rather warned of risks to editorial independence.
• Critics highlighted Free Press stories later disputed by further reporting, including pieces on Gaza malnutrition and a Missouri gender clinic, raising standards concerns.
• Reports say Ellison is preparing a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, a prospect fueling worries about concentrated media ownership affecting outlets like CNN and HBO.