Paramount's Trump alliance is real — and so is Jon Stewart's new deal

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Paramount canceled Stephen Colbert's show. But it has re-signed his friend and fellow Trump critic Jon Stewart.

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David Zaslav rejected Paramount's deal — but here's why he's still trying to sell Warner Bros.

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WBD CEO David Zaslav has officially put his company on the blocks. One big question: Will he sell all of it? Or just part of it?

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Bari Weiss tells CBS News staff to explain what they do and what's 'broken.' Read the full memo.

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Bari Weiss during an interview with Sen. Ted Cruz
Bari Weiss during an interview with Sen. Ted Cruz

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David Ellison won't talk about buying Warner Bros. — but everyone thinks he will. Here's why.

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Larry Ellison and his son, David Ellison, are remaking media.

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David Ellison has a vision for his media empire — whether you like it or not

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Paramount CEO David Ellison isn't afraid to shake up legacy media.

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Is Paramount's Bari Weiss deal a Trump deal? We can't tell. And that's the problem.

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David Ellison's Paramount has bought Bari Weiss' Free Press — and appointed her editor in chief of CBS News. Now what?

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Read the memo Bari Weiss sent to CBS News staff listing 10 core values she'll champion as EIC

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Bari Weiss (center), with "The Free Press" cofounders Suzy Weiss and Nellie Bowles.

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David Ellison taps Bari Weiss to lead CBS News and buys her company. Here's what insiders are saying.

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David Ellison's Paramount Skydance is acquiring Bari Weiss' The Free Press.

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Beyond Kimmel: The soft pressure that's silencing business

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Close up photo of President Donald Trump making a shushing gesture.

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When it comes to cracking down on free expression, America has two colorful and distinct traditions. And one is playing out in business right now.

First Elon Musk, now Larry Ellison: The world's richest men are buying huge media companies — because they can

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Larry Ellison and Elon Musk
Larry Ellison is one of the world's richest men, so he can buy anything he wants, like a media company or two. That's what Elon Musk did with Twitter.

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