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8:40 AM ET, October 6, 2025

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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Paramount acquires Bari Weiss' The Free Press for $150M; Weiss will take control of CBS News's editorial vision, aiming for “news that reflects reality”  —  Weiss to take control of CBS News's editorial vision, aiming for ‘news that reflects reality’  —  Can Bari Weiss reinvent CBS News?
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Justin Baragona / The Independent:
Sources at CBS News say newsroom morale is extremely low ahead of Bari Weiss' arrival, and employees worry about her lack of experience as layoffs loom  —  EXCLUSIVE: 'People are using words like depressing and doomsday - feels like some sort of doomsday,' one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.
Bari Weiss / The Free Press:
Bari Weiss says she will continue to lead The Free Press as CEO and editor-in-chief, as she becomes CBS News EIC; Weiss quit the NYT in 2020  —  We've sent more than 4,000 emails since we started The Free Press five years ago.  This one is different.  —  We're a news organization …
Tom Jones / Poynter:
MSNBC splits off from NBC News to establish its own independent newsgathering operation across the US, after more than 29 years of association with NBC News  —  The new network's 10 core principles emphasize fairness, accuracy, transparency and firm limits on AI … Today is a groundbreaking day at MSNBC.
Discussion: Fox News, WISH-TV and Associated Press
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Taylor Swift's The Official Release Party of a Showgirl opens with $33M at the North American box office, per Comscore; the film played in 3,702 theaters  —  “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” drastically outperformed “The Smashing Machine,” a vehicle for Dwayne Johnson, known to fans as the Rock.
Sam Altman:
Sam Altman says OpenAI is planning two Sora changes for rightsholders: granular controls over generation of their characters and a revenue sharing system  —  We have been learning quickly from how people are using Sora and taking feedback from users, rightsholders, and other interested groups.
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Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
OpenAI's invite-only Sora app becomes the top free app in the US App Store three days after its launch, ahead of Gemini in second and ChatGPT in third
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Hello Sunshine is closing its unscripted programming unit; Hello Sunshine is focusing more on D2C businesses, like its lifestyle brand The Home Edit  —  The entertainment industry wants to avoid a repeat of what happened at the dawn of the internet.
Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:
An interview with Michele Mulroney, the new president of WGA West, about helping bring Jimmy Kimmel back, plans for upcoming contract negotiations, and more  —  - Michele Mulroney was elected WGA West president on the same day writers successfully protested to bring back “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Discussion: TVNewsCheck
Liam Reilly / CNN:
CPJ says Mario Guevara was deported early Friday to his native El Salvador, after spending months in custody following his arrest while covering a protest  —  Mario Guevara, the Salvadoran journalist who gained popularity by documenting immigration raids, has been deported after spending months in federal custody.
Emily Atkinson / BBC:
The UK says all 43 police forces in England and Wales now have a dedicated journalist safety liaison officer for those facing threats of abuse and violence  —  Every UK police force now has a dedicated officer for journalists facing threats of abuse and violence, the government has said.
 
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Pew Research Center:
About 25% of US adults say they use AI chatbots like ChatGPT for news, and 33% of them say they generally find it difficult to tell what is true and what is not
Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes:
Moonlake AI, which offers tools to help users “vibe code virtual worlds”, including for gaming, animation, and filmmaking, comes out of stealth with a $28M seed
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Guardian adds seven people to its audio and video journalism team as the outlet invests in audio and video content
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Sources: Microsoft is testing ad-supported games streaming internally, allowing employees to play select titles for free without a Game Pass subscription
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD plans to remove live CNN programming from HBO Max on November 17 as CNN prepares to launch a streaming service
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
At a talk, the FCC's Anna Gomez says she's called on the FCC to define “public interest” so the agency can't weaponize the term to censor TV and radio stations
Gretel Kahn / Reuters Institute:
A look at how the Canadian Journalism Collective has distributed Google's annual CA$100M payment under the Online News Act; 400+ outlets have received funds
 

 
From Techmeme:

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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