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2:40 PM ET, January 9, 2026

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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: Bari Weiss has kept Anderson Cooper's unaired 60 Minutes piece about Trump's decision to accept South African refugees in a prolonged editorial process  —  Earlier this week, on Tuesday, members of the “60 Minutes” team gathered for a meeting to discuss the future of Sharyn Alfonsi's delayed piece …
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Jeff Jarvis / Katie Couric Media:
Under Bari Weiss and anchor Tony Dokoupil, CBS Evening News has become state propaganda, costing CBS News respect as mass media's audience shrinks  —  It's the last nail in the coffin of CBS News as respected journalism. … It would be easy to mock Tony Dokoupil's debut as the latest anchor …
The Wrap:
Sources: Javier Guzman, a CBS Evening News senior broadcast producer, was dismissed on Jan. 7 from his position, just days into Tony Dokoupil's tenure as anchor
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
A look at the visual investigations of the Minneapolis ICE shooting by The NYT, WaPo, and Bellingcat, and how they helped people trying to make sense of events  —  When everyone has seen the same videos, what service do news sites provide?  —  Late Wednesday afternoon …
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David Gilbert / Wired:
An apparent disinformation campaign falsely identified Steve Grove, CEO/publisher of The Minnesota Star Tribune, as the ICE agent who shot a Minneapolis woman  —  Online detectives are inaccurately claiming to have identified the federal agent who shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minnesota based on AI-manipulated images.
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
BBC Director General Tim Davie says the broadcaster will stay on X to try to counteract a flood of global misinformation, despite pressure to leave  —  Director general says BBC needs to reach young audiences online amid pressure to leave Elon Musk-owned site
Ryan Autullo / Bloomberg Law:
A district court judge denies Texas AG Ken Paxton's request for a restraining order preventing Samsung from collecting data on TV watchers  —  Samsung Electronics America can continue to use technology that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) says allows it to unlawfully collect data on TV watchers, a judge ruled Friday.
Discussion: BleepingComputer
Jordan Moreau / Variety:
The Golden Globes signs a deal with Polymarket, which will provide stats and predictions about the awards show at the official 2026 viewing party  —  The fast-rising digital marketplace will offer real-time forecasts for winners in top races during Sunday's live telecast on CBS
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Paramount is seeking a strategic partner to invest in MTV as it aims to refocus MTV on music; Nielsen: MTV averaged <200K viewers in primetime in 2025  —  Paramount Skydance Corp. is looking to revive MTV — and it wants the music industry's help.
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Under its contract with Artists Equity, Netflix will pay the crew a bonus if The Rip performs well, a departure from its usual refusal to make back-end payments  —  The streaming giant agreed to pay the entire production crew of the pair's new movie a bonus if the film performs well on the service.
Discussion: People, How-To Geek and The Upcoming
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Nicaraguan journalists who fled their country for Costa Rica amid a press freedom crisis say the regime's threats, harassment, and blackmail have followed them  —  An estimated 268 Nicaraguan journalists have fled the Central American country for exile, many settling in the neighboring Costa Rica …
Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
Sources: the nine MLB teams televised by FanDuel Sports Network have ended their contracts with FanDuel SN after multiple teams failed to get scheduled payments  —  The nine Major League Baseball teams televised by FanDuel Sport Network have terminated their contracts with FanDuel SN …
Ross Kerber / Reuters:
Some of WBD's biggest investors are split on Paramount's offer that counters Netflix's accepted bid; investors have until January 21 to accept Paramount's bid  —  Some of Warner Bros Discovery's (WBD.O) biggest investors are split on Paramount Skydance's (PSKY.O) sweetened offer …
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Wall Street Journal:
Paramount reaffirms its commitment to its $30-per-share offer to acquire WBD and says that its analysis values Discovery Global at $0 per share
 
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Beehiiv CEO Tyler Denk says the newsletter company plans to double the size of its ad product and operations team in H1 2026; its full staff is now ~110 people
Discussion: Variety
Jessica Hopkins / The Athletic:
FIFA says that parts of 2026 World Cup matches will be broadcast live on TikTok and select creators will get access to press conferences and training sessions
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Block Communications says The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will cease publication on May 3; the closure will not affect its sister newspaper, The Toledo Blade
 

 
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Indonesia temporarily blocks Grok, citing the risk of non-consensual sexual deepfakes, becoming the first country to block the AI tool

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