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New York Times:
The FBI searched WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson's home on Wednesday, as part of what officials called a probe into the possible sharing of government secrets — It is exceedingly rare, even in investigations of the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, for federal agents to search a reporter's home.
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
FBI warrant: the Hannah Natanson home search is tied to a probe into a system administrator with top secret clearance accused of retaining classified reports — The reporter, Hannah Natanson, covers the federal workforce and has been part of The Post's most high-profile and sensitive coverage …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nielsen: Tony Dokoupil's CBS Evening News debut week averaged 4.17M total viewers, a 23% drop from ~5.4M in the year-earlier period; 25-54 viewership fell 23% — A lot of people are talking about the revamped “CBS Evening News” under new anchor Tony Dokoupil — but not enough to make the program …
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James Poniewozik / New York Times:
Tony Dokoupil's CBS News road trip, where each episode ends in a squishy pabulum, revealed the problems with CBS' Bari Weiss-era focus on viewers' feelings — A stretch of big news revealed growing pains for CBS's new evening anchor and problems with its Bari Weiss-era philosophy.
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Liam Scott / Washington Post:
The Office of Personnel Management is asking applicants for US military newspaper Stars and Stripes if they back Trump's policies; its EIC says he was unaware — People seeking jobs at Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.
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Selome Hailu / Variety:
Nielsen: CBS's Golden Globes coverage reached 8.7M viewers, down 6% from 9.3M viewers in 2025, which was down 2% on 2024; the ceremony clashed with NFL coverage — Monologue from host Nikki Glaser generates 14 million views across social media after 36 hours
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
In an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil, President Trump criticizes Kamala Harris and says “You wouldn't have a job right now, if she got in”
In an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil, President Trump criticizes Kamala Harris and says “You wouldn't have a job right now, if she got in”
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Financial Times:
Sources: Dentsu's efforts to sell its UK-based international unit are nearing collapse after Apollo Global and other buyers withdrew from negotiations — Potential buyers dropped out of talks to buy Japanese agency's underperforming international arm — Advertising group Dentsu's efforts …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
A24 renews its multiyear distribution deal with HBO Max; upcoming movies in the deal include Marty Supreme and The Moment starring Charli xcx — Warner Bros. Discovery's HBO Max and A24 inked a renewal of their licensing pact that will continue to bring the indie studio's films exclusively …
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
SiriusXM rehires Chris Cuomo to host Cuomo Mornings, a live weekday program on the POTUS channel, following his 2021 departure — The host left his earlier SiriusXM radio show in 2021 after being terminated by CNN. — SiriusXM has rehired Chris Cuomo to host a live weekday program.
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Maya Perez / WebProNews:
Bandcamp bans music and audio that is “generated wholly or in substantial part by AI”, hoping to build trust with fans that the music they find was human-made — Bandcamp's Bold Ban: Navigating the AI Music Uprising in Indie Circles — In the ever-evolving world …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
In UK parliamentary testimony, a Google executive says the company should not be required to license “freely available” open web content for AI training — Roxanne Carter declines to answer about publishers' ability to opt out of AI Overviews. — A leading Google public affairs …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Digg, rebooted under original founder Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian, launches its open beta; the site had been open to 67,000 users on an invite-only basis — The reboot of the early internet online community Digg, a one-time rival to Reddit, is moving forward.
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Katie Robertson / @katie_robertson:
WSJ's EIC Emma Tucker told the newsroom that Mike Miller, the editor overseeing features and WSJ Weekend, is out after 42 years with the company — NEW: The WSJ's editor, Emma Tucker, told the newsroom that Mike Miller, the editor overseeing features and WSJ Weekend, is out after 42 YEARS with the company — and hints at more changes to come in the paper's features sections [image]
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