Top News:
Clare Malone / New Yorker:
A profile of Bari Weiss and an in-depth look at her hostile takeover of CBS News; a source says Weiss has said she is pursuing a “de-Baathification of CBS” — The network's new editor-in-chief has championed a press free from élite bias, while aligning herself …
Discussion:
@sorayanadiamcdonald.com, @jaec.bsky.social, @dinfontay.com, @ethangach.bsky.social, naked capitalism, @jayrosen.bsky.social, TV Insider, @claremalone.bsky.social, @alexbronzini, @justinbaragona.bsky.social, @carlquintanilla.bsky.social, @scarylawyerguy, @zaidjilani, @jamellebouie.net, @ericschultz, @jimswift.bsky.social, @elliotkaufman6, @davidklion, @rcobooth, @agoldmund, The Wrap, @nkulw, @tkovach.bsky.social, @brofromanother, @willsloanesq, @claremalone, @nick_field90, @jeremiahdjohns, @brianstelter, @edroso.bsky.social, @robertscotthorton.bsky.social, @seankuhn.bsky.social, @jonahallon, @brianstelter, @brianstelter and Mediaite
RELATED:
Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
CBS News airs the delayed 60 Minutes CECOT segment with new introductory and closing remarks; the core of the piece was untouched — CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss's decision to hold the segment in December ignited a firestorm within the network — A “60 Minutes” segment that was held …
Discussion:
CBS News, Associated Press, CNN, Newsbusters, @banikarim, Yahoo Finance, Mock Paper Scissors, Washington Examiner, @jeremymbarr, @60minutes, @60minutes, @60minutes, @mlcalderone, @matthewsitman, @mlcalderone, HuffPost, @dylanbyers, RealClearPolitics, @brianstelter.bsky.social, @brianstelter.bsky.social, @brianstelter.bsky.social, @brianstelter.bsky.social, @brianstelter.bsky.social, @jaymesl.bsky.social, Paramount Press Express, The Hill, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap and The Independent
Washington Post:
CBS airs 60 Minutes' CECOT segment, which Bari Weiss shelved in December as it lacked an on-camera interview with a Trump official, without such an interview — After accusations of “corporate censorship,” CBS aired a postponed “60 Minutes” segment about the CECOT prison that was largely unchanged.
Discussion:
Deadline, @brianstelter, The Guardian, CNN, Mediaite, Too Much TV Newsletter, @scottnover, @ericumansky.bsky.social, @newsguyusa@flipboard.social, Salon, Awful Announcing, TV Insider, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, Newsbusters, New York Times, Newser, The Wrap, Reuters, Filmogaz.com, The Independent, Bloomberg, Bleeding Cool News, Variety, Fox News, Raw Story, Bloomberg Law and The Present Age
New York Times:
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News that President Trump would sue the network if it didn't air his interview with Tony Dokoupil unedited — In previously unreported remarks, the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News that Mr. Trump would “sue” …
Discussion:
Deadline, The Guardian, Emma Thwaites on LinkedIn, @dagrtnpwrflmrfixit …, Baller Alert, The Gateway Pundit, BizPac Review, The Indian Express, @susanmcp.bsky.social, @socialmedialab.ca, @doctoralex.bsky.social, RedState, @jayrosen.bsky.social, MS NOW, RADAR, People, TV Insider, @Nonilex@masto.ai, The Independent, Fox News, TMZ.com, @grynbaum, @cdarwin@c.im, @newsguyusa@flipboard.social, Too Much TV Newsletter, KYMA-TV, @bgrueskin.bsky.social, The Hill, @michaeljstern.bsky.social, Washington Post, @crampell.bsky.social, IJR, The Hollywood Reporter, Just Jared, Mediaite, New York Post, @jenk3.bsky.social, The Wrap, Variety, @nickfield.bsky.social, @passantino.bsky.social, @davidrlurie.com, @deanbaker13.bsky.social and @joshsternberg.com
Jack Dunn / Variety:
On Joe Rogan's JRE, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck discuss Hollywood and AI; Damon says Netflix wants movies to restate the plot because viewers are on their phones — Matt Damon and Ben Affleck recently appeared on the “Joe Rogan Experience” to promote their new Netflix film “The Rip,” …
Discussion:
PowerfulJRE on YouTube, National Enquirer, @clairlemon, @zymazza, @trungtphan, @pourfairelevide, @forrestpknight, @dead_baseball, @barondestructo, @thecinesthetic, International Business Times, @tom_lsoo, Spyglass, @freightalley, No Film School, @bearlyai, @lynaldencontact, @lookatmymeat1, @nowplaying.cool, @danielrpk, The Guardian, @khuze_elikhulu, CinemaBlend, @mattzeitlin, Gizmodo, @ross__hendricks, @lthomasnews, @ctachio83984, Breitbart, @andthatsbb, Fox News, @carnage4life@mas.to, KARE-TV, NME, al.com, Screen Rant, Collider, The Hollywood Reporter, The Independent, Business Insider, Entertainment Weekly, The A.V. Club, Whiskey Riff, RADAR, World of Reel, Just Jared, Deadline, Dexerto, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, The Wrap and /Film, more at Techmeme »
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Similarweb: Threads had 141.5M DAUs on iOS and Android as of January 7, driven by Instagram promotions, while X had 125M DAUs; X continues to lead on the web — A report from market intelligence firm Similarweb suggests that Meta's Threads is now seeing more daily usage than Elon Musk's X on mobile devices.
Discussion:
Engadget, The Overspill, @theandreboso, @wongmjane, Android Headlines, @dikaiosvne@threads.com, @gmiller, 9to5Mac, @jeremiahdjohns, 9to5Google, WebProNews, MacRumors, @clairlemon, The Mac Observer, Moneycontrol, @briannawu, @thespacemechanic@threads.com, PhoneArena, @calbucci@threads.com, @theandreboso, @aziz0nomics, @aziz0nomics, @tomgara@threads.com, Social Media Today, @boredelonmusk, @jeremiahdjohns, Mashable, Ukrainian National News, Proactiveinvestors UK, Digit, @cameronwilson.bsky.social, PYMNTS.com, The Verge, Analytics Insight, Gizmodo, Irish Independent and Forbes
Yue Stella Yu / Los Angeles Times:
Gov. Newsom's 2026 budget proposal contains no funding for the California Civic Media Fund, despite a 2024 deal to provide $175M to newsrooms over five years — - 6 min Click here to listen to this article — Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget proposal includes no money for a fund formed last year …
Discussion:
@adamrose.bsky.social and @torrleonard.bsky.social
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Jan Philipp Burgard, Welt EIC and a top Axel Springer editor, was ousted after an investigation into inappropriate behavior toward female employees — Jan Philipp Burgard was one of Axel Springer's most prominent editors, overseeing its influential German broadsheet Welt.
Discussion:
@kakape@mas.to, Michael Lamberty on LinkedIn and Semafor
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Study: local broadcast TV supported 1.5M+ US jobs in 2025 and had a $748B annual GDP impact, with advertising accounting for the largest share at $628B — The local television broadcast industry saw another year of strong contributions to the American economy, with more than 1.5 million jobs supported …
Discussion:
Radio World, Woods & Poole Economics, TV Tech and Barrett Media
Wall Street Journal:
A profile of Gerry Cardinale, head of RedBird, Paramount's second-largest shareholder, as he lobbies regulators and shareholders to accept Paramount's WBD bid — RedBird's Gerry Cardinale will tell anyone who will listen why the hostile $77.9 billion bid is superior
Discussion:
Gizmodo
RELATED:
Saahil Desai / The Atlantic:
As news outlets treat prediction markets like news, especially heading into US elections, every dip and swing in the odds may end up wildly misleading people — Why is the media obsessed with prediction markets? — For the past week, I've found myself playing the same 23-second CNN clip on repeat.
Discussion:
New York Times, Newsweek, Event Horizon, @thebluenami.is.democrat, @zacheverson.com, Fox Business, NPR and WebProNews
Reuters:
A UK privacy lawsuit by Prince Harry, Elton John, and others against Associated Newspapers begins, with allegations of phone hacking and illicit data collection — Prince Harry, Elton John and five other public figures were victims of widespread phone hacking and other unlawful acts …
Discussion:
Press Gazette, The Guardian, The Guardian, Financial Times, New York Times, BBC, The Hollywood Reporter, GB News, Newser, Oman Observer, TMZ.com, People, Deadline, Variety, NewsMax.com, Mirror, NBC News, Euro Weekly News, GB News, People, Mediaweek, HELLO!, The Sun, KYMA-TV, Sky News, CBS News, Hacked Off, Cele|bitchy, Telegraph, UPI, The Sun, New York Sun, Extra, Daily Star, Just Jared and The Times
Committee to Protect Journalists:
How Pakistan's government is increasingly using in absentia convictions and arrest warrants against Pakistani journalists living overseas, starting in late 2025 — Pakistan's government has stepped up the use of in absentia convictions and arrest warrants against Pakistani journalists living …
Discussion:
@ikviews and @humanamin
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
A look at lessons from Wikipedia for journalism, including setting a clear set of standards and practices, preventing link rot, and using detailed documentation — It's not a news site. But there's a lot to learn from how Wikipedia constructs shared knowledge about what's happening in the world.
Discussion:
New Scientist, @niemanlab.org, WebProNews and ZeroHedge News
RELATED:
Assistant Editor - Climate, NY — 
Associate Correspondent, Bengaluru — 
EMEA FX/Rates Reporter, London — 
Op-Ed Editor - Opinions, DC — 
News Reporter - CNN Weather, GA — 
News Caster & Reporter, IN — 
Managing Editor, OR — 
Executive Editor, NY — 
Senior Reporter - AI, CA — 
Data Reporter, TX — 
Freelance Sports Writer/Editor, CA — 
Legal Editor, South Australia — 
Senior Editor - Business Desk, NY — 
Education Editor, TX — 
Political Power Reporter, CA — 
Local Editor, CT — 
Reporter - In-House Desk, NY — 
Staff Writer - Education, Remote US — 
Freelance Multimedia Journalist, DC — 
Classic TV Journalist, NY — 
Reporter, PA — 
Chief Africa Correspondent — 
Regional Opinion Editor, MI — 
Digital-First Journalist, FL — 
Reporter, NY — 
Crime Reporter, GA — 
Columnist/Editorial Writer, CA — 
Sports Editor/Writer, AK — 
Tokyo Correspondent — 
Reporter, HI — 
Change Reporter, CA — 
Sr. Investment Grade Reporter, NY — 
Breaking News Writer - Politics — 
Paid Social Lead, NY — 
