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11:45 AM ET, January 28, 2026

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Washington Post:
Audio: Bari Weiss told staff that she wanted CBS News to appeal to political moderates, saying “we're for the center-right, and we're for the center-left”  —  The editor in chief said the network needs to produce journalism people want as she named a raft of new contributors from her website, the Free Press.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Staff meeting: Bari Weiss says CBS News will be “toast” if it clings to its broadcast audience and will put a “huge emphasis on scoops” and “scoops of ideas”
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Bari Weiss announces a slate of new CBS News contributors, including pundit Mark Hyman and existing Free Press writer and conservative historian Niall Ferguson
Ellise Shafer / Variety:
The BBC names Rhodri Talfan Davies, currently its director of nations, as interim Director-General and confirms outgoing DG Tim Davie will exit on April 2  —  The BBC has named Rhodri Talfan Davies as its interim director general and confirmed that outgoing director general Tim Davie will exit in April.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Bluesky says it is working to make feeds more “live”, interactive, and timely during live events, and teases improvements to posting and follow suggestions  —  The Bluesky 2026 roadmap teases updates for feeds, follows, posting, and real-time features.
@erikwemple:
[Thread] Staff of WaPo's local section sent a letter to owner Jeff Bezos, pleading, “Don't eliminate our jobs”, and listing accomplishments in breaking news  —  Staffers at the Washington Post's local section have sent the letter below to owner Jeff Bezos. The request: “Don't eliminate our jobs.” [image]
Martin Holmes / Yahoo Entertainment:
CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil interviewed his own mother during Tuesday's broadcast regarding the cognitive benefits of grandparenting  —  After CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss said she and her team would put a “huge emphasis on scoops,” CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil responded by... interviewing his own mother.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Hill says it has “fortified” its breaking news team due to a “bonkers” US news cycle; Comscore says The Hill had 1.24B page views across 2025, up 7% YoY  —  The Hill has “fortified” its breaking news team to make the most of a “bonkers” news cycle in US politics.
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
TikTok settles a California lawsuit ahead of a landmark social media addiction trial; Snap recently settled the suit, while Meta and YouTube remain defendants  —  The settlement means TikTok will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective …
Press Gazette:
Mirror Group lawyers say the publisher “accepts the allegations” of phone hacking but the claimants failed to file within the six-year statute of limitations  —  Dozens of hacking claims against the publisher of the Mirror dating back to the 2000s should be allowed to continue as claimants were …
Ethan Millman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify paid out $11B+ to the music industry in 2025, up 10% YoY, bringing its all-time payments to $70B, and now accounts for ~30% of recorded music revenue  —  Spotify head of music Charlie Hellman called payouts “the largest annual payment to music from any retailer in history.”
Casey Loving / The Wrap:
The Television Academy merges the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series and Outstanding Talk Series into a single category for 2026 Emmys as submissions decline  —  The change comes amid dwindling submissions from both branches, with multiple winners possible under the new award
Robert Booth / The Guardian:
The UK CMA proposes measures to let publishers opt out of content scraping for Google's AI Overviews and AI training without losing visibility in search results  —  News organisations hope proposals will increase leverage to get paid if content is used in AI summaries
 
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Microsoft:
Microsoft reports Q2 revenue up 17% YoY to $81.27B, vs. $80.27B est., net income up 60% to $38.5B, and Microsoft Cloud revenue up 26% to $51.5B

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