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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
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
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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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Jennifer Swann / Wired:
How Craigslist has stayed relevant for users as a place to find jobs, housing, and personal connections without relying on algorithmic feeds or public profiles — Millennials are still using Craigslist to find jobs, love, and even to cast creative projects—eschewing other AI- and algorithm-dominated online spaces.
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Filings: X's UK revenue fell 58.3% YoY from £69.1M in 2023 to £28.9M in 2024; pre-tax profits fell from £2.2M in 2023 to £767,000 in 2024 — Elon Musk-owned site reports plunging profits amid outcry over use of AI tool Grok to create sexually explicit imagery
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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 …
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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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