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9:05 PM ET, January 27, 2026

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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  —  CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss will announce a slate of new contributors for the network on Tuesday during an all-hands meeting with staff, sources told Axios.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a 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...scoops of ideas”
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Memeorandum data: WaPo's presence on the news aggregator plunged since a peak in Trump's first term, while the NYT recovered from a drop to grow in his second  —  Under Jeff Bezos, the paper retreated from the adversarial, anti-Trump posture that helped fuel its growth.  And now its influence has fallen sharply.
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New York Times:
Sources: WaPo is reversing course on its plans not to send any sports staffers to cover the Winter Olympics in Italy and now expects to send four journalists
David McCabe / New York Times:
TikTok says the new US entity has not updated its algorithm since the joint venture was announced, after users accused it of suppressing posts related to ICE  —  Some users had accused the app of blocking them from posting videos about Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  The app said it was a power outage issue.
The Detroit News:
USA Today Co., which owns the Detroit Free Press, plans to acquire The Detroit News from MediaNews Group and continue to publish it separately  —  USA TODAY Co., owner of the Detroit Free Press, will acquire The Detroit News and continue to publish it separately, it announced Monday.
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
SEC filing: Pinterest plans to lay off less than 15% of its workforce by Q3 and cut back on office space, saying it is “reallocating resources” to AI teams  —  - CNBC Councils  — Join the CNBC Panel  — News Tips  —  Got a confidential news tip?  We want to hear from you.
Jed Rosenzweig / LateNighter:
Stephen Colbert says the Late Show's series finale will air on May 21, the conclusion of a franchise that launched in 1993 with David Letterman  —  First on LateNighter: Stephen Colbert has set an official end date for his tenure behind the desk.  —  During a taping of Late Night …
Kerry Flynn / Axios:
Yahoo launches Scout, an AI answer engine powered by Claude, in beta for US users on desktop and mobile, and joins Microsoft's Publisher Content Marketplace  —  Yahoo is joining the next era of search with Yahoo Scout, a new AI answer engine that has a standalone site and app, and will be available across its properties.
Lucy Schiller / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at AI at McClatchy and the negotiations over AI use in union talks; so far McClatchy has refused to include a codified AI ethics policy in the contract  —  “Until we have solid language here, we're not going to feel safe about the integrity of our jobs—or the language our readers read."
Tom Durante / Mediaite:
Report: the DOJ withdraws its request for an arrest warrant for Don Lemon and four others in connection with a MN protest, but could still bring charges  —  The Department of Justice has reportedly withdrawn its request for an arrest warrant for ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon in connection …
Washington Post:
US court filings detail Anthropic's Project Panama, an effort to “destructively scan” up to 2M books with a hydraulic “cutting machine” led by an ex-Google exec  —  In early 2024, executives at artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic ramped up an ambitious project they sought to keep quiet.
Stewart Clarke / Deadline:
Netflix opens a new office in São Paulo, and co-CEO Greg Peters announces that Netflix will stream the Oscar-nominated Brazilian film The Secret Agent in Brazil  —  Greg Peters has jetted into Brazil for the opening of the streamer's new office in São Paulo …
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Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
Pornhub parent Aylo says it will restrict UK users from February 2, after six months of complying with the UK's OSA; users who verified their ages can log in
Raphael Satter / Reuters:
WhatsApp launches Strict Account Settings, a high-security mode to protect high-risk users like journalists and public figures from sophisticated cyberattacks
Katarina Hoije / Bloomberg:
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