Bari Weiss’s ascension to top of CBS News highlights the political winds driving US media rightward US media giants have bowed before Maga after Trump’s many lawsuits and the Jimmy Kimmel firestorm The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2025
New editor-in-chief Bari Weiss wants CBS News to hold ‘both American political parties to equal scrutiny’ ‘Journalism that holds both American political parties to equal scrutiny,’ Bari Weiss wrote in her first email to staff as CBS News’ top editor, sharing her ‘core journalistic values.’ The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025
Who is Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief of CBS News? Ex-NYT writer who launched ‘anti-woke commentary’ website will report directly to Paramount Skydance head David Ellison The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2025
Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News as Paramount buys Free Press startup Commentator to lead storied US news network, five years after acrimonious exit from New York Times The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2025
Cat Stevens shuts down interviewer over his past remarks on Salman Rushdie’s ‘effigy burning’ Stevens writes about Rushdie in his new memoir, ‘Cat On The Road To Findout’ The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2025
“Who Is Responsible?”: Teen Driver In Fatal Hit-And-Run May Be Tried As Adult After Public Outrage “I got tracked and the police did what they did.” Bored Panda · Oct 4, 2025
‘It’s not a good place right now’: CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday – feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now. The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2025
Shutdown fight hits New Jersey governor’s race - Roll Call The debate over the federal government shutdown has extended to the New Jersey governor's race, where Mikie Sherrill faces Jack Ciattarelli. Roll Call · Oct 3, 2025
‘Polarizing’ journalist Bari Weiss to become CBS News editor-in-chief in wake of controversial Paramount merger: report Opponents say Weiss’s ‘anti-woke’, pro-Israel stance will be like ‘dropping a grenade’ in the newsroom The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2025
Trump in Talks To Appear On CBS' 60 Minutes Just Months After Securing Eye-Watering $16 Million Settlement: Report President Donald Trump may soon return to Paramount Skydance's (NASDAQ:PSKY) CBS News, as his White House is in talks with 60 Minutes for a sit-down interview just months after his campaign won a $16 million settlement from the network's parent company. Benzinga · Oct 3, 2025
Eisenhower Library head resigns after blocking Trump from gifting King Charles one of former president’s swords Trump gifted King Charles III a replica of a sword belonging to former President Dwight D. Eisenhower The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025
As Trump threatens mass layoffs during government shutdown, agency begins using AI lawnmowers Interior Department staff have been told to take their work devices home so they can monitor layoff notifications The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025
Investigation launched into how Republican New Jersey governor hopeful got Democratic opponent’s military records Sherrill says she was not allowed to walk at her 1994 Naval Academy graduation because she refused to ‘turn in’ her classmates implicated in a cheating scandal The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025
Megyn Kelly breaks silence after rumors that she ‘screen tested’ at CBS News for role at network ‘Megyn Kelly was at CBS News the other day. You heard it here, you’re not going to hear it anyplace else,’ veteran journalist Bernard Goldberg claimed this week. The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025
Latin Times · Sep 29, 2025 Mexican Cartel Stole and Sold Babies, Harvested Organs Of Pregnant Victims A joint U.S.-Mexico operation led to the arrest of cartel leader who authorities say operated a baby trafficking ring in northern Mexico.
The Conversation · Sep 26, 2025 A Bari Weiss-led CBS News would likely look different, but how the public feels about it might not change For weeks, there has been a great deal of reporting about an impending shake-up in the world of television news. Paramount Global CEO David Ellison is in talks to purchase The Free Press, an online media startup launched in 2021 as a conservative alternative to traditional news organizations.
The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2025 US marketing companies are helping to rebrand the genocide in Gaza Reports say PR teams are busy rewriting history in real time – not that the American media needs the help
International Business Times UK · Sep 25, 2025 Comedians Shane Gillis and Zach Woods Speak Out Against Controversial Saudi Comedy Festival The Riyadh Comedy Festival has drawn backlash for allegedly helping Saudi Arabia sanitise its rights record. Tim Dillon says he was removed over jokes about forced labour.
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025 As fall officially begins, wacky weather pounds the US - including heat warnings, snow threats and hurricanes Temperatures may reach triple digits in inland California, while the mountains outside of Denver may see up to 8 inches of snow
International Business Times UK · Sep 22, 2025 AT&T Settlement Deadline: Here's How Long You Only Have To Claim - But First, Are You Eligible For The $7k Payout? Millions hit by AT&T 2024 breaches can claim up to $7,500 (£4,887) in $177M (£115.3M) settlement—eligibility for SSN leaks, call data; file by Nov 18, 2025
International Business Times UK · Sep 19, 2025 Illinois Moves to Set September 10 'Charlie Kirk Day' as Critics Warn of Free Speech Backlash Illinois lawmakers filed competing measures to create a 'Charlie Kirk Day' on 10 September, igniting a free-speech debate as supporters call it symbolic and critics warn of government overreach.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2025 ‘Court of King Trump’: how media barons are bowing to president to protect key deals Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s TV show over Charlie Kirk comments is latest sign of business coming under pressure from White House
Bored Panda · Sep 17, 2025 Mom Slips Loving Note In Son’s Lunchbox, Then Is Fatally Shot After Dropping Him Off Romeca Meeks-Blackmon, a devoted mother, was fatally shot in Chicago just moments after dropping her 6-year-old son off at school.
The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025 ‘He lied to us’: CBS News staffers say new owner David Ellison ‘just can’t be trusted’ EXCLUSIVE: Multiple CBS News staffers said new owner David Ellison has broken his promise not to “politicize” the network by installing a Trump loyalist as ombudsman, and courting The Free Press founder Bari Weiss for a senior editorial position
Latin Times · Sep 16, 2025 Trump Files $15 Billion Lawsuit Against New York Times, Calls Paper 'Mouthpiece for Democrats' In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump tied the filing to previous settlements with ABC News and CBS News, which he described as "successful litigation" over false reporting