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CBS News chief Bari Weiss set to remake network’s iconic 60 Minutes: report

Weiss could ‘blow it up as soon as the season is over’

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss ‘expressed significant frustration’ with ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent during private briefings with reporters

‘She is so out of her depth it’s astounding. Her inexperience is on full display,’ one network reporter said of Bari Weiss. “How long must we endure this fiasco?’

The Independent UK

Despite CBS News’ hype, Tony Dokoupil’s first week as evening anchor is a ratings dud

Compared to the debut week of the co-anchor duo Maurice DuBois and John Dickerson, who Dokoupil replaced after they spent less than a year behind the desk, CBS Evening News declined 23 percent in adults between 25 and 54 years old

The Independent UK

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Tony Dokoupil’s ‘embarrassing’ first days at CBS Evening News savaged by staff: ‘It’s state TV’

EXCLUSIVE: In a conversation with one of his handlers during an ad break, Pete Hegseth said during his interview with Tony Dokoupil that ‘we did it at Bari's request and because CBS News did something right on this.’

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson told Olivia Nuzzi her life was in danger and offered to send her a shotgun amid RFK Jr. drama, her ex claims

An increasingly conspiratorial Tucker Carlson also allegedly thought the story was a ‘grander deep-state plot’ hatched by Israel to ‘destroy Trump by destroying Bobby.’

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss is eyeing Fox News star Bret Baier and CNN’s Anderson Cooper for ‘CBS Evening News’ anchor chair

Sources also told The Independent that Weiss has also expressed interest in bringing Anderson Cooper over from CNN to lead the nightly news program

The Independent UK

Right-wing podcast stars including Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens in line for Golden Globes award

Megyn Kelly, Ben Shapiro, and Theo Von among other nominees for inaugural ‘Best Podcast’ gong

The Independent UK

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Bari Weiss goes full Elon Musk, demands CBS News staffers tell her ‘how you spend your working hours’

‘We’re all being DOGE’d,’ a CBS News journalist told The Independent. ‘And she’s also looking out to see who will kiss up to her.’

The Independent UK

Washington Post columnist proudly boasts ‘we’re now a conservative opinion page’

Marc Thiessen declared on social media that he’s no longer an ‘outlier’ at the Washington Post, as the paper’s opinion section is wholly ‘conservative’ now

The Independent UK

Pentagon Press Association bemoans ‘unprecedented message of intimidation’ from Hegseth’s new rules

‘Unfortunately, those negotiations have not been as successful as we hoped,’ the Pentagon Press Association acknowledged on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

‘Let’s do the f***ing news’: New top editor Bari Weiss causes ‘eye rolls’ during CBS News editorial call

EXCLUSIVE: Multiple CBS News staffers told The Independent that Bari Weiss’ ‘cringey’ comments on the editorial call literally caused eyes to roll.

The Independent UK

John Oliver mourns ‘incredibly sad’ cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show

‘I’m partly excited to see what they’re going to do for the next 10 months, but yeah, it’s terrible, terrible news for the world of comedy,’ John Oliver said on Sunday.

The Independent UK

CNN, which blasted Fox after Hannity appeared on Trump rally stage, shrugs off Scott Jennings doing the same

Questions are being asked of the cable news giant after the appearance

The Independent UK

White House is refusing to distribute press pool reports that contain ‘inconvenient’ info

‘Now, it appears the White House is withholding reports it doesn’t like—choosing not to distribute pool reports that contain information it finds inconvenient or unflattering,’ Oliver Darcy reported on the censorship

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

‘Livid’ Rupert Murdoch reportedly ‘berated’ Wall Street Journal editor for article promoting former CNN reporter’s newsletter

Rupert Murdoch was apparently outraged that the newspaper he owns published a piece that touted the success of a newsletter recently launched by former CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy, a longtime critic of Murdoch and Fox News

The Independent UK

The View thrashes ‘despicable’ Gavin Newsom’s ‘inauthentic’ MAGA podcast interviews

The governor’s chummy interview with War Room host Steve Bannon did not sit well with the women of The View on Thursday, who felt that Newsom was unwilling to push back against Bannon’s more extreme views

The Guardian - US

Shake-up for Trump era gives liberal MSNBC a whiter, more centrist look

A new lineup at the cable news channel could lead to a loss of progressive voices and stories affecting people of color

The Independent UK

Joy Reid’s final show: Fired MSNBC host leaves viewers with dire message after controversial axing

‘When you are in the midst of a crisis, and specifically a crisis of democracy, how do you resist? When fascism isn’t just coming, it’s already here,’ Joy Reid told viewers during her final MSNBC show.

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The Independent UK

Joy Reid’s staff had ‘tense’ meeting with MSNBC chiefs after learning her show was being axed in media, report says

Joy Reid hosted ‘The ReidOut’ for more than four years on MSNBC

The Independent UK

Newsmax and Fox News quietly back AP over White House ban — after celebrating it on air

Fox News hosts have urged the White House to ‘kick them out’ while Newsmax stars have labeled the wire service the ‘Associated Propaganda’

The Independent UK

Fox News removes pro-DEI language from job postings after reporter’s inquiry

‘FOX News Media routinely reviews our legal obligations including under federal, state, and local law and we have removed this language,’ a network spokesperson said in a statement.

Salon

Jim Acosta: "Don‘t give in to the lies"

Following reports that CNN intended to exile Acosta to midnight, the longtime journalist's exit was expected

The Independent UK

Trump critic Jim Acosta leaves CNN rather than accept move to midnight graveyard shift

‘It is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant,’ Acosta said as he signed off on Tuesday. ‘Don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to the fear.’

The Independent UK

Jim Acosta gives cheeky sign-off from CNN show as his future remains up in the air

‘In the meantime, thank you very much for joining us this morning. Still reporting from Washington. I'm Jim Acosta,’ the CNN anchor said on Thursday while it is still unknown if he’ll stay with the network amid a revamped lineup.

Salon

Rachel Maddow, help us through this

“More than ever,” Maddow said in her Monday night broadcast, “this is not a time to pretend this isn’t happening"

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