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- Paramount Buys Bari Weiss’s Free Press, Starting a New Era at CBS News October 6, 2025Bari Weiss, a founder of The Free Press, will become editor in chief of CBS News.Benjamin Mullin, Lauren Hirsch and Michael M. Grynbaum
- How Bari Weiss of The Free Press Won the Top Job at CBS News October 6, 2025At The Free Press, she battled “wokeness” and buddied up with billionaires. Now she’s the editor in chief of CBS News.Jessica Testa
- Belva Davis, West Coast Trailblazer in TV News, Dies at 92 October 5, 2025Overcoming poverty and prejudice, she was the first Black woman to be hired as a television reporter in the region and later became a popular anchor.Trip Gabriel
- Taylor Swift’s ‘Showgirl’ Promotional Film Collects $33 Million October 5, 2025“The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” drastically outperformed “The Smashing Machine,” a vehicle for Dwayne Johnson, known to fans as the Rock.Brooks Barnes
- Journalists at 3 Alaska Newspapers Quit Over Charlie Kirk Story October 3, 2025The publications in Alaska lost significant staffing after the owners made changes to an article that had drawn criticism from a Republican state lawmaker.Neil Vigdor
- OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real October 3, 2025The new A.I. app generated videos of store robberies and home intrusions — even bomb explosions on city streets — that never happened.Tiffany Hsu, Stuart A. Thompson and Steven Lee Myers
- ‘S.N.L.’ Season 51: What to Know Before the Premiere October 3, 2025“Saturday Night Live” is back this weekend with several new cast members. It’s facing a particularly fraught climate for political jokes on TV.Maya Salam
- Paramount Nears a Deal to Buy Bari Weiss’s Free Press October 3, 2025Ms. Weiss, a co-founder of the site, would become editor in chief of CBS News, people briefed on the talks said.Benjamin Mullin and Michael M. Grynbaum
- How Social Media Is Changing the Narrative of the Israel-Gaza War October 2, 2025Nearly two years into the conflict, social media is increasingly capturing the day-to-day toll in Gaza, as U.S. public opinion on the war shifts.Sheera Frenkel and Steven Lee Myers
- Kimmel and Colbert, Joined in New York, Show a United Front October 1, 2025The two late-night hosts shared stories on each other’s shows on Tuesday about their recent turmoil, and some criticism of President Trump.John Koblin