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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 2d

It's official: Paramount is buying The Free Press for $150 million and making Bari Weiss the editor in chief of CBS News
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Paramount Buys The Free Press, Ushering in New Era at CBS News

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 5d

This comes on the heels of an announcement yesterday that O’Neal had hired three new opinion journalists.

Some employees are telling me that the decision to do this today has struck them as particularly insensitive, given that it’s Yom Kippur.

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 5d

scoop: Adam O’Neal, the new Opinion Editor at The Washington Post, is laying off staffers as part of a plan to shake up the section. A source says six employees are affected. I’ve also been told some contractors are being terminated. Here’s one email provided by a source:

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 6d

It's official: WSJ Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker announces that deputy editor in chief Charles Forelle is leaving

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 7d

New: CPB says NPR's restraining order did not prevail. "It is deeply disappointing that...NPR is forcing CPB to expend scarce funds that could otherwise support stations in defending a lawsuit that has no merit and does not benefit the system."

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 8d

Brian Roberts, Mike Cavanagh, and the most boring succession story of all time:
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Mike Cavanagh Named Co-C.E.O. of Comcast

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 11d

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Local TV Giant Sinclair Ends Jimmy Kimmel Boycott

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 11d

NEWS: Sinclair says its ending its pre-emption of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 13d

NEW: Nexstar says it is now "engaged in productive discussions with executives at The Walt Disney Company" to ensure the program "reflects and respects the diverse interests of the communities we serve." However, it's still pre-empting his show.

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 13d

Karen is represented by Democracy Defenders Fund, a nonprofit that is litigating national court fights against the Trump Administration.

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 13d

Here's the full letter: "She did precisely the job you hired her to do as an opinion writer and acted fully in compliance with The Post’s own social media policy."

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 14d

scoop: Karen Attiah, The Washington Post opinion writer fired by The Post earlier this month over social-media posts related to Charlie Kirk's death, has responded with a four-page letter, saying she was wrongfully terminated.
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Washington Post Opinion Writer Says Firing Violated Labor Agreement

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 14d

New: Nexstar and Sinclair are boycotting Jimmy Kimmel's return to late night tonight
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Local TV Giants Boycott Jimmy Kimmel’s Return to Late Night

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 21d

NEW: "I loved him." Bob Woodward remembers Robert Redford

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Bob Woodward Remembers Robert Redford

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 22d

Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah says she was fired last week over posts on social media in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 23d

Brian Kilmeade apologizes for suggesting mentally ill homeless people should be killed through involuntary lethal injection: “I apologize for that extremely callous remark.”

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Kilmeade apologizes for remarks on homelessness, mental illness | Fox News Video

'Fox & Friends' co-host Brian Kilmeade admits fault over previous comments after the murder of Iryna Zarutska.

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Hanaa’ Tameez @hanaatameez.bsky.social · 26d

This story — which asks what happened to all of those newsroom DEI jobs, committees, and promises from 2020 — is the hardest one I've ever worked on. I hope you'll spend some time with it today.

www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/from...

From reckoning to retreat: Journalism’s DEI efforts are in decline

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 25d

scoop: a group of Florida radio stations, reeling from state and federal funding cuts, last month sent a letter to Katherine Maher, the CEO of NPR, pleading for funding relief and requesting more transparency around fundraising.

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 26d

This is the first NPR/PBS station I've seen that's going out of business as a result of the federal rescission:
radio.wpsu.org/2025-09-11/p...

Penn State plans to 'wind down' WPSU after board committee rejects plan to transfer it to WHYY

WPSU, which recently celebrated its 60th anniversary of bringing public media to Pennsylvania, is slated to close soon, after a Penn State board of trustees committee voted Thursday against a proposal...

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 27d

new, with @laurenhirsch.bsky.social:
Paramount is discussing making Bari Weiss editor-in-chief or co-president of CBS News in its acquisition of The Free Press
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/b...

Bari Weiss Closes In on Major Role at CBS News

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · Sep 4

scoop: cuts coming to CNBC International. Employees are being notified that their roles are potentially being impacted, part of a consultation process mandated by UK law.

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · Aug 29

scoop: John Malone tells me that CNN has become "a left-leaning, anti-Trump news service."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/b...

He Paved the Way for CNN, Fox News and the Internet. He’s Not Sure We’re Better Off.

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · Aug 22

scoop with Michael Grynbaum: Chris Wallace has been quietly advising RedBird and David Ellison, the new owner of CBS News
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/b...

Chris Wallace, a CBS News Scion, Is Advising Its New Owner

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · Aug 20

scoop: "All Things Considered" co-host Ari Shapiro is leaving the network.

That makes the third major departure announced in the last several weeks, including founding mother Susan Stamberg and top editor Edith Chapin.

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · Aug 20

New, from the Pew Research Center: About half of U.S. adults say journalists are losing influence in society.
www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...

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