Early Thursday morning CBS News head Bari Weiss announced that she will be putting her “Honestly” podcast on “pause” for the foreseeable future. more

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) is pleased to announce Chad Bishop as its new baseball writer, covering the Atlanta Braves. Most recently, Bishop was the AJC’s sports beat writer for Georgia Tech. more

Donald Trump has said he is expanding his defamation suit against The New York Times after an unfavorable opinion poll. more

As more Americans get their news from social platforms, the fight against misinformation is increasingly being waged outside traditional newsrooms. In this feature, Tandy Lau examines how the News Creator Corps is training online creators in newsroom-style practices to help close trust and accuracy gaps. Through an eight-week fellowship, the nonprofit equips creators with reporting, sourcing and verification skills without trying to turn them into journalists. The result is a growing experiment in whether better-trained creators can become credible allies in delivering trustworthy information where audiences already are. more

A Philippine court Thursday found a Filipina journalist guilty of financing terrorism in a verdict that was condemned by press freedom watchdogs but welcomed by anti-communist insurgency officials. more

The seizure “chills speech, cripples reporting, and inflicts irreparable harm,” The Post said in statement. more

The U.S. and China have signed off on a deal to sell TikTok’s U.S. business to a consortium of mostly U.S. investors led by Oracle and Silver Lake, capping off a yearslong battle between the social media app and the two superpowers.  more

The American Sunlight Project has launched TrumpCensorship.com, a new public resource that visualizes one year of censorship actions taken by the Trump administration against journalists, public servants, researchers and the American people. more

The FCC released new guidance Wednesday that stipulates that daytime and late night talk shows will be expected to comply with equal time rules. more

Daniel Miller is joining POLITICO as its first reporter dedicated to covering the intersection of Hollywood, technology, sports, media and politics in California. more

The new owners of CBS and their handpicked propagandist are all-in on a MAGA makeover — eager to spin, spike and edit (or not) news content to keep Trump happy. more

Key staff appointments were announced by Senior Executive Editor Alex Burns, Deputy Executive Editor Julia Marsh, States Editorial Director Ryan Hutchins and California Editorial Director Christopher Cadelago. more

The Minnesota Star Tribune has announced the addition of two accomplished newsroom leaders, Jess Bellville as head of Audience Strategy and Mark Baumgarten as Outdoors editor, strengthening the organization’s commitment to digital innovation, audience growth and distinctive journalism across Minnesota and the region. more

In her new position, Kate Pringle joins WHRO’s Senior Management Team and will oversee all areas of development, including membership, major and planned giving, grants, program underwriting, The Voice, volunteer engagement and front-desk operations. more

The director of Alabama Educational Television Commission said Tuesday he is still waiting for financial information to be used in a decision later this year on renewing with the Public Broadcasting Service. more

Julie Grimes has been named the new executive director of Texas Tech Public Media and begins her new duties Feb. 1. She comes to Texas Tech University after serving as general manager of Panhandle PBS in Amarillo and brings a robust media background to the role. more

During a speech, Trump repeatedly referred to Iceland while talking about Greenland. Then the press secretary denied what the video plainly shows. more

Telemundo Station Group, part of NBCUniversal Local, announced that Yarilys Domenech has been promoted to vice president of Telemundo News Service (TNS), effective Jan. 26. more

103.7 KSON (KSON-FM), an Audacy station in San Diego, has elevated Jessica Chenoweth to music director. Starting Feb. 2, Chenoweth will oversee strategy for the station’s music catalog, while continuing her responsibilities as the executive producer of “John and Tammy: San Diego’s Morning Show.”  more