The Latest: ‘60 Minutes’ journalist out; Breaking into political journalism; NYT’s AI fight; NPR CEO on restructuring and defunding

May 27, 2026

■ Trump admin fights CNN sleep report by flooding socials with misleading stills of anchors 'sleeping on air' (The Wrap)

■ ‘A coalition of journalists, academics, and documentarians have signed a letter opposing Paramount’s acquisition of CNN’s parentco — voicing concern over the ramifications it will have for the news landscape.’ (Status) / Paramount appears to sway DOJ staff on Warner Bros. takeover (Semafor) / Ellison privately vows to limit enlarged Paramount’s debt (Bloomberg)

■ ‘60 Minutes’ journalist who accused CBS of political meddling loses her deal (New York Times) / ‘The veteran CBS News correspondent slammed her boss after a segment on migrants detained at a prison in El Salvador was pulled from a December broadcast.’ (Washington Post)

■ 'CBS Evening News' back over 4 million viewers for first time in weeks (Variety)

■ NPR CEO Katherine Maher discusses recent restructuring and adapting to federal defunding (Local News Initiative)

■ Russia adds CPJ to its list of ‘undesirable organizations’ (Committee to Protect Journalists) / Statement on the designation (National Press Club)

■ The Guardian posts record US revenue of $81M (Axios)

■ The AI fight brewing inside The New York Times (The Verge) / AP adds OpenAI as elections customer (Associated Press) / The Economist launches a dedicated ChatGPT app (Nieman Journalism Lab)

■ Condé Nast and union reach settlement over ‘fired four’ (Hollywood Reporter) / ‘The publisher is allowing three members of the “fired four” to resign as active employees .’ (The Wrap)

■ Economist president Luke Bradley-Jones to become group CEO (Press Gazette) / Ethan Smith joins Ankler Media as news and features editor (The Ankler) / CNBC taps Ransom as deputy me of money and success (Talking Biz News) / Financial Times hires Lee to cover Justice Department (Talking Biz News) / ‘CBS News SVP of business affairs Frank Gonzalez announced today that he is leaving the network to spend more time with his growing family.’ (Justin Baragona) / WSJ hires Silman to cover power and culture (Talking Biz News) / Sports reporter Gabrielle Lucivero joining ESPN Radio (Awful Announcing) / After 8 years at Texas station, TV reporter announces she's leaving the state (Chron)

■ KCUR employs all-out approach for World Cup coverage (Current)

■ How realistic is ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’? We sent journalists to find out . (Poynter)

Career Office Hour: Finding opportunities in political journalism

The Institute will host its third virtual Career Office Hour of the year on Tuesday, June 2, at noon ET. The event will focus on how journalists can build careers and thrive in politically focused newsrooms and news teams.

🗓️ Tuesday, June 2 | ⏰ noon ET | 📍Zoom

The webinar will feature Coy Draytona, editorial recruiter for Axios, and Dave Clarke, policy editor for Punchbowl News, as they share insights into their newsrooms’ operations and what they look for in job applicants and potential colleagues. Attendees will learn what types of jobs exist within the broad spectrum of political journalism, how to stay motivated among trends in hiring, and which skills are worth gaining or adapting to match real-world opportunities.

Whether you’re new to journalism — or an experienced reporter or editor looking for your next beat — this office-hour-themed session will help answer your questions and offer practical advice on applying to jobs in political journalism.

About the speakers

Coy Draytona is the editorial recruiter at Axios, where she works closely with editorial leadership to hire journalists and editors for a wide range of newsroom and digital roles across the country.

Dave Clarke is the policy editor at Punchbowl News and has spent two decades covering Washington, D.C., with much of that time spent on Capitol Hill.