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Who is Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief of CBS News?

Ex-NYT writer who launched ‘anti-woke commentary’ website will report directly to Paramount Skydance head David Ellison

The Guardian - US

White House hits back after SNL premiere mocks Trump over wars, late-night shows and Epstein

The long-running sketch show aired the premiere of season 51 on October 4, and wasted no time in skewering the president

The Independent UK

Jane Fonda joined by more than 550 stars as she relaunches McCarthy-era free speech committee

Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, which was founded by her father Henry Fonda in the late 1940s, in order to protect free speech from government censorship. This comes in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension under pressure from the Trump administration.

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Trump’s FCC Chair Brendan Carr to testify to Senate panel after Jimmy Kimmel suspension backlash

FCC Chair Brendan Carr, who appeared to pressure broadcasters to take Jimmy Kimmel’s show off air, is set to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee next month. His perceived actions have been criticised by both sides of the political aisle.

Euronews

FCC Chair Brendan Carr to testify before Senate panel after Jimmy Kimmel suspension backlash: reports

Carr will reportedly testify before the Senate Commerce Committee in November

The Independent UK

Trump FCC chair to reportedly testify to Senate panel after Kimmel suspension

Brendan Carr, who appeared to pressure broadcasters to take show off air, set to go before commerce committee

The Guardian - US

‘Hi Donald’: Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers form comedy Avengers against Donald Trump

Three comedians, one stage, two words: "Hi Donald!"

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Megyn Kelly breaks silence after rumors that she ‘screen tested’ at CBS News for role at network

‘Megyn Kelly was at CBS News the other day. You heard it here, you’re not going to hear it anyplace else,’ veteran journalist Bernard Goldberg claimed this week.

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel to return to Nexstar and Sinclair's ABC affiliates Friday

The company claimed its decision to preempt the show was "independent of any government interaction or influence."

Axios

Sinclair reveals that it asked ABC to create a CBS-like ombudsman while backing down on Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Sinclair said that removing Kimmel was free speech itself and it’s “inconsistent to champion free speech while demanding that broadcasters air specific content.”

Fortune

One Reason Disney Paused Jimmy Kimmel Allegedly Had Nothing To Do With Business And Everything To Do With Employee Safety

Sources drop claims about what was happening.

Cinemablend

Kimmel controversy highlights ‘wildly dangerous’ consolidation of TV broadcasting

Rush to ‘preempt’ Kimmel’s talkshow after FCC chair’s threats comes as broadcasters seek merger approvals

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel offers rare thanks to Donald Trump after huge ratings boost

‘We couldn’t have done it without you, Mr President,’ quips late-night host

The Independent UK

Disney investors argue Kimmel's suspension hurt profits, demand investigation

The group of Disney investors is also demanding access to company records.

Axios

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Behind the fall and resurrection of Jimmy Kimmel is a $6.2 billion merger and the companies that serve rural, conservative audiences

FCC pressure and multibillion-dollar mergers aren’t even the full story. The future of linear TV is up for grabs.

Reason

Democrats to Trump: Stop Jawboning, That's Our Job!

Democrats are vowing to break up media companies that kowtowed to Trump if they take back power.

The Guardian - US

Disney investors demand details into company’s Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Shareholders want ABC owner to turn over documents related to decision to temporarily suspend late-night show

Reason

FCC Threats Against Jimmy Kimmel Echo a Century of Speech Control

From the Fairness Doctrine to Nixon’s “raised eyebrow,” government licensing power has long chilled broadcast speech—proving the First Amendment should apply fully to the airwaves.

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The Guardian - US

They’ve finally gone there: South Park lets rip at Benjamin Netanyahu

No matter how hot the political temperature, Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s show can be counted on to go for the jugular. And with Brendan Carr in a mountain of poo and Israel’s PM in its sights, the latest episode doesn’t pull any punches

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel relentlessly mocks ‘bully’ Trump after returning from suspension

Late-night host explains why he talks about the president ‘more than anything’

Euronews

Record ratings for Jimmy Kimmel's return despite ABC affiliates refusing to air show

Jimmy Kimmel Live! has tripled its average ratings - despite about a quarter of ABC stations in the US not airing the show's return.

The Independent UK

South Park takes aim at FCC chair Brendan Carr in first episode since death of Charlie Kirk

President Donald Trump is depicted attempting to abort his child with Satan in the near-the-knuckle new episode

The Conversation

How the First Amendment protects Americans’ speech − and how it does not

Imagine a protest outside the funeral of a popular political leader, with some of the protesters celebrating the death and holding signs that say things like “God Hates the USA/Thank God for 9/11,” “America is Doomed” and “Don’t Pray for the USA.”

The Guardian - US

With Kimmel’s suspension, the FCC chair made himself Trump’s chief of comedy

Brendan Carr, head of the Federal Communications Commission, is fulfilling the ‘authoritarian’s dream’ he once decried

International Business Times UK

Jimmy Kimmel Taunts Trump, Saying His Plan to Silence Him 'Backfired Bigly' in Scathing Monologue

Jimmy Kimmel returned to ABC on 23 September 2025 with a defiant monologue that was aimed at President Trump and regulators; the comeback exposed legal threats, affiliate blackouts and a broader battle over free speech on broadcast television.

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