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February 18, 2026

MAGA-Curious CBS Boss Nixed From 'Future of Journalism' Talk

MAGA-Curious CBS Boss Nixed From ‘Future of Journalism’ Talk
Wiktoria Gucia

A talk on the “future of journalism” by the editor-in-chief of CBS News was canceled as her network is in chaos.

The lecture from Bari Weiss, 41, at the University of California, Los Angeles, was scheduled to take place on Feb. 27. The event was part of a memorial lecture series honoring journalist Daniel Pearl, whose death at the hands of militants in Karachi made him a symbol of press freedom.

The cancellation notice was posted on a UCLA website and detailed that current ticket holders for the event would receive a full reimbursement.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-curious-cbs-news-boss-bari-weiss-nixed-from-on-future-of-journalism-talk/


February 18, 2026

CNN Rewrites Its Rules After Jake Tapper's Biden Book Fiasco

CNN Rewrites Its Rules After Jake Tapper’s Biden Book Fiasco
The anchor is said to be “very, very unhappy” at the network’s new policy on self-promotion.

Cameron Adams

CNN is reportedly tightening up its rules on staff hawking their own products on air after Jake Tapper’s intense promotion of his book on Joe Biden turned into a “rolling infomercial.”

Tapper, 56, is the host of CNN’s The Lead, as well as being a prolific author. Last May, he released Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, written with reporter Alex Thompson.
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That included a five-minute-long segment on CNN’s State of the Union where Tapper promoted his book days ahead of its May release, reading out excerpts and interviewing politicians about some of the content of the tome.
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“CNN’s editorial platforms are meant to distribute and showcase CNN’s journalism that our audience comes to CNN for because they know content we present goes through our editorial review,” the guide states.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-forces-internal-change-after-jake-tapper-book-fiasco/


In other news


February 18, 2026

Democratic wins in 25

Great chart

February 16, 2026

Remember when we had sane and competent Presidents?

Those were the days!

February 16, 2026

Happy President's Day

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I was the unwanted child of a German missionary and a Chinese girl of good family yet I became the treasurer of the most powerful criminal society in China.
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