Lee Cowan, CBS: “Dan Rather, at 92, on a life in news”
Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Guardian: “’I’ve missed it since the day I left’: Dan Rather on life after CBS News”
Associated Press: “Dan Rather makes his first return to CBS News in 18 years”
FTC Rules on Noncompetes
Daniel Wiessner, Reuters: “US bans worker ‘noncompete’ agreements as business groups vow to sue”
Hank Price, TV News Check: “Killing noncompetes could deliver a body blow to broadcasters”
Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter: “A ban on noncompetes could raise pay – and complicate contracts – in Hollywood”
Taylor Giorno, The Hill: “What to know about the FTC ban on noncompete agreements”
Radio Ink: “FTC bans noncompetes; What does this mean for radio?”
Lydia DePillis, New York Times: “Noncompete clauses get tighter, and TV newsrooms feel the grip” (2023)
Biden joins Howard Stern
Tom Jones, Poynter: “Opinion | Is there a feud between the White House and New York Times?”
Zolan Kanno-Youngs & Katie Rogers, New York Times: “Biden revisits his past in interview with Howard Stern”
Marin Pengelly, The Guardian: “I’m happy to debate Trump, says Biden in surprise Howard Stern interview”
Russian journalists arrested
Associated Press: “Two Russian journalists arrested over alleged work for Alexi Navalny foundation”
Robin Dixon, Washington Post: “Russia arrests more journalists in intensifying crackdown on dissent”
Nick Robertson, The Hill: “Russia arrests more journalists on ‘extremism’ charges”
Reuters: “Russian journalists placed in pre-trial detention in alleged extremism cases”
Movement at fringe outlets
Oliver Darcy & Marshall Cohen, CNN: “Notorious far-right blog The Gateway Pundit declares bankruptcy over 2020 election-related lawsuits”
Matt Shuman, HuffPost: “A popular conspiracy theory website just declared bankruptcy”
Will Sommer, Washington Post: “Gateway Pundit to file for bankruptcy amid election conspiracy lawsuits”
Jeremy Barr, Washington Post: “Far-right TV channel OAN retracts article about Michael Cohen”
Sara Boboltz, HuffPost: “Far-right news site forced to retract baseless Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels affairs story”
