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In tonight’s edition, CBS is the latest network expected to make cuts across its newsroom starting on Friday. There’s been a steady stream of staff leaving the network since the Bari Weiss takeover, and tonight we reveal the top exec who announced on Thursday that they, too, are out.

Plus, exclusive details from inside Buzzfeed’s global all-hands, the signature souvenir Disney employees received on Bob Iger’s last day on the job, Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner is writing a new book and a scene report from a Waverly Inn book party for the writer J.R. Thornton’s novel Lucien.

It’s Thursday, which means Journo Jobs is back. Is the Daily Mail looking for a Taylor Swift correspondent? Tonight we have handpicked opportunities at: Condé Nast, The Recount, Vox, Bloomberg, CNN and The New York Times. 

Finally, Breaker has been dragged into a David vs Goliath battle in an effort to stand up for independent journalism and receive remuneration for the use of one of our world-exclusive Murdoch photos — the identity of the outlet that lifted one of the photos may surprise you.

Mentioned tonight: David Ellison, Will Lewis, Graydon Carter, Carl Bernstein, Joe Kahn, Mark Guiducci, Dana Brown, Orson Fry, Julia Vitale, Nate Freeman, Harrison Vail, Bob Iger, Josh D’Amaro, Jann Wenner, Jonah Peretti, Stephen A. Smith, Peter Attia, Bari Weiss, Rand Morrison, Tom Cibrowski, Shawna Thomas, Rupert Murdoch, Sharon Waxman, Brian Steinberg, Lucia Moses, Caleb Hammer, Minho Kim, Tony Gallagher, Sara Fischer, Ken Bensinger, Tiffany Hsu, Dave Michaels, Donie O’Sullivan, Tom Sietsema, Joanna Stern, Michael Savage, Matt Brittin, Alan Rusbridger, Alexandra Bruell, Patrick Soon-Shiong, Juleanna Glover, Mark Sweney, Maxi Tani, Justin Baragona, Manori Ravindran, and more.

This year alone, we’ve expended far too many words in Breaker simply seeking credit where credit is due.

We kicked off the year with The Wrap’s Editor-in-Chief, Sharon Waxman, shamelessly claiming a Breaker scoop as her own. On Tuesday, we had to ask Breaker subscribers to stop sharing our content en masse (cheers to A Media Operator for understanding our plight), and now one Aussie paper is pinching pennies out of Breaker’s pocket and in the process infuriating the Breaker bean counter.

On Saturday, March 7, Breaker and our trusted snapper were on a stakeout. Standing outside classy Midtown steakhouse, The Grill, we were hoping to grab some happy snaps and quotes as guests arrived and left Rupert Murdoch’s 95th birthday party. 

After eight hours of sidewalk squatting on a chilly winter's night, we had the pics ready for a Breaker World Exclusive the next day. Knowing the photos would be hotly sought after, we made the images available for purchase as stated in our online piece: “If you were caught by the lens of Breaker’s snapper and would love a copy for the mantle piece or to pass on to the grandkids, copies are now available for purchase by contacting our syndication department.” The photos were also clearly published with the caption: “COPYRIGHT BREAKER MEDIA.”

A journo from The Age in Melbourne, Australia, was in touch, and we assisted with background and context as we always try to help a reporter in need. When they asked if they could use a photo, we instructed the journo that they could, for a fee. While we awaited a call from their photo desk, which never came, The Age ran the piece with the photo, therefore breaching copyright. 

Unknowingly, Breaker had entered a David vs Goliath battle to simply receive credit where credit is due. 

After contacting parent company Nine Entertainment Co. seeking an address to invoice The Age for the use of the photograph, we received a very blunt response from Nine’s Executive Counsel.

“The alleged use of a photograph by my clients would be covered as fair dealing for the purpose of, or associated with, the reporting of news that is not an infringement of copyright, pursuant to section 42 of the Australian Copyright Act,” Nine’s lawyer, Larina Alick, wrote.

“I am instructed that my clients will not pay any invoice in this regard.”

Not willing to let the little guy be pushed around, the Breaker lawyer sent a letter claiming copyright infringement by The Age. 

“Your March 12, 2026, message to Mr. Cartwright contends that use of the Photograph was covered by Section 42 of the Australian Copyright Act. That argument is without merit,” Breaker’s legal eagle, Noah L. Hock fired back.

“The concept of fair dealing does not give blanket permission to use supplementary photographs in a news article that is distributed for commercial purposes without the permission of the copyright owner. Moreover, to the extent the article has been directed at and distributed to readers in the United States, such use certainly does not fall under the fair use doctrine of the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976.”

And then…silence.

Breaker is essentially a one-man operation. Sourcing, researching, writing, publishing, and event planning are all done in-house under a very tight budget. Our motto of “Support Fearless Independent Journalism” isn't just a rallying cry for Breaker, it’s a message to support all independent journalists and publications out there giving it a crack.

Copyright infringement is deliberately pinching money from other people’s pockets, and we here at Breaker are willing to go into battle for all of us. We just never expected that the battle would be against the newspaper we grew up reading.