Top of the Ticker: ABC News has declined to renew the contract of Janai Norman, one of the co-anchors of the weekend edition of Good Morning America.
The Status newsletter was the first to report the news. When TVNewser reached out to ABC News, the network declined to comment on the situation. However, a person familiar with the machinations within the news network said Normani is expected to be on air this coming weekend, giving her a chance to say goodbye to viewers.
Norman has been with ABC News since 2016, becoming a co-anchor of Good Morning America’s Saturday and Sunday broadcasts in July 2022.
New deal: Two weeks after employees of CBS News’ streaming channel, CBS News 24/7, staged a walkout, their union representatives and CBS News have agreed on new employment terms. On Tuesday, the Writers Guild of America East said that a new three-year collective bargaining agreement was reached between CBS News 24/7 employees and the management of CBS/Paramount. ADWEEK’s own Mark Stenberg had the scoop on an impending agreement in the latest edition of his weekly newsletter, On Background.
Tentative agreement reached! ✊️🎉 CBS News 24/7 members secured a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with CBS/Paramount management Tuesday. Details to come following ratification!
— Writers Guild of America East (@wgaeast.bsky.social) April 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Harrowing situation: CNN’s Jerusalem correspondent, Jeremy Diamond, and his crew, while covering a West Bank incursion by Israeli settlers, were detained and assaulted by the Israeli Military on Friday, March 27.
The crew, alongside several Palestinians, were held by the soldiers for two hours. During the ordeal, CNN photojournalist Cyril Theophilos was put in a chokehold, taken to the ground, and had his camera damaged by one of the soldiers.
Following CNN’s report of the incident over the weekend, the top general from the Israeli military, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, suspended all operational activities of the reserve battalion involved with the detainment and assault. This also included the dismissal of one of the soldiers from military service.
The Israel Defense Force, in a statement shared with CNN, said the incident represented a “serious ethical and professional failure,” adding that the “standards of conduct and discipline demonstrated in the incident do not align with IDF values.”
The IDF took what appears to be unprecedented action against the battalion involved in my team’s assault & detention.
In many ways, that’s due to our position as US journalists. In too many cases involving Palestinian journalists & civilians, we’ve seen a lack of accountability. pic.twitter.com/jJ0yNWty78
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) March 30, 2026
Your vote counts: Nominations for the 30th Annual Webby Awards were announced this week, with voting for the best of the internet open through April 16. CNN is leading the pack with 12, including CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins, who’s been nominated for Best Creator, Personality, or Host. ABC News followed with 12 nominations, including its daily news show, What You Need to Know, on Disney+, nominated in the News & Politics category. Meanwhile, CBS News had five nominations, Al Jazeera and NBC News had four nominations apiece, and MS NOW and PBS News each had one nomination. Former CNN anchor Don Lemon also earned two nominations with his Don Lemon Show being nominated for Best Video Podcast Host and in the News & Politics category.
Revolving Door: CBS News is beefing up its investigative unit with the addition of five journalists, including Daniel Gilbert, Gabe Kaminsky, Laura Geller, Jake Rosenwasser, and Callie Teitelbaum. Gilbert is the only external hire, joining CBS News from The Washington Post, where he was covering the business of medicine.
Exposing fraud. Uncovering the truth. Driving accountability.
That only happens with smart, incisive, and trusted investigative journalism.
We’re investing in our I-Unit and its eye-opening reporting pic.twitter.com/11263D4ez5
— CBS News PR (@CBSNewsPress) March 30, 2026
NBC News has hired Jane Lytvynenko to be its senior technology reporter. She has previously had stints at The Wall Street Journal and BuzzFeed News.
In professional news, I’m happy to say I’ve joined NBC News as a senior technology reporter.
I will cover how tech and conflict intersect and the impact of tech on the biggest stories of the day. I’m newly based in New York.
Email: jane.lytvynenko@nbcuni.com
Signal: janelytv.74
— Jane Lytvynenko (@JaneLytv) March 30, 2026
Finally, former ABC News bureau chief Jonathan Greenberger was named editor-in-chief at Politico. In this role, Greenberger will be responsible for all aspects of Politico’s global newsroom. Greenberger left ABC News in April 2024.