Scoop: AFP snapped an unflattering photo of Karoline Leavitt that incensed the White House—resulting in complaints to news agency and its ultimate removal from the wire service. We found the photo in question and have the behind-the-scenes story in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karoline-l...

Between creator workshops at CNN and a recent video hiring spree at The New York Times, legacy media is chasing the creator playbook, looking for answers to their digital woes. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cnn-podcas...

"In recent months, CNN chief executive Mark Thompson convened a series of internal workshops in which the network invited digital creators to hold court before a room of senior executives," @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports. www.status.news/p/cnn-podcas...

As YouTube continues to dominate, CNN brought in creators for exec workshops while NYT has hired more than a dozen video staffers this year How legacy media outlets are attempting to import the creator playbook to the newsroom www.status.news/p/cnn-podcas...

Scoop via @nataliekorach.bsky.social: CNN chief Mark Thompson was hammered by high-profile staff during two internal meetings on Wednesday. Staff questioned him about protecting the network's independence under incoming Paramount management. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/patrick-so...

As the FDA cracks down on Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong's cancer drug claims, new reporting from Status reveals how the newspaper’s studio arm has been entangled in promoting them—raising ethical alarms among staff. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/patrick-so...

Scoop: CNN CEO Mark Thompson held town halls for international staff Wednesday, fielding 70+ mins of questions about his future at the network and its independence under Paramount ownership

New: As Patrick Soon-Shiong eyes taking the LA Times public, the FDA is flagging his biotech company’s cancer drug claims Inside the LAT newsroom, staffers are raising concerns about how he’s using the paper to promote his business interests www.status.news/p/patrick-so...

Inside Scott MacFarlane’s move to MeidasTouch I chatted with @meiselasb.bsky.social who explained the progressive network’s approach to bringing on reporting talent eager to build their own audiences www.status.news/p/cnn-layoff...

As anxious staffers await David Ellison’s arrival, CNN is also preparing to cut employees this week as part of Mark Thompson’s digital overhaul, Status has learned. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cnn-layoff...

Scoop: CNN is expected to lay off some staffers this week as Mark Thompson works to push the network away from linear television and into the digital future. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cnn-layoff...

New: The Pentagon has indicated that NYT journalists will be given press credentials tomorrow, Status has learned, after a judge ruled the department’s media restrictions unconstitutional

CNN and MS NOW have begun experimenting with YouTube-style podcasting, but thus far they’re inviting more mockery than praise as veterans question the strategy. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cnn-podcas...

Why are Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper suddenly broadcasting from podcasting-like sets on CNN? @nataliekorach.bsky.social gets to the bottom of it for @status.news: www.status.news/p/cnn-podcas...

As cable audiences fracture, networks are racing to adapt to a YouTube dominated ecosystem Industry veterans expressed skepticism to Status that CNN’s recent experiments with on-air formats will meaningfully move the needle www.status.news/p/cnn-podcas...

Staffers at CBS News are “on edge like crazy” as the newsroom readies itself for mass layoffs overseen by Bari Weiss that will reshape the storied outlet around her vision for it. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...

Scoop: The big CBS News layoffs are expected to come down on Friday. www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...

Here we go: CBS News is set to layoff a significant number of staffers on Friday, the first major cuts under Bari Weiss as she moves to reshape the network. The scoop in @status.news www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...

As BuzzFeed’s teeters on the brink, HuffPost staffers tell Status that anxiety is rippling through the newsroom and raising uncomfortable questions about the progressive outlet’s uncertain future. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/buzzfeed-b...

What will become of HuffPost, should BuzzFeed go under? @nataliekorach.bsky.social has the reporting in @status.news: www.status.news/p/buzzfeed-b...

New: As BuzzFeed warns it may not have enough cash to survive the next year, anxiety is growing inside HuffPost over what happens if the company eventually looks to offload the asset www.status.news/p/buzzfeed-b...

After spinning off from NBC, MS NOW boss Rebecca Kutler plans to shakeup the channel's lineup, with Alicia Menendez set to get her own show and more. The scoop in @status.news www.status.news/p/ms-now-pro...

As Politico closes in on its next top editor, Axel Springer execs have also been asking about potential business-side candidates, raising questions about Goli Sheikholeslami’s future www.status.news/p/politico-a...

Some news: After sweeping cuts at The Washington Post, the paper has begun reaching out to at least 10 laid-off staffers to gauge their interest in returning to the paper in new roles. Details and more in @status.news www.status.news/p/jeff-bezos...

Jeff Bezos invited a handful of Wash Post staffers to meet today at his DC mansion. Inside the room, a staffer pressed the billionaire on Amazon shelling out for the "Melania" doc and cozying up to Trump, drawing a defensive response. The scoop in @status.news www.status.news/p/jeff-bezos...

WaPo staffers pressed Jeff Bezos about Amazon picking up the “Melania” documentary at an off the record meeting hosted at the billionaire’s DC residence. Details from inside the meeting via @nataliekorach.bsky.social in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jeff-bezos...

After being MIA during sweeping layoffs at the paper, Jeff Bezos met with a small group of Washington Post staffers, where the discussion ranged from the paper’s future to the mogul’s role in “Melania.” The details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jeff-bezos...

Scoop: As a select group of WaPo staffers met with Jeff Bezos and pressed him on whether Amazon’s Melania doc investment was meant to curry favor with Trump, Post leadership has quietly reached out to some laid-off staffers about returning in new roles www.status.news/p/jeff-bezos...

While David Ellison is vowing to protect CNN’s independence as he prepares to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, Democratic senators are raising fresh concerns to Status about Paramount’s expected use of foreign money in the deal. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...

Scoop: In statements to Status, Senators Richard Blumenthal and Elizabeth Warren raised fresh concerns about David Ellison's expected use of foreign money to finance his takeover of Warners—this time, from China's Tencent. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...

Inside CBS News Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane’s exit from the network, who had grown disillusioned with the direction under Bari Weiss’ leadership New from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social www.status.news/p/scott-macf...

In his farewell memo, CBS News Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane made no mention about why he had had chosen to exit—but privately he had been more candid abut his frustrations. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/scott-macf...

Why did CBS News Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane decide to exit the network? He didn't say in his farewell note to colleagues. But, privately, he had been more candid about his frustrations under Bari Weiss. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/scott-macf...

News: CBS News Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane is exiting the network, it was announced on the network’s morning editorial call.

Under Bari Weiss’ leadership, CBS News staffers are increasingly worried the network’s editorial priorities are mirroring The Free Press, particularly in coverage of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

A person close to Mamdani told @nataliekorach.bsky.social that Bari Weiss "doesn’t even have the dignity to pretend to be unbiased." "The lack of journalistic integrity, and blatant hostility, could make Fox News blush," the person added. Much more here: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

Some CBS News staffers worry Bari Weiss is steering coverage toward The Free Press’ priorities, particularly on Mamdani “It feels pretty clear that Bari Weiss views her role…as being a political adversary to the mayor,” a source close to Mamdani told Status www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

New: Memo from Politico CEO Goli Sheikholeslami to staff about Axel Springer’s Telegraph acquisition

New: Tucker Carlson responds to Donald Trump, after the president says that he has "lost his way" and is "not MAGA." "There are times I get annoyed with Trump, right now definitely included," Carlson tells @status.news, "but I’ll always love him no matter what he says about me."

Trump’s decision to attend this year’s White House Correspondents' Dinner is not going over well with WH reporters—several tell @status.news they fear he will use the event to “bash the press to our faces,” or “take a victory lap." The full story: www.status.news/p/donald-tru...

In which @nataliekorach.bsky.social outlines the actions of the man the White House Correspondents Association has chosen to honor this year. www.status.news/p/donald-tru...

While the WHCA publicly welcomed Trump’s decision to attend this year’s dinner, inside the organization, correspondents reacted with a mix of curiosity and dread—with several telling Status it made the press corps look “pathetic and weak.” Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/donald-tru...

Trump, who has used his second term to attack the free press at every turn, now says he’ll attend this year’s WHCD, a celebration of the First Amendment The D.C. press corps is reacting to his about-face with a combination of curiosity and dread www.status.news/p/donald-tru...

Status Scoop: Former “GMA” host Josh Elliott has eyed as a possible new host on “CBS Mornings.” I’m told in the coming weeks, several special guests will be rotating on the show, and Josh will likely be one of those people.

As CBS News plots the future of its morning show, Bari Weiss floated the idea of bringing former ESPN anchor turned Donald Trump supporter Sage Steele into the mix, Status has learned. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

Scoop: As CBS News works to reengineer its morning show, Bari Weiss expressed interest in former ESPN anchor turned Donald Trump supporter Sage Steele. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

CBS News boss Bari Weiss floated tapping ex ESPN host-turned-Trump diehard Sage Steele for the network's morning show. And Bari also has her eyes on another TV conservative. Details in @status.news www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

As U.S. and Israeli forces launch deadly strikes on Iran, the inherent challenges of covering the country are exacerbated by recent newsroom cuts, social media distortion, and a White House prone to telling lies. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/iran-war-m...

As the U.S. and Israel launch strikes on Iran, U.S. news outlets are largely covering the conflict from afar, navigating Iran’s information black box and shrinking foreign reporting resources www.status.news/p/iran-war-m...

New: As David Ellison prepares to take control of CNN, legendary CBS News producer Mary Walsh, who is exiting, sent a goodbye note to colleagues. In the note, Walsh writes, "We’ve been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum. Honestly, I don’t know how to do that."