Scoop: Staffers at the Los Angeles Times have averted a strike, with the guild striking a contract deal with management after a grueling negotiating process. Details in @status.news: link.status.news/3WTZc2H

Some news: The LA Times newsroom has reached a tentative deal with management to avert a strike. Details in @status.news www.status.news/p/disney-ceo...

“How her relationship to Kennedy became public is not entirely clear.” Uhh, what? Do we need to buy the @nytimes.com a @status.news subscription?

The Murdochs are staking a claim to the West Coast, courting advertisers and setting up shop on the Fox studio lot for the launch of the California Post, Status has learned. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/california...

Scoop: Axios is launching a weekly 2028 election newsletter this Sunday anchored by Alex Thompson and Holly Otterbein, covering Dems attempt to retake the WH and move on from MAGA www.status.news/p/california...

Scoop: News Corp’s California Post will court advertisers on the Fox studio lot next week, where the NY Post’s offshoot has quietly set up shop The Murdochs are planting a flag out West, aiming to exploit the vacuum left by a hollowed-out LAT www.status.news/p/california...

Not only has Fox News not mentioned Epstein's bombshell email that Trump “knew about the girls" once on the air today, the word "Epstein" does not even appear on the homepages of Fox News, Breitbart, The Daily Wire, OAN, Gateway Pundit or The Federalist today. Total coverage blackout

News: Jim VandeHei tells staff in a new memo that Axios has beat their revenue goal for the year

Recent cuts at Condé Nast blindsided some top editors who were not briefed in advance of the changes to their staff, @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports. www.status.news/p/conde-nast...

Sudden union-related firings at Condé Nast, coupled with another wave of layoffs, have left staffers questioning whether leadership understands the creative engines behind its storied publications. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/conde-nast...

Scoop: Condé Nast layoffs last week weren’t limited to Teen Vogue, hitting publications across the company Meanwhile, the rash decision to fire four staffers after a union confrontation has exposed sinking morale as execs look to cut their way to success www.status.news/p/conde-nast...

Scoop: NewsGuild responds to Condé Nast leadership firing 4 staffers over conduct violations and filing a charge against the union with the NLRB “These egregious terminations are a flagrant breach of the Just Cause terms of our contract”

Axel Springer staffers confronted chief Mathias Döpfner over the publishing giant’s rapid embrace of A.I., which many fear could cost them their jobs, according to a video of the meeting leaked to Status. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/axel-sprin...

Inside Axel Springer’s Weds town hall, where editorial staffers pressed execs on AI, leaving with no real answers and a confirmation that more pain is coming “The truth is, you either embrace A.I. or you die,” CEO Mathias Döpfner said status.news/p/axel-springer-ai-business-insider-mathias-dopfner

Ahead of the the 50th anniversary of "Good Morning America," executive producer Simone Swink sat down with Status to discuss the show’s legacy and its future. www.status.news/p/gma-50th-a...

This week I sat down with GMA executive producer Simone Swink at ABC News’ new digs, ahead of tomorrow’s 50th anniversary show “We're not just competing with another show,” Swink acknowledged, looking to the future of the brand. “We're competing with your phone” www.status.news/p/gma-50th-a...

CBS News endured a “traumatic” day Wednesday, as David Ellison’s Paramount slashed hundreds of jobs in a sweeping round of cuts. @nataliekorach.bsky.social has all the details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...

It was a “traumatic” day at CBS News, as David Ellison’s Paramount unleashed a fresh wave of layoffs across the company, hitting the news division hard. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...

Inside another “traumatic” day at CBS News, where cuts spanned from Johannesburg to LA “It’s getting harder to show up to this place with your head held high, and even harder some days to leave with it held the same,” one person familiar tells me. www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...

Scoop: CBS News’ "Evening News Plus," the streaming companion show hosted by John Dickerson, has been canceled and the team was eliminated amid Paramount layoffs, I'm told. More in tonight's edition of Status.

Scoop: During a trip to DC last week, CNN CEO Mark Thompson made a visit to the White House, where he promoted the network’s new streamer Staffers were taken aback the next morning when Thompson urged them to ease up on East Wing renovation coverage www.status.news/p/mark-thomp...

Inside The Washington Post, "the mood is grim" as staffers brace for even more cuts ahead of the holiday season. Details from @nataliekorach.bsky.social in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

As morale sinks and top talent exits, staffers at The Washington Post are bracing for more pain ahead of the holidays—raising questions about Will Lewis’ leadership, nearly two years into his tenure as chief executive. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

Scoop: WaPo head of visuals Greg Manifold is leaving for other opportunities, according to an internal memo It’s the latest gut punch to the WaPo newsroom, which is anticipating significant cuts to audio, sports and metro divisions ahead www.status.news/p/washington...

Scoop: Jay Penske, who owns the Golden Globes, is pitching far-right podcasters with a proposal that they spend upwards of $75,000 to boost their chances of winning this year's inaugural podcasting award. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/golden-glo...

Jay Penske’s Golden Globes are debuting a “Best Podcast” award—and documents obtained by Status show he’s trying to sell pricey packages that could boost the chances of right-wing extremists winning the award. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/golden-glo...

In February 2024, Ingrassia wrote: “We need competent white men in positions of leadership. … The founding fathers were wrong that all men are created equal … We need to reject that part of our heritage,” according to the text exchange. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

The Los Angeles Times Guild is eager to avert an unprecedented strike by capitalizing on Patrick Soon-Shiong’s fixation with an IPO—but will the strategy pay off? Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/los-angele...

The LA Times Guild has proposed a deal to management that could avert an unprecedented strike, @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/los-angele...

Scoop: The LAT Guild is set to meet with management on Tuesday after the union proposed a deal that would avert an unprecedented strike, conceding on pay in order to maintain seniority clauses www.status.news/p/los-angele...

Trying Times in L.A. The Los Angeles Times Guild is eager to avert an unprecedented strike by capitalizing on Patrick Soon-Shiong’s fixation with an IPO—but will the strategy pay off? www.status.news/p/los-angele...

NBC News is reeling from its biggest round of cuts in years, cutting about 150 staffers as it divorces itself from MSNBC and CNBC. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/nbc-news-l...

Scoop: Vox poached Astead Herndon from NYT to host a new video podcast and serve as editorial director starting on Oct 20. Herndon’s move is a significant loss for The NYT, which only just published his extensive magazine cover story about the rise of Zohran Mamdani www.status.news/p/nbc-news-l...

NBC News is reeling from its biggest round of cuts in years, cutting about 150 staffers as it divorces itself from MSNBC and CNBC My latest for Status www.status.news/p/nbc-news-l...

Scoop: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with CBS News’ Tony Dokoupil for an interview that will air later today on CBS

Pete Hegseth built his career on Fox News mocking "snowflakes." Now, Status has learned, his former employer and others are rejecting his efforts to build a safe space around the Pentagon. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/pentagon-p...

MSNBC will be spending roughly $20 million on marketing in the weeks ahead as it rebrands to MS NOW, @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports as she looks at the progressive network's post-NBCU future. www.status.news/p/msnbc-new-...

A live event this weekend in NYC showed off MSNBC’s connection with its viewers. But bigger challenges lie ahead. More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/msnbc-new-...

It’s Sunday so I’m back in your inbox: MSNBC’s Future is NOW Fans turned out in droves for MSNBC’s marathon event this weekend but backstage, the network was bracing for what lies ahead www.status.news/p/msnbc-new-...

New: Bari Weiss’ first CBS news booking

As Bari Weiss settles into CBS News, she’s moving fast—taking anchors to lunch, phoning potential hires, and plotting a new “Evening News," with names like Norah O'Donell and Tony Dokoupil in the mix. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

Who is CBS News getting with Bari Weiss? Former colleagues describe her management style to @nataliekorach.bsky.social as chaotic and abrasive—raising questions about how she’ll lead one of America’s most storied newsrooms. Details in @status.news www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

“It's chaos. She would admit that she can be difficult to work with. Even for people who totally agree with her.” @nataliekorach.bsky.social speaks to former Bari Weiss colleagues about her management style. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

Scoop: Samantha Henig, who was appointed as the general manager of venture projects for WaPo, tasked with the strategy of now-defunct "third newsroom,” is departing, according to people familiar A WaPo spokesperson declined to comment on the departure. www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

My first edition for @status.news A Bari Trying Time; Another WaPo Departure; Pentagon’s Press Warfare

One year ago today: How Is CBS Marking October 7? By Admonishing Tony Dokoupil — The Free Press Editors www.thefp.com/p/cbs-marks-...

The new episode of Power Lines just dropped, this week co-hosted by @nataliekorach.bsky.social. We call out comedians taking Saudi checks, discuss ICE's assault on journalists, and Fox News' shutdown spin. Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrRt... Or listen: link.chtbl.com/PowerLines_S...

So excited to join the @status.news team and contribute to their unflinching coverage of the industry

News: The Bulwark has officially crossed 100k paid subscribers on Substack, a milestone mentioned throughout my story on the independent publication The Bulwark has 830K total subs and sits at #2 on Substack’s politics chart Read more: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...