Incoming “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil's public mission statement decrying “academics and elites” offers the clearest sign yet of where the network is headed under its new leadership. More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/tony-dokou...

From Donald Trump’s continued assault on the press to the open war for Warner Bros. Discovery—and A.I.’s disruption of everything—these are the big questions hanging over media in 2026. More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/26-questio...

James Cameron really could use an editor.

“We are not out to…win followers on social media,” Bari Weiss said after pulling 60 Minutes' CECOT story But Status has learned that those working on Tony Dokoupil’s Evening News kickoff tour have been urged to prioritize content built for social www.status.news/p/cbs-news-b...

As her first major CBS News town hall draws underwhelming ratings, Bari Weiss gets a public crash course in the metrics of TV success. Now, Status has learned she’s delayed a planned address to staffers about the network’s future. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

Scoop: After an underwhelming ratings performance for Bari Weiss’ town hall with Erika Kirk, the CBS News editor in chief quietly delayed a planned address to staffers about the network’s future, pushing it back to January instead www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

FCC Chair Brendan Carr will be on Capitol Hill for rare Congressional testimony on Wednesday—a hearing in which fellow commissioner Anna Gomez will sharply criticize the agency under his watch, Status has learned. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/brendan-ca...

FCC boss Brendan Carr is set to testify on Capitol Hill Wednesday—and fellow commissioner Anna Gomez, who will appear on Capitol Hill with him, is set to sharply criticize the agency under his watch. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/brendan-ca...

What's a Fox News conservative doing hosting a prime time show on the supposedly "straightforward, fact-based" NewsNation? How Fox execs misread the situation and what its rival might actually be signaling with Katie Pavlich's hire, via @status.news www.status.news/p/katie-pavl...

Here's how the Katie Pavlich-Fox News-NewsNation negotiations unfolded—and why the Nexstar-owned network likely wanted to poach the conservative commentator to begin with. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/katie-pavl...

New: An August vesting milestone gives Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen the ability to cash out from their deal with Cox, opening the door to a possible exit and exposing some future vulnerabilities www.status.news/p/axios-cox-...

Another @nataliekorach.bsky.social scoop.

"Studios shouldn’t kid themselves thinking the siren song of ready cash comes with no strings attached," @brianlowry.bsky.social writes. More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/hollywood-...

The latest episode of Power Lines just dropped. This week: We discuss Donald Trump's outrageous demand that CNN be sold to new owners, Bari Weiss' interview with Erika Kirk, POLITICO's softball Trump interview, and more. Watch: youtu.be/K8-V44NOB34?... Listen: www.status.news/power-lines

Times are tough right now for MAGA Media personality Tim Pool. @passantino.bsky.social and I discuss, with our beanies. Watch Power Lines on YouTube: youtu.be/K8-V44NOB34?...

Staffers at The Washington Post revolted en masse after the newspaper debuted an error-prone A.I. podcast feature, according to Slack messages obtained by Status. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

“Never would I have imagined that the Washington Post would deliberately warp its own journalism.” “it is making intolerable journalistic mistakes that impugn the reputation of The Post.” "It’s a total disaster.. I think the newsroom is embarrassed." www.status.news/p/washington...

"It’s a total disaster," one Postie candidly told @status.news. "I think the newsroom is embarrassed." Story here: www.status.news/p/washington...

Penske Media cuts mark the latest tremors in a brutal year for media jobs, as rolling layoffs and mergers leave newsrooms across the industry in an anxious holding pattern. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/media-layo...

Scoop: Penske Media outlets, including Variety and Rolling Stone, quietly made editorial staff cuts over the last week, as the broader media industry braces for a distinctly joyless holiday season and another wave of layoffs in the new year www.status.news/p/media-layo...

“.. Once upon a time, a chief executive openly signaling that he’d reorient a newsroom to appease a sitting president would be a five-alarm corporate scandal ..” @status.news @oliverdarcy.bsky.social $PSKY www.status.news/p/cnn-paramo...

Once upon a time, a chief executive openly signaling that he’d reorient a newsroom to appease a sitting president would be a five-alarm corporate scandal. Today, Paramount doesn't even bother to answer questions about it. More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cnn-paramo...

What began as quiet courtship by David Ellison has morphed into a hostile takeover attempt of Warner Bros. Discovery—with the battle only likely to get messier in the days ahead. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...

Secret meetings with David Zaslav in Beverly Hills. Secret Zooms with John Malone. Secret lunches and dinners presenting offers. The Ellison family spent months trying to woo Zaslav and WBD, before launching their hostile takeover attempt. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...

Scoop: Tony Dokoupil will be the next anchor of the "CBS Evening News." Details in @status.news: link.status.news/4oMkPgS

Inside CNN, staffers are breathing a sigh of relief after Netflix outmaneuvered Paramount in the WBD auction—meaning they're spared Bari Weiss' editorial control, for now. One staffer described it to @nataliekorach.bsky.social as “a release of pent-up anxiety.” www.status.news/p/cnn-netfli...

A sensational claim by Glenn Beck’s outlet suggesting a conspiracy among law enforcement to frame Trump supporters over Jan. 6 has gone up in flames. Now the outlet is facing the fallout. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/the-blaze-...

"The episode is the latest reminder of how influential facets of right-wing media continue to distort the public’s understanding of Jan 6... It pursued a story designed to validate a preferred narrative. And in doing so, it set itself on fire."—@passantino.bsky.social www.status.news/p/the-blaze-...

While it's easy to grasp the antitrust and competitive apprehension about the Netflix-WBD deal, it's quite likely the least bad option facing several key parts of the company. Apocalypse, not? www.status.news/p/netflix-wa...

New: Mark Guiducci’s memo to VF staff today “I’m writing to share that Olivia and I have agreed that it is in the magazine’s best interest for her not to continue as West Coast Editor after her contract expires at the end of the year.” link.status.news/4oCfAQM

"Netflix owning WBD might very well be a terrible outcome. But based on the series of unfortunate events preceding the agreement, it says something about the current moment that it’s not the worst one," @brianlowry.bsky.social writes. www.status.news/p/netflix-wa...

Over the summer, after David Ellison torpedoed a "South Park" deal with WBD when it was at the finish line, David Zaslav expressed outrage in private. Now, the soured relationship between the two Davids is erupting into plain view. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/warner-bro...

Scoop: While Olivia Nuzzi’s contract as Vanity Fair’s West Coast editor might be left to expire at the end of the month, she will still grace the masthead of the magazine’s February print edition, set to be buttoned up this week www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

The Pentagon held its first media briefing in months, hand-selecting a group of MAGA influencers to lob softballs—a charade that disgusted the actual journalists Pete Hegseth exiled earlier this year. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/pentagon-m...

"It was only when she could control who could ask her questions that she was brave enough to go." Suffice to say, but the *actual* Pentagon press corps was disgusted by the media briefing held with MAGA propagandists on Tuesday. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/pentagon-m...

Look at this dog's breakfast of nincompoops and malcontents showing up at today's sanitized-for-your-protection Pentagon press conference. Via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social www.status.news/p/pentagon-m...

Olivia Nuzzi is set to break her silence as her employer, Condé Nast, attempts to lay low while new allegations mount and questions pile up. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

As allegations of serious journalistic transgressions pile up, Condé Nast's conspicuous silence on the status of Olivia Nuzzi within Vanity Fair is deafening. www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Scoop: After parting ways with Politico, Rachael Bade is teaming up with Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine to launch "The Huddle," a morning streaming show and digital media venture intended to compete in the DC tip sheet space www.status.news/p/sean-spice...

Rachael Bade is teaming up with Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine on a new venture, Status has learned, braving the crowded independent media space with a new political show. More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/sean-spice...

Traveling this weekend? Download the latest episode of Power Lines to listen during the commute! Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/q77VlZQzlxQ?... Or listen wherever you get your podcasts: link.chtbl.com/PowerLines_S...

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Fox News thinks they got us because they noticed MS NOW advertised on @status.news. Newsflash to Fox News: Every major media organization takes advertisements to support their journalism. This is not a new concept!

If you've been meaning to subscribe to @status.news, take advantage of our Black Friday offer. For just $1.87 a week, you can unlock access for an entire year. Support uncompromising reporting that calls out power and makes the billionaire class uncomfortable. link.status.news/4paNT2D

On Thanksgiving eve, I chatted with 10 media professionals across the industry, including Kara Swisher, Mike Allen, and Robert Costa, to find out how they approach the politics conversation at the dinner table—or how they escape it www.status.news/p/thanksgivi...

Business Insider is abandoning its paywall and pivoting back to clicks this holiday season, Status has learned, as internal pressures mount and its subscription bet shows new cracks. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...

At Status_ @oliverdarcy.bsky.social asks questions about Bari Weiss' both-sides approach to being CBS editor-in-chief: "How does a newsroom create a good-faith debate when one side shows little regard for basic facts and decency, and refuses to play by a normal set of rules?

Scoop: BI has abandoned its paywall this holiday season as it seeks to juice advertising revenue in Q4—a move that comes as the outlet is on pace to miss its revenue target, despite the goal being lowered by parent company Axel Springer. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...