In a conversation with Status, MSNBC host Ari Melber talks about the risks of Donald Trump’s crackdown on dissent and what it means for the press going forward. www.status.news/p/ari-melber...

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr loved political humor, satire, and free speech…until he started working for Trump. Watch on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCcU... Or listen wherever you get podcasts: link.chtbl.com/PowerLines_S... beehiiv.com/status #kimmel #ABC

“.. Iger hasn’t just abandoned its biggest star. He’s signaled that .. Disney will play ball with the government, even if it means jeopardizing its credibility, alienating its audience, and putting the very principle of free speech at risk.” @passantino.bsky.social www.status.news/p/bob-iger-j...

Media moguls are bending the knee to Trump in exchange for the ability to get big money deals done. Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Xky1rQYHCw0 Or listen wherever you get podcasts: link.chtbl.com/PowerLines_S...

"By suspending Kimmel under political pressure, Iger hasn’t just abandoned its biggest star. He’s signaled that under his leadership, Disney will play ball with the government, even if it means... putting the very principle of free speech at risk." www.status.news/p/bob-iger-j...

iPhone Air is the first iPhone in a long time from Apple that feels like an upgrade toward the future. (Coming from a 14 Pro.)

CNN staffers are bracing for the Ellison family’s looming bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—a takeover that could merge the network with CBS News, hand Bari Weiss editorial power, and radically reshape its future. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cnn-david-...

Anxiety is rippling through CNN's bureaus as staffers prepare for the Ellison family to make a bid for their parent company—an acquisition that could put them under Bari Weiss' editorial control and radically transform the network. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cnn-david-...

This is not something that could happen in the U.S. It is actually *happening*

Kimmel’s suspension has sent shockwaves through the media industry, where execs & talent agents are privately expressing alarm about what it signals for creative expression moving forward. “Clients are texting me scared,” one agent told me. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jimmy-kimm...

“I think the long game is clearly to weaponize government, to use the power and the force of the federal government to target people who speak out against this president,” @oliverdarcy.bsky.social tells NPR after Kimmel is pulled from the air one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5544...

Inside ABC, emergency meetings were convened after the FCC chair’s Jimmy Kimmel threat, with the late-night host ready to respond on-air—but Disney brass ultimately decided to bench the marquee talent instead. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jimmy-kimm...

How the decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel off the air went down inside ABC with emergency meetings convened and the comedian preparing to go on the air to address the situation before execs pulled the plug, via @status.news www.status.news/p/jimmy-kimm...

New in @status.news: Here's what happened inside Disney/ABC after FCC Chair Brendan Carr's overt threat against Jimmy Kimmel that led to the late-night host being pulled from air. www.status.news/p/jimmy-kimm...

Business Insider told its reporters they can now draft their reporting in ChatGPT—without disclosing it to readers—becoming one of the first major U.S. newsrooms to formally greenlight such far-reaching use of A.I. The scoop in @status.news www.status.news/p/business-i...

Business Insider is buzzing over new ChatGPT writing guidelines—part of an aggressive A.I. strategy pushed by its German parentco Axel Springer and detailed in a memo obtained by Status. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...

Scoop: Business Insider informed its staff this week that they are allowed to use ChatGPT to generate first drafts of their stories, while also indicating the newsroom will not disclose such A.I. use to readers. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...

The Washington Post notified Karen Attiah—the paper's only full-time Black columnist—she was fired for her remarks about "white men" after posting about Charlie Kirk's killing, according to the termination letter obtained by @status.news www.status.news/p/karen-atti...

The Washington Post said it fired Karen Attiah over comments she made about white men in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, Status has learned. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...

Darcy shows that independent media can get scoops and get better ones than the big dogs.

Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men." Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...

I joined @oliverdarcy.bsky.social’s Status for a conversation about content and mobilization. We discussed how real-world events become online spectacle, why influencers rush to set the narrative, who benefits (in some cases, profits), and what would change things. www.status.news/p/charlie-ki...

A lot of smart points from @noupside.bsky.social about the online reaction to Charlie Kirk's murder in her convo with @status.news: www.status.news/p/charlie-ki...

In the chaotic aftermath of Kirk’s assassination, MAGA Media has rushed to blame “the left,” spinning a narrative that’s deepened America’s divides even as the shooter’s true beliefs remain unclear. My latest for @status.news www.status.news/p/charlie-ki...

Show’s up! - Brooke and Micah on the misinfo following the murder of Charlie Kirk. - @oliverdarcy.bsky.social on how CBS is caving to conservative pressure. - @notalawyer.bsky.social unpacks the influence and ideology of Bari Weiss + the Free Press www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

In the chaotic aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, MAGA Media rushed to blame “the left,” spinning a narrative that deepened America’s divides even as the shooter’s true beliefs remain unclear. www.status.news/p/charlie-ki...

Instead of MAGA Media personalities telling their followers that "the left" is at war with them, imagine if they linked arms with progressives & delivered a unified message. Watch Power Lines on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xky1... Or listen via a podcast app: link.chtbl.com/PowerLines_S...

"Trump and his allies have chosen to dump gasoline on the fire, turning Kirk’s assassination into yet another weapon in the culture war—all before the truth about the suspect is even known," @passantino.bsky.social writes in his @status.news column. www.status.news/p/charlie-ki...

🎙️ In this week’s Power Lines, we break down how the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk is dividing America. Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xky1... Listen wherever you get your podcasts: link.chtbl.com/PowerLines_S...

The Ellisons are gearing up to bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—a move that could reshape media power and put CNN under Bari Weiss’ editorial direction. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...

Media Matters has stopped publishing in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination. Details in @status.news: link.status.news/3JY8UOe

Could CNN be under the editorial direction of Bari Weiss, this time next year? It's not out of the question—at all. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...

The assassination of Charlie Kirk highlights the rise of political violence in America's fractured media environment, where responsible voices matter more than ever. www.status.news/p/charlie-ki...

Inside Jay Penske’s sprawling media empire, a new mandate has staff frustrated—and Rolling Stone already feeling the effects. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jay-penske...

Rolling Stone is feeling the fallout from Penske Media Corporation’s sweeping return-to-office mandate. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jay-penske...

The "ombudsman" forced upon CBS news by its regulator, the Federal Communication Communication, has spent years championing right-wing causes, lavishing praise on Trump-friendly media figures, and railing against the 'liberal media.'' www.status.news/p/cbs-news-o...

Meet the new CBS News ombudsman, who praised Trump as "the ultimate outsider" and a “bold businessman" who “set a standard in American policymaking," while championing right-wing causes, mocking “media elites" and promoting migrant crime fears, via @status.news www.status.news/p/cbs-news-o...

David Ellison’s new CBS News ombudsman tried to erase parts of his digital trail—but a review of what remains reveals him to be a Trump-supporting advocate. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-o...

David Ellison’s pick for CBS News ombudsman isn’t a journalist. He’s a Trump-supporting conservative donor and advocate who tried to scrub his digital past. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-o...

As the NFL season kicks off, we sat down with The Athletic’s Steven Ginsberg to discuss the league’s cultural power and the challenges of covering it critically. Read the Q&A in Status: www.status.news/p/nfl-media-...

MAGA Media took anti-vax conspiracy theories from the fringe to prime time—and now the consequences are reshaping public health. www.status.news/p/rfk-jr-vac...

On one hand, Paramount says it needs to be financially disciplined, and thus must cut people like Stephen Colbert. On the other hand, it goes out and spends an absurd amount of money to buy Bari Weiss' The Free Press. Watch the full episode of Power Lines here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcjW...

Donald Trump is quite literally using makeup to cover up his health issues, but the news media is largely turning a blind eye to the issue. We discuss on Power Lines. Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcjW... Or listen on a podcast app: link.chtbl.com/PowerLines_S...

What is David Ellison going to buy when he acquires Bari Weiss' Free Press? @passantino.bsky.social breaks it down. Watch Power Lines on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcjW... Or listen wherever you get your podcasts: link.chtbl.com/PowerLines_S...

Anti-vaccine misinformation used to be confined to the cranks and fringes of society. Now it’s mainstream with RFK running Trump’s health department and Fox prime time hosts echoing his bogus claims into millions of homes. My latest for @status.news www.status.news/p/rfk-jr-vac...

“.. MAGA Media influencers and outlets like Fox have cultivated a deep reservoir of distrust. Now, when Kennedy and others sow doubt about vaccines, that skepticism finds fertile ground.” - @passantino.bsky.social @status.news www.status.news/p/rfk-jr-vac...

Trump's health issues—and his attempt to cover them up—are literally visible on camera. And yet, the same press that went aggressively after Biden is choosing not to give the story real attention. Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcjW... Or listen here: link.chtbl.com/PowerLines_S...

"In 2021, Fox hosts and other right-wing media figures justified their skepticism as a Covid-specific issue. Hosts leaned on the idea that the vaccine was new... Now, the doubt has metastasized. It’s no longer about one vaccine. It’s about all vaccines." www.status.news/p/rfk-jr-vac...

As the media industry rapidly changes, independent journalists are finding their niche and building independent newsletters. Last fall, @parkermolloy.com spoke with media reporter @oliverdarcy.bsky.social about his Status newsletter and his vision for the future of media journalism.

The Free Press sells itself as a truth-telling outlet not afraid to deliver hard truths to readers. And yet, they're rather silent on the authoritarian creep in this country. In their eyes, DEI is the big threat to America. Watch the full episode of Power Lines: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcjW...