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Elon Musk’s “flying” Roadster can stay airborne for only a few seconds, but that was apparently long enough for much of the press to abandon its skepticism entirely. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/elon-musk-...
Elon’s Flying Fantasy
Musk’s “flying” Roadster can stay airborne for only a few seconds, but that was apparently long enough for much of the press to abandon its skepticism entirely.
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Donald Trump wanted someone as press secretary who could defend him on TV. Two brutal interviews on Fox News sealed Katie Zacharia’s fate. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/katie-zach...
Zacharia’s Fox Hole
Trump wanted someone as press secretary who could defend him on TV. Two brutal interviews on Fox News sealed Katie Zacharia’s fate.
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Exclusive: Listen to audio from CBS News' explosive foreign bureau all-hands meeting, in which editor Shayndi Raice unleashes on the outlet's journalists, warns against "insubordination," and gets into a heated back-and-forth with correspondent Holly Williams. Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/RcDzn1QP_G4
After an explosive all-hands meeting that left CBS News’ foreign desk in turmoil, embattled editor Shayndi Raice attempted to make some amends during an awkward boat cruise, we have learned. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-i...
Contrition on the CBS Cruise
After an explosive all-hands meeting that left CBS News’ foreign desk in turmoil, embattled editor Shayndi Raice attempted to make some amends during an awkward boat cruise, Status has learned.
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Meta's sudden ban on ByteDance advertising caught even some inside the company by surprise, we have learned, fueling speculation of retaliation against TikTok and raising fresh antitrust concerns. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/meta-tikto...
Zuck’s TikTok Takedown
Meta's sudden ban on ByteDance advertising caught even some inside the company by surprise, Status has learned, fueling speculation of retaliation against TikTok and raising fresh antitrust concerns.
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Bari Weiss’ handpicked foreign editor unleashed an explosive tirade at CBS News staffers, threatened insubordinate journalists with firing, and clashed with correspondent Holly Williams, according to audio we obtained. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
CBS’ Foreign Explosion
Bari Weiss’ handpicked foreign editor unleashed an explosive tirade at CBS News staffers, threatened insubordinate journalists with firing, and clashed with correspondent Holly Williams, according to audio obtained by Status.
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Two recent clashes over Israel coverage have roiled Bari Weiss' CBS News, we have learned, with one confrontation even pushing legendary “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl to the brink of quitting. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
Bari’s Stahl Showdown
Two recent clashes over Israel coverage have roiled Bari Weiss' CBS News, Status has learned, with one confrontation even pushing legendary “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl to the brink of quit...
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We have learned new details about the chain of events that led to ABC News’ publication of its error-riddled Donald Trump Jr. story, which casts doubt on claims it was published prematurely, as frustration mounts inside the network. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/abc-news-d...
ABC’s Deletion Debacle
Status has learned new details about the chain of events that led to ABC News’ publication of its error-riddled Donald Trump Jr. story, which casts doubt on claims it was published prematurely, as fru...
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CNN’s new owner David Ellison says he’s backing the network in its fight with the White House. But after courting Trump to get his merger prize, will Ellison stand up to him? More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/donald-tru...
Ellison’s Trump Collision Course
CNN’s new owner says he’s backing the network in its fight with the White House. But after courting Trump to get his merger prize, will Ellison stand up to him?
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Skydance closed its Warner Bros. deal with a virtually unprecedented tower of debt. Cutting it to sustainable levels won’t be easy, experts told us. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/skydance-d...
The Skydance Squeeze
Skydance closed its Warner Bros. deal with a virtually unprecedented tower of debt. Cutting it to sustainable levels won’t be easy, experts told Status.
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Anderson Cooper held David Ellison’s feet to the fire over CNN and his relationship with Trump. Watch the full episode of Power Lines: youtu.be/cGLpMYiWAp8?... Or listen via a podcast app: www.status.news/power-lines
David Ellison spent considerable time at CNN’s New York offices on Thursday, we have learned, meeting with network boss Mark Thompson, touring the newsroom, and participating in a closed-doors meeting with top network executives. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...
Ellison’s CNN Orientation
The Skydance boss spent considerable time at CNN’s New York offices on Thursday, meeting with network boss Mark Thompson, touring the newsroom, and participating in a closed-doors meeting with top net...
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On the first day atop his new Skydance media empire, David Ellison faced pointed questions from Anderson Cooper and Status about CNN, his coziness with Donald Trump, and his commitment to editorial independence. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...
Ellison’s Day-One Dance
On the first day atop his new Skydance media empire, David Ellison faced pointed questions from Anderson Cooper and Status about CNN, his coziness with Donald Trump, and his commitment to editorial in...
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CNN staffers breathed a sigh of relief when Mark Thompson agreed to stay on under Skydance. But we have learned that he hasn’t yet finalized a new contract—and he’s not the only top CNN executive whose deal expires in 2027. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/mark-thomp...
Ellison Leaves His Mark
CNN staffers breathed a sigh of relief when Mark Thompson agreed to stay on under Skydance. But Status has learned that he hasn’t yet finalized a new contract—and he’s not the only top CNN executive w...
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Weeks after gutting local newsrooms, McClatchy leadership has offered staffers virtually no explanation of what comes next, Status has learned, as the company builds out its controversial A.I. operation. The details in @status.news www.status.news/p/mcclatchy-...
McClatchy Goes Mute
Weeks after gutting local newsrooms, McClatchy leadership has offered staffers virtually no explanation of what comes next, Status has learned, as the company builds out its controversial A.I. operati...
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David Ellison has acquired another media conglomerate to add to his new burgeoning media empire. Now comes the hard part: brutal cost cuts to make the economics work. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...
Ellison’s Media Titanic
David Ellison has acquired another media conglomerate to add to his new burgeoning media empire. Now comes the hard part: brutal cost cuts to make the economics work.
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Some MS NOW staffers are not so happy that their network is airing Donald Trump’s propaganda ads. Watch the full episode of Power Lines: youtu.be/GCdmkD0PKP0?... Or listen via a podcast app: www.status.news/power-lines
Disney's president said this week that Jimmy Kimmel is doing a “phenomenal job,” but offered an ominous explanation for why that may not be enough to keep his late-night show on ABC. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jimmy-kimm...
‘Curtains’ for Kimmel?
Disney's president said Jimmy Kimmel is doing a “phenomenal job,” but offered an ominous explanation for why that may not be enough to keep his late-night show on ABC.
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The latest episode of Power Lines is out. This week, we dig into David Ellison’s decision to snub Bari Weiss for the top job at CNN—at least for now. Plus, we report on the blowback MS NOW brass is facing over its decision to air Trump’s propaganda ads. Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/GCdmkD0PKP0
David Ellison has asked Mark Thompson to stay at CNN, for now—buying time, but leaving the network's long-term future, and Bari Weiss' potential role, unresolved. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/paramount-...
Thompson’s Paramount Pilgrimage
David Ellison has asked Mark Thompson to stay at CNN, for now—buying time, but leaving the network's long-term future, and Bari Weiss' potential role, unresolved.
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Donald Trump tried to ban MS NOW from the White House. Now, his administration is planning to spend taxpayer dollars to reach its viewers, and inside the network, we have learned, some are "pissed." Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/ms-now-tru...
MS NOW’s Trump Ad Dilemma
Trump tried to ban MS NOW from the White House. Now, his administration is planning to spend taxpayer dollars to reach its viewers, and inside the network, Status has learned, some are "pissed."
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While Comcast announced plans to spin off NBCUniversal, we have learned executives have been privately weighing whether to hang on to their 12 local television stations rather than risk a fight with Donald Trump’s FCC. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/comcast-nb...
Comcast’s Carr Calculation
While the company announced plans to spin off NBCUniversal, Status has learned executives are weighing whether to hang on to their local television stations rather than risk a fight with Trump’s FCC.
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Paramount is nearing a deal to pay an eye-popping sum for a documentary about the late Lindsey Graham that is also said to contain candid footage involving David Ellison himself, we have learned. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/paramount-...
Ellison’s Graham Doc Grab
Paramount is nearing a deal to pay an eye-popping sum for a documentary about the late Lindsey Graham that is also said to contain candid footage involving David Ellison himself, Status has learned.
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Just as major networks thought their standoff with the White House was cooling, CNN was blocked from pool duty again, forcing the group into a day-by-day battle over coverage. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/trump-cnn-...
The Press Pool Whiplash
Just as major networks thought their standoff with the White House was cooling, CNN was blocked from pool duty again, forcing the group into a day-by-day battle over coverage.
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As apprehension grips Warner Bros. Discovery's workforce, employees are wondering when Paramount will announce the merged company's leadership team and close the $111 billion merger. Here's what we have learned. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/paramount-...
Paramount’s Closing Path
As apprehension grips Warner Bros. Discovery's workforce, employees are wondering when Paramount will announce the merged company's leadership team and close the $111 billion merger. Here's what Statu...
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At Axel Springer’s event honoring Peter Thiel in Berlin, the publishing boss dismissed his own journalists’ concerns and sat silently as the PayPal co-founder attacked the press, fueling further pushback from staffers, we have learned. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/peter-thie...
Döpfner’s Thiel Tribute
At Axel Springer’s event honoring Peter Thiel in Berlin, the publishing boss dismissed his own journalists’ concerns and sat silently as Thiel attacked the press, fueling further pushback from staffer...
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CNN chief Mark Thompson fielded staffers’ questions about editorial independence and the network's future under Paramount, according to an audio recording obtained by Status, acknowledging he has few answers, even when it comes to his own future. Details in Status: www.status.news/p/mark-thomp...
CNN’s Paramount Purgatory
Mark Thompson fielded staffers’ questions about editorial independence and CNN’s future under Paramount, according to an audio recording obtained by Status, acknowledging he has few answers, even when...
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The anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, we have learned. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/white-hous...
The Source Behind The Ban
The anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, Status has learned.
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Axel Springer—the publisher behind POLITICO and Business Insider— is set to honor Trump ally Peter Thiel this week—and we have learned that staffers are pushing back, accusing the company of undermining its own commitment to press freedom. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/axel-sprin...
Axel’s Thiel Tempest
The publisher is set to honor Trump ally Peter Thiel this week—and Status has learned that staffers at Politico and Business Insider are pushing back, accusing their parentco of undermining its own co...
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