Frustration is mounting behind the scenes as the Nancy Guthrie case remains unsolved six months later. "Instead of advancing the case, Pima County and the FBI are playing the blame game," a source told me. "That is unacceptable when a kidnapper remains at large." www.status.news/p/nancy-guth...

The Guthrie Gridlock

Six months after Nancy Guthrie's abduction, frustration is mounting behind the scenes, Status has learned, as the FBI and local authorities continue to trade blame while the investigation appears stal...

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Six months after Nancy Guthrie's abduction, frustration is mounting behind the scenes, @oliverdarcy.bsky.social has learned. "Why hasn't the FBI taken a more active role in the investigation?" www.status.news/p/nancy-guth...

The Guthrie Gridlock

Six months after Nancy Guthrie's abduction, frustration is mounting behind the scenes, Status has learned, as the FBI and local authorities continue to trade blame while the investigation appears stal...

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I spoke with 10 CNNers about David Ellison's essay in The NYT, in which he tried to convince the public he'll be a good steward of CNN. Suffice to say, no one at the network is buying what he's selling. “We all have eyes and ears and see what’s happening at CBS." www.status.news/p/david-elli...

The Ellison Credibility Crisis

The Paramount boss tried to convince the public he can be trusted with CNN. But staffers inside the network torched his Times essay in brutal comments to Status, pointing to his disastrous record at C...

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Scoop: "60 Minutes" is facing more brain drain. I'm told Madeleine Carlisle—a well-regarded associate producer at the newsmagazine, who also happens to be the daughter of Stephen Colbert—resigned from the program in recent days. Details in @status.news: link.status.news/4wLyA4i

David Ellison tried to convince the public he can be trusted with CNN. But staffers inside the network torched his New York Times essay in brutal comments to us, pointing to the Paramount chief's disastrous record at CBS News. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...

The Ellison Credibility Crisis

The Paramount boss tried to convince the public he can be trusted with CNN. But staffers inside the network torched his Times essay in brutal comments to Status, pointing to his disastrous record at C...

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Scoop: "60 Minutes" is facing more brain drain. I'm told Madeleine Carlisle—a well-regarded associate producer at the newsmagazine, who also happens to be the daughter of Stephen Colbert—resigned from the program in recent days. Details in @status.news: link.status.news/4wLyA4i

I spoke with 10 CNNers about David Ellison's essay in The NYT, in which he tried to convince the public he'll be a good steward of CNN. Suffice to say, no one at the network is buying what he's selling. “We all have eyes and ears and see what’s happening at CBS." www.status.news/p/david-elli...

The Ellison Credibility Crisis

The Paramount boss tried to convince the public he can be trusted with CNN. But staffers inside the network torched his Times essay in brutal comments to Status, pointing to his disastrous record at C...

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New “60 Minutes” executive producer Nick Bilton welcomed staff back from their July vacations with a weekend memo in which he delivered a stern message about leaks, a missive that naturally leaked to us. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

Bilton’s Leak Battle

The new “60 Minutes” executive producer welcomed staff back from their July vacations with a weekend memo in which he delivered a stern message about leaks, a missive that naturally leaked to Status.

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NEW: “60 Minutes” EP Nick Bilton tells staffers that he’s sick of the “rumors” about the show after Bari Weiss’ firings, saying that “95% of them are fabrications and blatantly incorrect.” The details in @status.news www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

Bilton’s Leak Battle

The new “60 Minutes” executive producer welcomed staff back from their July vacations with a weekend memo in which he delivered a stern message about leaks, a missive that naturally leaked to Status.

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Scoop: New "60 Minutes" boss Nick Bilton sent a memo to staff about leaks, which naturally leaked to @status.news. Details here: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

Bilton’s Leak Battle

The new “60 Minutes” executive producer welcomed staff back from their July vacations with a weekend memo in which he delivered a stern message about leaks, a missive that naturally leaked to Status.

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Days before his abrupt exit from The WaPo, Adam O’Neal was privately boasting that he had pushed the Opinion section further to the right—raising new questions about what really drove his departure. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/adam-oneal...

The Post's Opinion Parting

Days before his abrupt exit from The WaPo, Adam O’Neal was privately boasting that he had pushed the Opinion section further to the right—raising new questions about what really drove his departure.

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Great/brutal kicker in this excellent @nataliekorach.bsky.social on the WaPo opinion shocker: www.status.news/p/adam-oneal...

New: Adam O'Neal's abrupt departure from the Washington Post's Opinion section blindsided even some senior leaders In recent weeks, he'd been privately touting the progress of his overhaul, giving little indication he was preparing to exit www.status.news/p/adam-oneal...

The Post's Opinion Parting

Days before his abrupt exit from The WaPo, Adam O’Neal was privately boasting that he had pushed the Opinion section further to the right—raising new questions about what really drove his departure.

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In recent days, The WaPo's opinion editor Adam O'Neal engaged in private convos in which he struck a triumphant and boasted he had moved the section to the right. But now he's out at the Jeff Bezos-owned paper. More from @nataliekorach.bsky.social in @status.news: www.status.news/p/adam-oneal...

The Post's Opinion Parting

Days before his abrupt exit from The WaPo, Adam O’Neal was privately boasting that he had pushed the Opinion section further to the right—raising new questions about what really drove his departure.

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Weeks after Fox News and top right-wing media figures blamed Democrats for vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the Justice Department admitted the narrative didn't hold water. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/reflecting...

MAGA’s Leaky Narrative

Weeks after Fox News and top right-wing media figures blamed Democrats for vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the Justice Department admitted the narrative didn't hold water.

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Nicolle Wallace. Don Lemon. Brian Williams. Kaitlan Collins. Mehdi Hasan. Kara Swisher. And many more. Don't miss the inaugural @status.news summit this September. Early bird pricing ends at midnight. Get tickets and see the full lineup here: www.statussummit.news

Status Summit | September 09, 2026

A one-day event that will bring together the industry’s most influential figures for a series of candid conversations about the forces transforming the information landscape.

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I just signed up to go to @oliverdarcy.bsky.social 's @status.news summit. Early-bird pricing ends tonight. www.statussummit.news

Status Summit | September 09, 2026

A one-day event that will bring together the industry’s most influential figures for a series of candid conversations about the forces transforming the information landscape.

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"Not only are MAGA forces targeting academics, former law-enforcement officials, and journalists, they now want to put one of the country’s most respected doctors behind bars," @brettlogiurato.bsky.social writes. Read his full piece in @status.news: www.status.news/p/anthony-fa...

MAGA Media’s Fauci Fever

Anthony Fauci’s return to Capitol Hill offered right-wing media something it desperately needed: a familiar bogeyman and welcome distraction from Donald Trump’s political troubles.

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The Wall Street Journal is still feeling the aftershocks of last year’s overhaul of its San Francisco bureau, we have learned, while tension mounts between top editor Emma Tucker and her boss Robert Thomson. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/wall-stree...

The WSJ’s Tech Tremors

The newspaper is still feeling the aftershocks of last year’s overhaul of its San Francisco bureau, Status has learned, while tension mounts between top editor Emma Tucker and her boss Robert Thomson.

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A year after top editor Emma Tucker took a sledgehammer to The WSJ's San Francisco bureau, morale on the tech desk is not great—while I'm told friction is also increasing between Tucker and her boss, Robert Thomson. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/wall-stree...

The WSJ’s Tech Tremors

The newspaper is still feeling the aftershocks of last year’s overhaul of its San Francisco bureau, Status has learned, while tension mounts between top editor Emma Tucker and her boss Robert Thomson.

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Inside HuffPost’s tense post-layoff town hall on Wednesday, shaken staffers demanded answers about the cuts and questioned Byron Allen’s vision for the BuzzFeed-owned newsroom, we have learned. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/buzzfeed-h...

Byron's HuffPost Hatchet

Inside HuffPost’s tense post-layoff town hall on Wednesday, shaken staffers demanded answers about the cuts and questioned Byron Allen’s vision for the BuzzFeed-owned newsroom, Status has learned.

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Just brutal. c/o @oliverdarcy.bsky.social www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

Scoop: HuffPost staff grilled leadership in a tense all-hands Wednesday, as Byron Allen has yet to address employees about layoffs that eliminated more than 1/3 of BuzzFeed’s workforce "Morale and trust for many folks is in hell," one staffer told me www.status.news/p/buzzfeed-h...

Byron's HuffPost Hatchet

Inside HuffPost’s tense post-layoff town hall on Wednesday, shaken staffers demanded answers about the cuts and questioned Byron Allen’s vision for the BuzzFeed-owned newsroom, Status has learned.

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"Morale and trust for many folks is in hell." @nataliekorach.bsky.social goes inside a tense HuffPost all-hands meeting after Byron Allen directed layoffs at the progressive news outlet. Full story in @status.news: www.status.news/p/buzzfeed-h...

Byron's HuffPost Hatchet

Inside HuffPost’s tense post-layoff town hall on Wednesday, shaken staffers demanded answers about the cuts and questioned Byron Allen’s vision for the BuzzFeed-owned newsroom, Status has learned.

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NEW: After HuffPost's latest layoffs, staffers used a tense all-hands meeting to press leadership on cuts, morale, and Byron Allen's plans for the company. @nataliekorach.bsky.social goes inside the meeting: www.status.news/p/buzzfeed-h...

Byron's HuffPost Hatchet

Inside HuffPost’s tense post-layoff town hall on Wednesday, shaken staffers demanded answers about the cuts and questioned Byron Allen’s vision for the BuzzFeed-owned newsroom, Status has learned.

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CBS News’ decision to appoint conservative opinion columnist Ross Douthat as a “60 Minutes” correspondent sparked consternation inside the network, we have learned, while also drawing sharp criticism from industry veterans. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

Bari's New '60' Slate

CBS News’ decision to appoint a conservative opinion columnist as a “60 Minutes” correspondent sparked consternation inside the network, Status has learned, while also drawing sharp criticism from ind...

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Whatever one thinks of Douthat, he’s never been a correspondent, and to think that he can learn on the fly on 60 Minutes under an intense spotlight is, uh, optimistic. And it’s not like he’s the kind of name that’s going to pull in ratings or lend journalistic credibility to Weiss’s project.

Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social · last wk.

Not only am I told that CBS News staffers are alarmed by Ross Douthat being appointed as a "60 Minutes" correspondent, but industry veterans are aghast. "The idea that Ross can be a ‘60’ correspondent is a joke," one TV exec told me. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

New: Bari Weiss’ revamped “CBS Evening News” posted its worst ratings month since Tony Dokoupil took over as anchor, per Nielsen data for the month of July obtained by @status.news. “CBS Mornings” posted its worst ratings month on record. www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

Bari's New '60' Slate

CBS News’ decision to appoint a conservative opinion columnist as a “60 Minutes” correspondent sparked consternation inside the network, Status has learned, while also drawing sharp criticism from ind...

status.news

Not only am I told that CBS News staffers are alarmed by Ross Douthat being appointed as a "60 Minutes" correspondent, but industry veterans are aghast. "The idea that Ross can be a ‘60’ correspondent is a joke," one TV exec told me. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

Bari's New '60' Slate

CBS News’ decision to appoint a conservative opinion columnist as a “60 Minutes” correspondent sparked consternation inside the network, Status has learned, while also drawing sharp criticism from ind...

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Scoop: I’m told that Ross Douthat is exiting The NYT and is expected to take a role at “60 Minutes.” News expected to be announced soon.