The Peacock’s Paywall
NBC News once vowed to keep its best journalism free, but the news outlet is now putting its exclusive and enterprise reporting behind a digital paywall—and not everyone inside the company is thril...
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Couric’s Media Report Card
In a conversation with us, the former “CBS Evening News” anchor said broadcast networks are showing signs of “anticipatory obedience” toward the Trump administration. Read the Q&A in @status.news: ...
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Carr's Consolidation Overdrive
Brendan Carr’s FCC just removed one of the last barriers standing between Trump’s media allies and even greater control of local television. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/brendan-ca...
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Michigan’s Polling Mirage
Michigan's closely watched Democratic Senate primary exposed significant problems with the news media citing prediction market odds, given the flimsy polling data baked into their numbers. Details ...
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'60 Minutes' boss Nick Bilton wrote a memo complaining about leaks. Then someone leaked it to us. Watch the full episode of Power Lines: youtu.be/oKMBrAyt0V0?... Or listen via a podcast app: www.status.news/power-lines
The latest episode of Power Lines has dropped: This week, we report how CNN staffers reacted to David Ellison's essay trying to woo them over. Plus, "60 Minutes" tries to plug its leaks and Stephen Colbert's daughter quits the show. Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/oKMBrAyt0V0
Dokoupil’s Ratings ‘Dagger’
Tony Dokoupil’s summer vacation has delivered an unexpected and somewhat awkward result for CBS News: the program’s substitute delivered the show’s best ratings in months, we have learned. Details ...
By Oliver Darcy · status.news · 1 min read
The Guthrie Gridlock
Six months after Nancy Guthrie's abduction, frustration is mounting behind the scenes, we have learned, as the FBI and local authorities continue to trade blame while the investigation appears stal...
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The Ellison Credibility Crisis
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 d...
By Oliver Darcy · status.news · 2 min read
Bilton’s Leak Battle
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 ...
By Oliver Darcy · status.news · 1 min read
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...
By Natalie Korach · status.news · 8 min read
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. Details...
By Jon Passantino · status.news · 4 min read
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. Details in @stat...
By Brett LoGiurato · status.news · 2 min read
Dr. Fauci’s congressional hearings cause Oliver to reflect on the current state of the country. Watch the full episode of Power Lines: youtu.be/ubXs6xcDlBo?... Or listen via a podcast app: www.status.news/power-lines
The WSJ’s Tech Tremors
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 Rober...
By Oliver Darcy · status.news · 2 min read
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, we have learned. Det...
By Natalie Korach · status.news · 1 min read
Bari's New '60' Slate
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 critici...
By Oliver Darcy · status.news · 2 min read
The Race to Rebuild ‘60 Minutes’
With the fall season fast approaching, Nick Bilton and Bari Weiss are racing to rebuild "60 Minutes," holding screen tests featuring mock Ghislaine Maxwell interviews and hunting for new senior lea...
By Oliver Darcy · status.news · 2 min read
Parsing Paramount's Pause
Is Paramount's Warner Bros. Discovery deal suddenly in trouble? In a Status roundtable, eight antitrust experts assess the mounting costs, legal risks, and ultimate prospects of the halted blockbus...
By Natalie Korach · status.news · 12 min read
