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The Coming CBS News Cuts

As CBS News staff quietly brace for another round of layoffs, Status has learned key new details about the cuts executives are planning behind the scenes.

The Guthrie Wake-Up Call

Feb 11, 2026

When Bezos Questioned His Will

Feb 10, 2026

The WSJ’s Features Fracas

Feb 9, 2026

Bezos Loses His Will

Feb 8, 2026

Conflict of Disinterest

Feb 7, 2026

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'Andor' and the Real-World Rebellion

Series creator Tony Gilroy talks to Status about how his acclaimed Disney+ series became an anti-ICE symbol, and where it might fit in the future of “Star Wars.”

MS NOW’s Crooked Play

MS NOW’s push into video podcasts is accelerating, with the progressive network now in advanced discussions to license popular digital shows for air from Crooked Media and others, Status has learned.

Bezos’ WashPost Bloodletting

As The Washington Post cleaved off a third of its workforce, chief executive Will Lewis and owner Jeff Bezos were nowhere to be found—leaving the storied institution to profusely bleed while its top leaders hid from accountability.

The Weiss Way or the Highway

As speculation swirls over whether CBS News will take any action after new health contributor Peter Attia was ensnared in the Epstein Files, Status has learned what Bari Weiss’s silence actually signals—and what it says about her leadership.

Axios’ OpenAI Arrangement

Why it matters: OpenAI is funding the Smart Brevity outlet’s local expansion into several new communities around the country as it embraces A.I. in its news products.

Will Grammys Raise the Volume?

After a muted Golden Globes, Bruce Springsteen’s protest song “Streets of Minneapolis” and the Grammys could set the tone for an awards season where stars feel compelled to speak out.

‘This Is a New Dimension’

As federal agents begin arresting journalists, experts tell Status that Donald Trump's attacks on the press have crossed into openly authoritarian behavior.

Trump Squeezes Lemon

From taunting journalists as “fake news” to now outright arresting them, the charges against Don Lemon signal that Donald Trump’s attacks on the press have reached a chilling new extreme.

Calming the CNN Waters

CNN chief Mark Thompson moved to calm nerves inside the network during an all-hands meeting, while also being pressed on Scott Jennings’ on-air rhetoric, Status has learned. But speculation about the organization's ultimate fate keeps swirling.