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In a stunning confrontation, Scott Pelley accused Bari Weiss of “murdering” the newsmagazine and relentlessly grilled her newly installed executive producer, Nick Bilton, over the show’s recent firings, according to audio obtained by Status.

Peter Hamby’s long-running Snapchat show “Good Luck America” is on indefinite hiatus, Status has learned, as the platform’s original news series ambitions fade.

Just days before gutting television’s most successful news program, CBS News was celebrating record digital growth. So if expanding the brand’s online footprint is the goal, why fire the team successfully doing just that?

The entertainment industry’s job crisis has bled into California’s gubernatorial and L.A.’s mayoral race. As the high-stakes primary nears, a palpable angst is confounding prognosticators and testing alliances.

A day after celebrating a banner season, “60 Minutes” descended into chaos as Bari Weiss fired top talent, installed a TV novice to run the program, and left staffers fearing the storied newsmagazine is being destroyed before their eyes.

Hours after the correspondent accused the Bari Weiss-led CBS News of punishing her for refusing to “sanitize factually accurate reporting,” the growing crisis at “60 Minutes” spilled into the Emmy Awards ceremony.

A coalition of journalists, academics, and documentarians have signed a letter opposing Paramount’s acquisition of CNN’s parentco, Status has learned—voicing concern over the ramifications it will have for the news landscape.

The Washington Post is preparing to significantly shrink its K Street headquarters, Status has learned, marking a stark reversal for the building once touted as a symbol of Jeff Bezos’ vision for the paper’s future.

This week, Status was honored to receive the inaugural Mirror Award for Best Media Newsletter—a recognition of the work we are able to do because of readers like you.

The “Late Show’s” demise was mourned by fans and celebrated by Donald Trump, but network insiders fear it could have unintended repercussions for CBS.

Anderson Cooper’s “60 Minutes” farewell interview, in which he delivered a not-so-subtle message to management about journalistic integrity, infuriated Bari Weiss, Status has learned.

Time ran out Wednesday for chief executive Barbara Peng after Axel Springer brass began to sour on her leadership last year, Status has learned—now alarmed staffers inside the outlet are wondering what’s next.