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The Academy Awards paid tribute to Rob Reiner, but at a politically fraught moment closed a cautious awards season by steering clear of the outspokenness and activism that defined the director’s career.

As Axel Springer searches for the publication’s next top editor, Status has learned executives may also be quietly weighing a business-side leadership shakeup as well.

Pete Hegseth is waging war on the press—banning photographers, silencing reporters, and crying conspiracy over casualty counts—revealing him to be the thin-skinned snowflake he once decried as a Fox News host.

The attack on Iran brings heightened security and the backdrop of war to an Academy Awards ceremony already defined by tension and uncertainty throughout the industry.

After being MIA during sweeping layoffs at the paper, Jeff Bezos met with a small group of Washington Post staffers, where the discussion ranged from the paper’s future to the mogul’s role in “Melania.”

When CBS News announced Gayle King’s renewal last week, it offered few specifics about the deal. Status has since learned some of the key details.

While David Ellison is vowing to protect CNN’s independence as he prepares to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, Democratic senators are raising fresh concerns to Status about Paramount’s expected use of foreign money in the deal.

In his farewell memo, CBS News Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane made no mention about why he had had chosen to exit—but privately he had been more candid abut his frustrations, Status has learned.

Under Bari Weiss’ leadership, CBS News staffers are increasingly worried the network’s editorial priorities are mirroring The Free Press, particularly in coverage of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani.

CNN staffers dismissed NewsNation’s latest promo attacking Kaitlan Collins as “pathetic”—but the episode showcased how Nexstar’s network is cozying up to MAGA as it seeks approval for a massive merger.

David Ellison’s plan to combine HBO and Paramount+ have clouded Casey Bloys’ future, and serves as a microcosm of the challenges associated with laying one studio on top of another.

David Ellison finally addressed CNN's future—but his rehearsed talking points offered few clues about what he’ll actually do with the news network.