Status is the definitive nightly briefing that cuts through the noise to inform readers about what is really happening in the corridors of media power.
Sep 29, 2025
Senators convened a forum on Donald Trump’s assault on the media, with Status called as a witness to the threats facing the industry.
Sep 28, 2025
Comedian Cristela Alonzo spoke to Status about the free speech battle ignited by Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, the power of political comedy, and her new Netflix special.
Sep 25, 2025
News organizations face a looming deadline from Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon, which is demanding they sign restrictive new rules, or risk being expelled from the building entirely.
Sep 24, 2025
Disney is in a standoff with Nexstar and Sinclair over their muzzling of Jimmy Kimmel, and insiders say Bob Iger and Dana Walden are waiting to see if the station owners blink before ratcheting up pressure.
Sep 23, 2025
CNN's interview with Jack Posobiec prompted internal backlash, while raising larger questions about how mainstream outlets cover far-right figures.
Sep 22, 2025
Status is entering its next chapter—expanding to seven days a week, hiring new correspondents, and growing into a fully staffed independent newsroom that holds the powerful accountable.
Sep 21, 2025
In a conversation with Status, MSNBC host Ari Melber talks about the risks of Donald Trump’s crackdown on dissent and what it means for the press going forward.
Sep 20, 2025
Once praised for his moral clarity, Bob Iger now faces questions of integrity after bowing to political pressure and suspending Jimmy Kimmel.
Sep 18, 2025
CNN staffers are bracing for the Ellison family’s looming bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—a takeover that could merge the network with CBS News, hand Bari Weiss editorial power, and radically reshape its future.
Sep 17, 2025
Inside ABC, emergency meetings were convened after the FCC chair’s Jimmy Kimmel threat, with the late-night host ready to respond on-air—but Disney brass ultimately decided to bench the marquee talent instead.
Sep 16, 2025
The Axel Springer-owned newsroom is buzzing over new ChatGPT writing guidelines—part of an aggressive A.I. strategy pushed by its German parentco and detailed in a memo obtained by Status.
Sep 15, 2025
The Washington Post said it fired Karen Attiah over comments she made about white men in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, Status has learned.