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.
Jun 5, 2025
Elon Musk has launched an all-out information war on Donald Trump—shattering their alliance, upending MAGA Media, and triggering a high-stakes battle for control of the right-wing narrative.
Jun 4, 2025
Nearly a week after mass layoffs, frustration inside Business Insider intensified following a tense all-hands—with an audio recording and Slack messages obtained by Status revealing the depth of staff anger.
Jun 3, 2025
David Zaslav has asked his workforce for years to make tough sacrifices—this week, in a historic vote, shareholders finally asked him to make one too.
Jun 2, 2025
CNN stood by Alex Marquardt through a high-profile defamation trial—until a message from a company lawyer following the settlement set off a chain of events that ended with his sudden ouster.
Jun 1, 2025
Dotdash Meredith chief Neil Vogel talks to Status about dragging legacy titles into the digital era, navigating Barry Diller’s return, and delivers a sharp message to Google’s Sundar Pichai: stop stealing our content.
May 31, 2025
MAGA culture warrior-turned-FBI deputy director Dan Bongino is learning the hard way that stoking conspiracy theories is easy—cleaning up the mess is another story.
May 29, 2025
A staggering 21% of Business Insider’s staff was laid off Thursday—and internal messages obtained by Status captured the staff fury as SEO traffic dries up and A.I. eats the internet.
May 28, 2025
One of David Zaslav's longtime confidants is exiting CNN and heading back to parent Warner Bros. Discovery—but the details of his future are conspicuously absent, sparking intrigue about what's coming.
May 27, 2025
When Trump signed an order to defund NPR, the network faced a choice over how it would respond—but CEO Katherine Maher made one thing clear from the start: there would be no backroom negotiations.
May 26, 2025
As backlash brewed over new restrictions on press access, the Pentagon made a second, quieter move—one that sent another troubling signal about how far it’s willing to go to create a safe space for Pete Hegseth.
May 25, 2025
Jake Tapper speaks to Status about “Original Sin,” his decision to go on Megyn Kelly’s right-wing program, the backlash from Hunter Biden, and more.
May 22, 2025
What began as Elon Musk’s personal vendetta against Media Matters has now escalated into a full-blown government-backed campaign, with Donald Trump’s FTC launching a probe into the non-profit group.