HOME
POWER LINES
STORE
GIFT
ABOUT US
Logo
LOG IN
SUBSCRIBE
Logo
SUBSCRIBE
Hard-hitting reporting. Uncompromising analysis. Zero spin.

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.

Archive

Soon-Shiong's La-La Land

Soon-Shiong's La-La Land

Feb 11, 2025

Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong is building out a new media venture that has had conversations about partnering with right-wing extremist Candace Owens, Status has learned.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Angst at ABC

Angst at ABC

Feb 10, 2025

ABC News finds itself, like all television-centered news organizations, in a make-or-break moment — and staffers are nervous.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Inside the Super Bowl Media Machine: A Q&A with Andrew Marchand

Inside the Super Bowl Media Machine: A Q&A with Andrew Marchand

Feb 9, 2025

The prominent sports media columnist breaks down the business of the Super Bowl and makes a ratings prediction.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Purged From the Pentagon

Purged From the Pentagon

Feb 7, 2025

The Trump administration is making it abundantly clear that it views the press as an adversary to be undermined at every opportunity.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Red Pilled and Reviled

Red Pilled and Reviled

Feb 6, 2025

Staffers at the Los Angeles Times ripped owner Patrick Soon-Shiong in the company's Slack channel after he criticized the staff, according to messages obtained by Status.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Trumpocalypse Now

Trumpocalypse Now

Feb 5, 2025

News outlets aren’t ignoring Trump’s disturbing actions, but they’re failing to present the extreme measures coming out of Washington as an urgent crisis.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Sly As a Fox

Sly As a Fox

Feb 4, 2025

FCC boss Brendan Carr has curiously spared one major media organization from his wrath: Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Mosseri Threads the Needle

Mosseri Threads the Needle

Feb 3, 2025

The reality at Meta is that if Mark Zuckerberg chooses to bend the knee, everyone else must fall in line, no matter how awkward it may be.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Sam Donaldson on Trump, Press Freedom, and the Battle for Truth

Sam Donaldson on Trump, Press Freedom, and the Battle for Truth

Feb 2, 2025

“I do think, in the end, the truth will prevail,” Sam Donaldson tells Status, discussing the threats to journalism and the fight to preserve truth.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
The Art of the Kneel

The Art of the Kneel

Jan 30, 2025

If a settlement deal is inked with Donald Trump, Shari Redstone will be remembered as the mogul who sold out "60 Minutes.”

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Patty At The Post

Patty At The Post

Jan 29, 2025

Patty Stonesifer, a top lieutenant to Jeff Bezos, conspicuously returned to The Washington Post's newsroom this week, prompting chatter about what it could all mean.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
All the President's Media

All the President's Media

Jan 28, 2025

Breitbart is trying to position itself as a competitor to the mainstream press. The reality is that the right-wing outlet is in an entirely different line of business.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
LOAD MORE
About Us
arrow-right
Archive
arrow-right
Go Premium
arrow-right
Quick Links

Home

Power Lines

Archive

Shop

Gift

About Us

Advertise With Us

Authors

Oliver Darcy

Jon Passantino

Natalie Korach

Brian Lowry

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.

© 2026 Status News Inc..
beehiivPowered by beehiiv