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The 18 Winners and Losers of 2024

The 18 Winners and Losers of 2024

Dec 23, 2024

Amidst the challenges brought by 2024, new leaders emerged across the industry, while others saw their standing wane.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Dasha Burns dishes on why she left television news to go all in on digital

Dasha Burns dishes on why she left television news to go all in on digital

Dec 22, 2024

"The tides are changing," Burns told Status.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Cavuto's Last Call

Cavuto's Last Call

Dec 19, 2024

The reality is that Neil Cavuto's program no longer fit well into Fox News' larger slate of MAGA-friendly programming.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
House of Laz

House of Laz

Dec 18, 2024

SpinCo boss Mark Lazarus has indicated in private conversations that he believes the public perception of MSNBC is that Republicans cannot get a fair shake from the network — and he wants to change that.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Panic! At The Post

Panic! At The Post

Dec 17, 2024

A talent exodus is almost surely on the horizon at The Washington Post, with some of paper's top names weighing whether to leave as morale remains low under chief executive Will Lewis.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Meddling for MAGA

Meddling for MAGA

Dec 16, 2024

Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, has dismayed staffers as he curtails critical coverage of Donald Trump.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
ABC Acquiesces

ABC Acquiesces

Dec 15, 2024

The Disney-owned news network opted to pay $16 million and issue a statement of regret to settle a lawsuit brought against it by Donald Trump.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Zaslav’s Split Decision

Zaslav’s Split Decision

Dec 12, 2024

Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav is positioning his company for some dealmaking by announcing a restructuring. But the timing has raised eyebrows.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
CNN's Déjà View

CNN's Déjà View

Dec 11, 2024

The network's leadership has ordered a new "look live" experiment. While it's still in its testing phase, it's not hard to see it being more widely implemented in the future.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
The Krugman-Kingsbury Kerfuffle

The Krugman-Kingsbury Kerfuffle

Dec 10, 2024

Paul Krugman grew frustrated at The New York Times over editing measures implemented in recent years under Opinion boss Kathleen Kingsbury.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Gold Rush

Gold Rush

Dec 9, 2024

As Jeff Bezos and Will Lewis near a pick for The Washington Post's next top editor, staffers are "gutted and worried" by the loss of Matea Gold to The New York Times.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Jim Bankoff dishes on Vox Media's digital strategy and reveals 2024's toughest challenge and most pleasant surprise

Jim Bankoff dishes on Vox Media's digital strategy and reveals 2024's toughest challenge and most pleasant surprise

Dec 8, 2024

The Vox Media boss spoke to Status about the tough reality digital publishers are facing, with "compounding changes in technology, platforms, consumer behaviors, societal shifts and audience tastes."

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
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