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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.

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Morning Groveling

Morning Groveling

Nov 18, 2024

It is hard to read the "Morning Joe" crew's efforts to restart relations with Trump as anything but kissing the ring.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
The Verge Editor-In-Chief Nilay Patel breathes fire on Elon Musk and Donald Trump's Big Tech enablers

The Verge Editor-In-Chief Nilay Patel breathes fire on Elon Musk and Donald Trump's Big Tech enablers

Nov 17, 2024

"All of these men are now hopelessly trapped in a problem their own platforms and algorithms created."

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Celebrating the launch of Status

Celebrating the launch of Status

Nov 16, 2024

In New York City's vibrant Lower East Side, beehiiv hosted a glitzy event celebrating the launch of Status, attracting the crème de la crème of the media world.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Dialing Down the Donald

Dialing Down the Donald

Nov 14, 2024

CNN's new boss does not want The Trump Show to drown out coverage of other stories. But with Trump constantly setting the world on fire, can he succeed in striking that balance?

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Not Satire: The Onion acquires Infowars

Not Satire: The Onion acquires Infowars

Nov 14, 2024

As part of the deal, The Onion will own Infowars' website, product inventory, customers lists, social media accounts, and intellectual property.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
eXodus to Bluesky

eXodus to Bluesky

Nov 13, 2024

Users are heading to Bluesky in record numbers, opting to ditch X in protest of Elon Musk turning the website into a MAGA bullhorn.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
What the Hegseth?!

What the Hegseth?!

Nov 12, 2024

Donald Trump is intertwining MAGA Media with government, elevating figures who have spent years polluting the country's public discourse with disinformation.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
The Washington Posthaste

The Washington Posthaste

Nov 11, 2024

With a second Donald Trump presidency on the immediate horizon, Jeff Bezos and Will Lewis will want a top editor in the chair soon.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
David Remnick sounds off on the 2024 election, MAGA Media, Jeff Bezos, and more

David Remnick sounds off on the 2024 election, MAGA Media, Jeff Bezos, and more

Nov 10, 2024

"Tucker Carlson might lack the institutional home he once had, but his demagogic skills are much like those of Putin's TV mouthpieces."

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Trump's M&A Maxim

Trump's M&A Maxim

Nov 7, 2024

If leaders of media companies would like to see their deals sail through the approval process under Donald Trump's administration, they may find themselves under pressure to curtail critical news coverage of him.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Paving Trump's Path

Paving Trump's Path

Nov 6, 2024

Over the course of the last 18 months, most of the guardrails that technology and news organizations erected in the aftermath of Trump's 2020 defeat were willfully lowered.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
America's Info Inferno

America's Info Inferno

Nov 5, 2024

Disinformation and propaganda, the two primary tools that Trump and his allies wield, are potent weapons that can have enormous effect when deployed on a vulnerable populace.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
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