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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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Thompson Turns to Tyrangiel

Thompson Turns to Tyrangiel

Sep 3, 2024

While news of Tyrangiel’s potential hire is sure to excite many at CNN, it’s not difficult to see how others at the network might not be so thrilled.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Deference to Donald

Deference to Donald

Sep 2, 2024

With about two months until Election Day, the guardrails established around Donald Trump in the aftermath of the 2020 election have noticeably eroded.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Don Lemon says he'd sit down with Trump, but that the former president is 'too cowardly to do it'

Don Lemon says he'd sit down with Trump, but that the former president is 'too cowardly to do it'

Sep 1, 2024

Lemon also called out some journalists for "not being blunt enough in calling out Donald Trump’s appalling behavior."

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Caught in Copyright

Caught in Copyright

Aug 29, 2024

The issue surrounding the Associated Press' iconic photo highlights tension between the public's desire to commemorate a historic moment and the legal rights of those who capture it.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
The ABCs of a Debate

The ABCs of a Debate

Aug 28, 2024

ABC News brass directed network staffers to avoid reporting on Donald Trump's Truth Social post in which he said he had accepted debate terms.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Zucker-Bucks Under Pressure

Zucker-Bucks Under Pressure

Aug 27, 2024

Zuckerberg appears to be on a mission to signal to the GOP that he shouldn't be their top villain.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Tarantino Gets It Twisted

Tarantino Gets It Twisted

Aug 26, 2024

What Tarantino seems to want is for MSNBC to feature MAGA Republicans. In making the argument, however, Tarantino stumbled on one of the key challenges confronting television news networks.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Stephanie Grisham reveals her fears for the press if Trump regains power

Stephanie Grisham reveals her fears for the press if Trump regains power

Aug 25, 2024

The former Trump press secretary also blasted MAGA Media as dishonest: "He is their money maker so facts be damned."

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Pain at Penske

Pain at Penske

Aug 22, 2024

The layoffs at Penske's media empire comes as his company faces tough headwinds, many of them industry wide.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Trumped in the Ratings

Trumped in the Ratings

Aug 21, 2024

MSNBC is posting the strongest total viewership during the DNC. Conversely, Fox News has struggled.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Altman's Almanac

Altman's Almanac

Aug 20, 2024

Publishers looking at the media landscape are likely realizing they don't have much of a choice but to partner with tech companies like OpenAI.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
'Blue Carpet' Buzz

'Blue Carpet' Buzz

Aug 19, 2024

Democrats are treating social media influencers as VIPs. The approach is a reflection of the changing ways in which Americans consume information.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
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