A recent meeting with McClatchy executives left union leaders stunned and deeply alarmed about how the company wishes to implement A.I. in the newsroom, Status has learned.
Jan 7, 2026
Donald Trump’s Venezuela operation, and his open discussion of oil as a motivation, has become a stress test for MAGA Media and the movement’s long-standing rejection of foreign intervention.
Jan 4, 2026
With a stalled “60 Minutes” segment, Tony Dokoupil’s national tour kicking off, and ratings pressure mounting, Bari Weiss enters 2026 needing to prove the network is driven by the news and not the Ellison noise.
Dec 28, 2025
The decision to spike a ready-to-air “60 Minutes” segment has frayed trust at CBS News and renewed fears of interference by Paramount management amid its WBD bid.
Dec 22, 2025
Under Mark Thompson, CNN has laid out a sweeping plan to expand into lifestyle-focused digital products, though many of those efforts, including a weather app, remain works in progress.
Dec 21, 2025
As Megyn Kelly attempts to play MAGA peacemaker, an ethically dubious endorsement exposes her ad standards, as well as those of her Fox-owned production company.
Dec 18, 2025
As her first major CBS News town hall draws underwhelming ratings, Bari Weiss gets a public crash course in the metrics of television success. Now, Status has learned she’s delayed a planned address to staffers about the network’s future.
Dec 17, 2025
Three years after selling to Cox, incentives for Axios’ co-founders have vested, opening the door to a possible exit—a scenario Cox execs have begun informally planning for, Status has learned.
Dec 14, 2025
Penske Media cuts mark the latest tremors in a brutal year for media jobs, as rolling layoffs and mergers leave newsrooms across the industry in an anxious holding pattern.
Dec 10, 2025
Netflix’s $83 billion deal for Warner Bros. spares CNN from a future under Paramount and Bari Weiss, but leaves plenty of new threats on the horizon.
Dec 7, 2025
The Olivia Nuzzi scandal has become a slow-burn crisis inside Vanity Fair, engulfing Condé Nast leadership and raising broader questions about the magazine’s future.
Dec 3, 2025
Rachael Bade is teaming up with Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine on a new venture, Status has learned, braving the crowded independent media space with a new political show.
Nov 30, 2025
For those dreading their annual go-round with that crazy uncle, media pros discuss how they get through the holidays and partisan times with minimal drama.
Nov 26, 2025
The latest Olivia Nuzzi revelations have surfaced new questions about her role and future at Vanity Fair as the unfolding scandal turns up the heat on editor Mark Guiducci.
Nov 23, 2025
Condé staffers have been left “shocked” and frustrated, Status has learned, as they watch the latest Olivia Nuzzi revelation derail Vanity Fair’s meticulously planned new-era debut.
Nov 19, 2025
How an all-night marathon broke a three-year contract impasse, and what it means in a pivotal stretch for the beleaguered LA Times
Nov 16, 2025
The Murdochs are staking a claim to the West Coast, courting advertisers and setting up shop on the Fox studio lot for the launch of the California Post, Status has learned.
Nov 12, 2025
Sudden union-related firings, coupled with another wave of layoffs, have left staffers questioning whether leadership understands the creative engines behind its storied publications.
Nov 9, 2025
Axel Springer staffers confronted chief Mathias Döpfner over the publishing giant’s rapid embrace of A.I., which many fear could cost them their jobs, according to a video of the meeting leaked to Status.
Nov 5, 2025
Ahead of the ABC News morning show’s 50th anniversary, its top producer sat down with Status to discuss the show’s legacy and its future.
Nov 2, 2025
It was a “traumatic” day at CBS News, as David Ellison’s Paramount unleashed a fresh wave of layoffs across the company, hitting the news division hard.
Oct 29, 2025
CNN’s chief has Washington talking about his private meeting at the White House—following which he urged the network to ease up on coverage of Trump’s East Room demolition, Status has learned.
Oct 26, 2025
As morale sinks and top talent exits, staffers at The Washington Post are bracing for more pain ahead of the holidays—raising questions about Will Lewis’ leadership, nearly two years into his tenure as chief executive.
Oct 22, 2025
The Los Angeles Times Guild is eager to avert an unprecedented strike by capitalizing on Patrick Soon-Shiong’s fixation with an IPO—but will the strategy pay off?
Oct 19, 2025
NBC News is reeling from its biggest round of cuts in years, cutting about 150 staffers as it divorces itself from MSNBC and CNBC.
Oct 15, 2025
