Oct 14, 2026
Meta's sudden ban on ByteDance advertising caught even some inside the company by surprise, Status has learned, fueling speculation of retaliation against TikTok and raising fresh antitrust concerns.
Oct 11, 2026
Status has learned new details about the chain of events that led to ABC News’ publication of its error-riddled Donald Trump Jr. story, which casts doubt on claims it was published prematurely, as frustration mounts inside the network.
Oct 7, 2026
Roger Lynch will introduce Condé Nast’s interim chief executive to staff on Monday, Status has learned, as questions swirl over who will lead the publisher into the future.
Oct 4, 2026
Weeks after gutting local newsrooms, McClatchy leadership has offered staffers virtually no explanation of what comes next, Status has learned, as the company builds out its controversial A.I. operation.
Sep 30, 2026
Trump tried to ban MS NOW from the White House. Now, his administration is planning to spend taxpayer dollars to reach its viewers, and inside the network, Status has learned, some are "pissed."
Sep 27, 2026
Just as major networks thought their standoff with the White House was cooling, CNN was blocked from pool duty again, forcing the group into a day-by-day battle over coverage.
Sep 23, 2026
Mark Thompson fielded staffers’ questions about editorial independence and CNN’s future under Paramount, according to an audio recording obtained by Status, acknowledging he has few answers, even when it comes to his own future.
Sep 22, 2026
The publisher is set to honor Trump ally Peter Thiel this week—and Status has learned that staffers at Politico and Business Insider are pushing back, accusing their parentco of undermining its own commitment to press freedom.
Sep 20, 2026
As news organizations prepare to challenge Trump’s media ban in court, CNN’s scheduled pool duty is forcing the press corps to immediately confront how far it will go in defense of its barred colleagues.
Sep 16, 2026
The digital outlet’s new boss warned staffers that the traffic-driven model that built Business Insider is collapsing, according to an audio recording obtained by Status, revealing internal numbers and his plan to turn the business around.
Sep 13, 2026
Ted Cruz's ESPN cameo got him booed on the air, left staffers "embarrassed," and sparked questions about equal time, in what Status has learned is the latest source of friction inside and outside the network.
Sep 8, 2026
As the newspaper chain’s union demands answers on a controversial data partnership, the company’s leadership is pushing forward and, Status has learned, cutting deeper into its newsrooms.
Sep 7, 2026
The Disney-owned sports network cast doubt on Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting that led to the NBA's harshest punishment in league history. Status has learned some staffers were frustrated by the incident, calling it a “disaster.”
Sep 2, 2026
Adam O'Neal spent his final weeks as opinion boss largely absent from the newsroom, Status has learned, as even staffers he once championed turned on him.
Aug 30, 2026
Scripps is cutting hundreds of jobs and replacing some local anchors with faceless streams. Staffers tell Status that the company's talk of "connection" doesn't match what's left of the newsroom.
Aug 26, 2026
Leadership has stayed quiet after being directed to reinstate the columnist it fired last year. And audio obtained by Status adds another wrinkle for the paper.
Aug 23, 2026
The Disney-owned network is expanding Pat McAfee’s role on the air, cementing the brash figure as its most bankable star. But inside Bristol, Status has learned, not everyone is thrilled after a summer of high-profile cuts.
Aug 19, 2026
The writer initially called scrutiny of his work “character assassination." But after 67 articles were found to violate standards, he's apologized—and Status has learned the professional fallout keeps expanding.
Aug 16, 2026
A debunked clip compilation was used to accuse Hasan Piker of calling for lynchings. He told Status that litigation against Scott Jennings, Salem Media, and Fox News now “seems unavoidable.”
Aug 9, 2026
In a conversation with Status, the former “CBS Evening News” anchor said broadcast networks are showing signs of “anticipatory obedience” toward the Trump administration.
Aug 2, 2026
Days before his abrupt exit from The WaPo, Adam O’Neal was privately boasting that he had pushed the Opinion section further to the right—raising new questions about what really drove his departure.
Jul 29, 2026
Inside HuffPost’s tense post-layoff town hall on Wednesday, shaken staffers demanded answers about the cuts and questioned Byron Allen’s vision for the BuzzFeed-owned newsroom, Status has learned.
Jul 26, 2026
In a Status roundtable, eight antitrust experts assess the mounting costs, legal risks, and ultimate prospects of Paramount's blockbuster Warner Bros. Discovery deal.
Jul 22, 2026
The cuts at the Disney-owned network exposed mounting tensions inside its Bristol headquarters, Status has learned, with network management scrambling to notify talent and staffers of their fate as news leaked.
Jul 19, 2026
By awarding MAGA billionaire Peter Thiel its highest-profile honor, Axel Springer is providing one of the clearest signals yet of the publisher’s rightward evolution under Mathias Döpfner.
