New: Memo from Politico CEO Goli Sheikholeslami to staff about Axel Springer’s Telegraph acquisition
New: Memo from Politico CEO Goli Sheikholeslami to staff about Axel Springer’s Telegraph acquisition
New: Tucker Carlson responds to Donald Trump, after the president says that he has "lost his way" and is "not MAGA."
"There are times I get annoyed with Trump, right now definitely included," Carlson tells @status.news, "but I’ll always love him no matter what he says about me."
Trump’s decision to attend this year’s White House Correspondents' Dinner is not going over well with WH reporters—several tell @status.news they fear he will use the event to “bash the press to our faces,” or “take a victory lap."
The full story: www.status.news/p/donald-tru...
In which @nataliekorach.bsky.social outlines the actions of the man the White House Correspondents Association has chosen to honor this year. www.status.news/p/donald-tru...
While the WHCA publicly welcomed Trump’s decision to attend this year’s dinner, inside the organization, correspondents reacted with a mix of curiosity and dread—with several telling Status it made the press corps look “pathetic and weak.”
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/donald-tru...
Trump, who has used his second term to attack the free press at every turn, now says he’ll attend this year’s WHCD, a celebration of the First Amendment
The D.C. press corps is reacting to his about-face with a combination of curiosity and dread
www.status.news/p/donald-tru...
Status Scoop: Former “GMA” host Josh Elliott has eyed as a possible new host on “CBS Mornings.” I’m told in the coming weeks, several special guests will be rotating on the show, and Josh will likely be one of those people.
As CBS News plots the future of its morning show, Bari Weiss floated the idea of bringing former ESPN anchor turned Donald Trump supporter Sage Steele into the mix, Status has learned.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
Scoop: As CBS News works to reengineer its morning show, Bari Weiss expressed interest in former ESPN anchor turned Donald Trump supporter Sage Steele.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
CBS News boss Bari Weiss floated tapping ex ESPN host-turned-Trump diehard Sage Steele for the network's morning show. And Bari also has her eyes on another TV conservative.
Details in @status.news www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
As U.S. and Israeli forces launch deadly strikes on Iran, the inherent challenges of covering the country are exacerbated by recent newsroom cuts, social media distortion, and a White House prone to telling lies.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/iran-war-m...
As the U.S. and Israel launch strikes on Iran, U.S. news outlets are largely covering the conflict from afar, navigating Iran’s information black box and shrinking foreign reporting resources
www.status.news/p/iran-war-m...
New: As David Ellison prepares to take control of CNN, legendary CBS News producer Mary Walsh, who is exiting, sent a goodbye note to colleagues.
In the note, Walsh writes, "We’ve been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum. Honestly, I don’t know how to do that."
Suffice to say, the mood inside CNN is not good tonight.
“We are doomed," one staffer texted me.
“The panic at CNN right now is off the charts,” an insider added.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cnn-david-...
With David Ellison poised to take control of Warner Bros. Discovery, a chill has settled over CNN as staffers fear for the future. "The panic at CNN right now is off the charts," an insider tells Status.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cnn-david-...
Axel Springer is closing in on POLITICO’s next editor-in-chief, as staffers brace for how John Harris’ successor could steer the publication’s next chapter.
The full story in @status.news: www.status.news/p/politico-e...
Scoop: Axel Springer chief Mathias Döpfner and other senior execs met with final candidates for Politico’s top editor job this week as the search narrows
Döpfner had a packed week in DC, also meeting with WH chief of staff Susie Wiles
www.status.news/p/politico-e...
Scoop: As Bari Weiss works to recruit high-wattage stars to CBS News, she's dangling lucrative contracts in front of potential hires.
They're still turning her down.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
After The Washington Post’s retreat from local news and sports, rival outlets are racing to fill the void, scooping up displaced talent and capitalizing on the opportunity.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...
Scoop: As The Washington Post gutted metro and sports, the Baltimore Banner quietly secured the domains DCBanner. com and TheDCBanner. com, as competitors look to capitalize on the vacuum in local coverage
www.status.news/p/washington...
As NBC supports Savannah Guthrie through an unimaginable personal ordeal, industry veterans tell Status the network will eventually have to consider difficult questions about the future of “Today.”
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/today-show...
“Today’s” Unsettled Tomorrow
As NBC supports Savannah Guthrie through her unimaginable family tragedy, I spoke to industry veterans about how the network could soon face challenging questions about the future of the expansive morning show franchise
www.status.news/p/today-show...
While Anderson Cooper cited the desire to spend more time with family as he announced his exit from “60 Minutes,” Status has learned that deeper issues at the Bari Weiss-led network played a role in his stunning departure.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/anderson-c...
Scoop: Anderson Cooper had grown increasingly uneasy with the direction of CBS News under Bari Weiss, contributing to his decision to exit "60 Minutes."
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/anderson-c...
While Anderson Cooper publicly said he’s exiting “60 Minutes” to spend more time with family, @status.news has learned he was uncomfortable with Bari Weiss’ direction.
“He’s in a position where he doesn’t have to put up with it,” an insider said. The full story:
www.status.news/p/anderson-c...
NewsNation marketed itself as "unbiased" news only to take a visible right turn.
“A lot of people within the network believe that the network has gone hard right to appeal to Trump and Brendan Carr,” a former staffer told @nataliekorach.bsky.social in @status.news www.status.news/p/newsnation...
The Nexstar-owned NewsNation has visibly tilted right, staffing up on former Fox News personalities in what insiders believe to be an effort to smooth its expansion plans.
The details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/newsnation...
As Nexstar seeks FCC approval for its Tegna merger, its cable upstart NewsNation has pivoted rightward, a shift some insiders see as a bid to curry favor with the Trump admin
www.status.news/p/newsnation...
Savannah Guthrie’s mother’s disappearance is sending a jolt through TV newsrooms, with execs reassessing how to protect talent as anchors share more of their personal lives online
www.status.news/p/savannah-g...