Oliver Darcy

Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men." Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...

Scoop: The Wall Street Journal is working on a story highlighting Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein—but is said to be facing pressure from the White House, with Trump himself calling Editor-In-Chief Emma Tucker to object. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/wall-stree...

Anne Applebaum: "If American media can’t convey how dangerous this behavior is—for our prosperity, for our health, for our democracy—then American media will eventually cease to exist." More from our convo in @status.news: www.status.news/p/anne-apple...

"The timeline has raised uncomfortable questions for leadership at The Athletic, starting with a basic one: if the matter was serious enough to warrant an immediate internal review...why did Ginsberg rush out such an aggressive public defense?" www.status.news/p/diana-russ...

"For years, Trump has exerted near-total command over the right-wing media ecosystem that has... reaffirmed the views of millions of followers to his advantage. But the meltdown this week made clear that his grip on that system is loosening." — @passantino.bsky.social www.status.news/p/trump-tuck...

Is "Dunesday" good for the movie industry? Or will it be a disaster? And what are insiders saying behind the scenes about the looming showdown between "Dune: Part Three" and "Avengers: Doomsday"? @brianlowry.bsky.social has the story: www.status.news/p/dunesday-d...

Scoop: CNN chief Mark Thompson made his succession plan rather clear this week, in a little-noticed—but very significant—move. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cnn-alex-m...

CBS News inviting Pete Hegseth to its White House Correspondents' Dinner table is—as would expect—sparking backlash. “What a slap in the face to the journalists at CBS News,” an exec from a rival network told @nataliekorach.bsky.social. Much more in @status.news: www.status.news/p/whcd-dinne...

Scoop: Bari Weiss has privately raised the possibility of "60 Minutes" airing pieces from The Free Press. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

“60 Minutes” staffer to Weiss: “Go focus on the ‘Evening News.’ Your changes haven’t exactly landed w/viewers. If that becomes a success, I’d be a lot more open to your ideas about changing the longest-running, most successful, most-watched news program in history.” www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

Inside "60 Minutes," the staff is anxious about the possibility the show's top producer might be thrown overboard. Meanwhile, Bari Weiss has raised The Free Press during discussions about the program. All the details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

Scoop: POLITICO plans to remove Jack Blanchard as Playbook author. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/politico-p...

Scoop: CNN is in talks with Ari Shapiro of NPR fame for a podcasting project at the network with Audie Cornish. Details in @status.news: link.status.news/3NIh2ot