US Weekly’s Last Stand Following Condé Nast’s cuts last week, Status has learned that Us Weekly is slashing its staff by nearly half, a reflection of the bleak state of the magazine business.

Scoop: Us Weekly is slashing its staff by nearly half and giving up its offices to go fully remote, another sign of the sharp decline of the magazine business

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Condé Nast's Big-Brand Blueprint As Roger Lynch continues to consolidate the legacy magazine publisher around its biggest brands, smaller titles losing ground online are being left behind.

As Roger Lynch continues to consolidate Condé Nast around its biggest brands, smaller titles losing ground online are being left behind.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cond-nast-...

The First Amendment Tee A heavyweight black tee touting the Constitutional protections that shield the free press. The First Amendment Tee makes an unmistakable statement. Half of all proceeds will go to the Reporters Commit...

In other news, Status has partnered with Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press on First Amendment t-shirts, with half of the proceeds going to the non-profit's legal defense fund

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Condé Nast's Big-Brand Blueprint As Roger Lynch continues to consolidate the legacy magazine publisher around its biggest brands, smaller titles losing ground online are being left behind.

Inside Condé Nast’s latest restructuring, where CEO Roger Lynch continues to consolidate the company around its marquee brands while smaller titles lose ground in the digital era

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Alex Cooper’s Unwell Diagnosis Alex Cooper’s recent “feud” with Alix Earle speaks to larger challenges at her Unwell Network, insiders tell Status, as content creator stars look to turn their individual online success into full-sca...

Alex Cooper’s recent “feud” with Alix Earle speaks to larger challenges at her Unwell Network, insiders tell Status, as content creator stars look to turn their individual online success into full-scale media operations.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/alex-coope...

Alex Cooper’s Unwell Diagnosis Alex Cooper’s recent “feud” with Alix Earle speaks to larger challenges at her Unwell Network, insiders tell Status, as content creator stars look to turn their individual online success into full-sca...

Well, if anyone was going to attempt to brief Status readers on the Alex Cooper/Alix Earle drama, it had to be me…

Insiders tell me that the feud reflects larger talent retention issues at Cooper’s Unwell Network

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Scoop: Mediaite has suspended its founding editor Colby Hall after a series of instances we raised about significant errors and outright fabrications in his work. Full story in @status.news tonight.

The Athletic Plays Defense The New York Times-owned sports vertical is facing internal blowback after rushing to defend reporter Dianna Russini, only for it to later be revealed the paper had quietly launched an investigation i...

The Athletic is facing internal blowback after rushing to defend reporter Dianna Russini, only for it to later be revealed the paper had quietly launched an investigation into her conduct, insiders tell Status.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/diana-russ...

The Athletic Plays Defense The New York Times-owned sports vertical is facing internal blowback after rushing to defend reporter Dianna Russini, only for it to later be revealed the paper had quietly launched an investigation i...

New: Following leadership’s initial public defense of Dianna Russini, The Athletic is facing criticism from staffers over its handling of the controversy after an internal investigation was revealed

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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? As the Trump administration wages war on the press, news outlets hosting White House Correspondents’ Dinner events are dodging questions about who’s on their guest lists.

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...

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? As the Trump administration wages war on the press, news outlets hosting White House Correspondents’ Dinner events are dodging questions about who’s on their guest lists.

As White House Correspondents' Dinner nears, news outlets that play host to the weekend's marquee events are facing a choice: invite Trump officials who attack them—or draw a line.

We asked the major newsrooms what they plan to do.

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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? As the Trump administration wages war on the press, news outlets hosting White House Correspondents’ Dinner events are dodging questions about who’s on their guest lists.

With Trump attending WHCD, news orgs are having to confront whether to host members of an admin that routinely attacks them

One former network exec called CBS News’ Pete Hegseth invite “entirely hypocritical” and “absurd”

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POLITICO's New Playbook The Rosslyn-based outlet is preparing yet another Playbook shakeup, Status has learned, removing author Jack Blanchard from the helm and handing incoming top editor Jonathan Greenberger a major decisi...

POLITICO is preparing yet another Playbook shakeup, Status has learned, removing author Jack Blanchard from the helm and handing incoming top editor Jonathan Greenberger a major decision at the start of his tenure.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/politico-p...

POLITICO's New Playbook The Rosslyn-based outlet is preparing yet another Playbook shakeup, Status has learned, removing author Jack Blanchard from the helm and handing incoming top editor Jonathan Greenberger a major decisi...

Scoop: POLITICO plans to remove Jack Blanchard as Playbook author.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/politico-p...

WHCD’s Trump-Era Accessories Journalists plan to make a subtle but pointed statement with their attire at the annual gala, Status has learned, as Donald Trump prepares to attend for the first time.

Journalists plan to make a subtle but pointed statement with their attire at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, Status has learned, as Donald Trump prepares to attend for the first time.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/whcd-first...

WHCD’s Trump-Era Accessories Journalists plan to make a subtle but pointed statement with their attire at the annual gala, Status has learned, as Donald Trump prepares to attend for the first time.

New: At this year’s WHCD, some journalists plan to wear First Amendment merch, a coordinated display of solidarity in front of Trump, whose second term has tested the limits of press freedom

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The 30 Rock Custody Battle Peter Alexander’s surprise jump from NBC News to MS NOW is the latest flashpoint in a behind-the-scenes tug-of-war that has fueled tension between the progressive outlet and its former sister network,...

NBC News and MS NOW were once sister networks. Now they are competitors fighting over talent, giving way to significant tension behind the scenes, @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/peter-alex...

The 30 Rock Custody Battle Peter Alexander’s surprise jump from NBC News to MS NOW is the latest flashpoint in a behind-the-scenes tug-of-war that has fueled tension between the progressive outlet and its former sister network,...

Peter Alexander’s surprise jump from NBC News to MS NOW is the latest flashpoint in a behind-the-scenes tug-of-war that has fueled tension between the progressive outlet and its former sister network.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/peter-alex...

The 30 Rock Custody Battle Peter Alexander’s surprise jump from NBC News to MS NOW is the latest flashpoint in a behind-the-scenes tug-of-war that has fueled tension between the progressive outlet and its former sister network,...

Scoop: Janai Norman is out as co-anchor of Good Morning America’s weekend edition, with ABC News opting not to renew her contract, Status has learned
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The 30 Rock Custody Battle Peter Alexander’s surprise jump from NBC News to MS NOW is the latest flashpoint in a behind-the-scenes tug-of-war that has fueled tension between the progressive outlet and its former sister network,...

New: Inside Peter Alexander’s decision to leave NBC News for MS NOW, the latest flashpoint in the talent war between the one-time sister networks post-spinoff

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The White House Picture Police Of the many images captured months ago during a Thanksgiving briefing, one of Karoline Leavitt incensed the White House, resulting in a remarkable chain of events that led to its removal from the phot...

Scoop: AFP snapped an unflattering photo of Karoline Leavitt that incensed the White House—resulting in complaints to news agency and its ultimate removal from the wire service.

We found the photo in question and have the behind-the-scenes story in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karoline-l...

Chasing Creator Currency Between creator workshops at CNN and a recent video hiring spree at The New York Times, legacy media is chasing the creator playbook, looking for answers to their digital woes.

Between creator workshops at CNN and a recent video hiring spree at The New York Times, legacy media is chasing the creator playbook, looking for answers to their digital woes.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cnn-podcas...

Chasing Creator Currency Between creator workshops at CNN and a recent video hiring spree at The New York Times, legacy media is chasing the creator playbook, looking for answers to their digital woes.

"In recent months, CNN chief executive Mark Thompson convened a series of internal workshops in which the network invited digital creators to hold court before a room of senior executives," @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports. www.status.news/p/cnn-podcas...

Chasing Creator Currency Between creator workshops at CNN and a recent video hiring spree at The New York Times, legacy media is chasing the creator playbook, looking for answers to their digital woes.

As YouTube continues to dominate, CNN brought in creators for exec workshops while NYT has hired more than a dozen video staffers this year

How legacy media outlets are attempting to import the creator playbook to the newsroom

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Scoop via @nataliekorach.bsky.social: CNN chief Mark Thompson was hammered by high-profile staff during two internal meetings on Wednesday. Staff questioned him about protecting the network's independence under incoming Paramount management.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/patrick-so...

Soon-Shiong’s Drug Deception As the FDA cracks down on the Los Angeles Times owner’s cancer drug claims, new reporting from Status reveals how the newspaper’s studio arm has been entangled in promoting them—raising ethical alarms...

As the FDA cracks down on Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong's cancer drug claims, new reporting from Status reveals how the newspaper’s studio arm has been entangled in promoting them—raising ethical alarms among staff.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/patrick-so...

Soon-Shiong’s Drug Deception As the FDA cracks down on the Los Angeles Times owner’s cancer drug claims, new reporting from Status reveals how the newspaper’s studio arm has been entangled in promoting them—raising ethical alarms...

More about the meetings here:
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Scoop: CNN CEO Mark Thompson held town halls for international staff Wednesday, fielding 70+ mins of questions about his future at the network and its independence under Paramount ownership

Soon-Shiong’s Drug Deception As the FDA cracks down on the Los Angeles Times owner’s cancer drug claims, new reporting from Status reveals how the newspaper’s studio arm has been entangled in promoting them—raising ethical alarms...

New: As Patrick Soon-Shiong eyes taking the LA Times public, the FDA is flagging his biotech company’s cancer drug claims

Inside the LAT newsroom, staffers are raising concerns about how he’s using the paper to promote his business interests

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