Ellisonβs CNN Platitudes
David Ellison finally addressed CNN's futureβbut his rehearsed talking points offered few clues about what heβll actually do with the news network.
After nearly a week of being mum about it, David Ellison *finally* commented on CNN's future under Paramountβbut he offered little more than empty platitudes and dodged the larger questions that loom over the network.
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...
06.03.2026 02:32 β
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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 Iβll always love him no matter what he says about me."
05.03.2026 21:10 β
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Misquoting Orwell is the perfect end to her tenure
05.03.2026 19:48 β
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Markwayne Mullin, set to run Homeland Security >>
05.03.2026 19:47 β
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Markwayne ran a family plumbing business before running for office. He has no national security or military background.
05.03.2026 18:52 β
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Climate change goes to the Oscars
Several Academy Award-nominated films told stories dealing with global warming. More movies like this, please!
NEW: Five Oscar-nominated films have storylines dealing with climate change. That's the most ever.
"This is the world we live in. Filmmakers are experiencing climate change in their lives."
Here's the list, and why it's such a big deal: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/climate-ch...
05.03.2026 17:42 β
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Trump's Troubling RSVP
While the WHCA publicly welcomed Trumpβs decision to attend this yearβs dinner, inside the organization, correspondents reacted with a mix of curiosity and dreadβwith several telling Status the conces...
Trumpβs decision to attend this yearβs White House Correspondents' Dinner is not going over well with WH reportersβseveral tell @status.news they fear he will use the event to βbash the press to our faces,β or βtake a victory lap."
The full story: www.status.news/p/donald-tru...
05.03.2026 03:44 β
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Trump's Troubling RSVP
While the WHCA publicly welcomed Trumpβs decision to attend this yearβs dinner, inside the organization, correspondents reacted with a mix of curiosity and dreadβwith several telling Status the conces...
While the WHCA publicly welcomed Trumpβs decision to attend this yearβs dinner, inside the organization, correspondents reacted with a mix of curiosity and dreadβwith several telling Status it made the press corps look βpathetic and weak.β
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/donald-tru...
05.03.2026 02:56 β
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Status Scoop: Former βGMAβ host Josh Elliott has eyed as a possible new host on βCBS Mornings.β Iβm told in the coming weeks, several special guests will be rotating on the show, and Josh will likely be one of those people.
04.03.2026 19:08 β
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Bariβs Steele Attempt
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.
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...
04.03.2026 02:49 β
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Trump's dad was in fact born in New York City
03.03.2026 17:38 β
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Iran was not days or weeks away from having a nuclear weapon, IAEA chief tells CNN
The US State Department urged US citizens leave the Middle East immediately. Follow for live coverage.
Iran was not days or weeks away from having a nuclear weapon, the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog told CNN, contradicting Trump's claim that Iran posed an imminent nuclear threat www.cnn.com/world/live-n...
03.03.2026 16:13 β
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Thatβs true. A lot of contributors are irritated by someone who sees his job as presenting regime propaganda rather than giving his opinion, never mind doing any reporting
03.03.2026 15:41 β
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BREAKING: National average price of gasoline yesterday saw its largest single day rise since March 4, 2022, rising 12c/gal
03.03.2026 13:08 β
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How toxic is Scott Jennings inside CNN? @status.news has learned some producers are giving on-air talent a heads-up when he is scheduled to appear on shows, quietly offering them the option to preemptively excuse themselves rather than appear alongside him.
03.03.2026 12:50 β
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CNNβs Cosplaying Correspondent
Scott Jennings pushed a dubious White House talking point on Iran to millions, only for CNNβs actual reporters to knock it downβan episode that drew blowback inside the network, Status has learned.
CNN's Scott Jennings pushed a dubious White House talking point on the Iran war to millions that was later knocked down by the network's own journalists.
Frustration over Jennings has now made its way to CNN's senior leaders. More in @status.news www.status.news/p/scott-jenn...
03.03.2026 12:44 β
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βYeah, not great news. In fact, if I may quote anyone whoβs ever accidentally sat on their Roku remote, βOh shit, Iβm in Paramount now, how the fuck do I get out of this?ββ βJohn Oliver, on news that Paramount is on track to become his new βbusiness daddy.β
02.03.2026 04:39 β
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Got a cab near the Department of Education. Hadnβt seen the Charlie Kirk banner before.
01.03.2026 15:15 β
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BREAKING: Israeli sources say Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in strikes.
Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4u1Txa3
28.02.2026 20:20 β
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MAGAβs Midnight War
After years of branding Donald Trump as the anti-war βpeace president,β much of MAGA Media erupted in cheers as he launched an unauthorized war on Iranβthough not everyone is happy.
Trump's assault on Iran comes after many of his loudest allies in MAGA Media were openly agitating for military action. "Time is up!" Mark Levin declared alongside Sean Hannity on Fox just hours before airstrikes were launched.
My latest for @status.news www.status.news/p/iran-trump...
28.02.2026 15:55 β
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Paramount-WBDβs Human Toll
As David Ellison moves to take control of Warners, Hollywood is already sounding the alarm on the thousands of jobs set to be eliminated in what insiders tell Status would be βcutting to the bone.β
After the "who wonβ part of the Paramount-Netflix-WBD sweepstakes, it's time to turn to the human toll of a proposed deal with a βNoahβs Ark problem,β with thousands of jobs that will be lost as the new owners reduce people to βefficiencies.β
www.status.news/p/paramount-...
27.02.2026 23:43 β
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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, "Weβve been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum. Honestly, I donβt know how to do that."
27.02.2026 19:01 β
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π€ @oliverdarcy.bsky.social and I discussed David Ellisonβs stunning takeover of Warner Bros. and what it will mean for CNN. Check it out >>
27.02.2026 17:40 β
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According to Nielsen, 'CBS Evening News' just recorded its lowest-rated February of the 21st century, averaging 4.4 million total viewers and 538,000 in the key 25-54 demographic.
27.02.2026 15:10 β
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U.S. Sen @chrismurphyct.bsky.social on Paramount winning control of Warner Bros. Discovery and CNN
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While the move all but guarantees brutal layoffs across the company, it landed like a meteor at Hudson Yards. Inside CNN, alarm bells went off as staffers began to panic over the suddenly very real prospect that they could be working for Bari Weiss before the end of the year. Within minutes of the news crossing the wire, my phone lit up with messages from anxious employees fretting about the future. βWe are doomed,β one staffer candidly said. βWe are f**ked,β said another. βEverybody is reeling about the obvious things,β said a third.
I've seen a lot of grim sentences about the media business over the last couple of decades, but none is grimmer than this one. ‡οΈ
Via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
www.status.news/p/cnn-david-...
27.02.2026 04:17 β
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CNN Braces for Ellison's Control
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 Stat...
"Inside CNN, alarm bells went off as staffers began to panic over the suddenly very real prospect that they could be working for Bari Weiss before the end of the year," reports @oliverdarcy.bsky.social.
"'We are doomed,' one staffer candidly said. 'We are f**ked,' said another."
27.02.2026 12:15 β
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Team Trump is celebrating the capture of Warner Bros. and CNN tonight >>
27.02.2026 04:10 β
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CNN Braces for Ellison's Control
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 Stat...
Here we go. Staffers at CNN are now bracing for a David Ellison takeover after Netflix pulled the plug.
βWe are doomed,β one staffer candidly said. βWe are f**ked,β said another. βEverybody is reeling about the obvious things,β a third added.
More in @status.news:
www.status.news/p/cnn-david-...
27.02.2026 03:52 β
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