Oliver Darcy

This is a nightmare. Not that traditional media needs to be *the* trusted source of news, but knowing the alternative information ecosystem people are turning to, there needs to be a systemic effort to disincentivize lies there and incentivize facts.

(h/t @oliverdarcy.bsky.social at Status)

Also, give @nataliekorach.bsky.social a follow on here if you have not already!

YouTube video by Status Censored Comedians in Riyadh, ICE Attacks, and the Lie Behind the Shutdown

The new episode of Power Lines just dropped, this week co-hosted by @nataliekorach.bsky.social. We call out comedians taking Saudi checks, discuss ICE's assault on journalists, and Fox News' shutdown spin.

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PBS Under Pressure PBS chief Paula Kerger opens up to Status about navigating the toughest crisis in public media’s history after the loss of federal funding.

I spoke with PBS chief Paula Kerger about the fallout from losing federal funding. “This is the most challenging moment in our system’s history,” she told me.

More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/pbs-fundin...

Reported this all in @status.news days ago: www.status.news/p/washington...

Rocky Road for 30 Rock NBC News staffers are bracing for painful layoffs as its split from MSNBC and CNBC enters its final phase.

NBC News staffers are bracing for painful layoffs as its split from MSNBC and CNBC enters its final phase.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/nbc-news-l...

Rocky Road for 30 Rock NBC News staffers are bracing for painful layoffs as its split from MSNBC and CNBC enters its final phase.

Scoop: NBC News quietly began the process of staff reductions in its London bureau this week, as it continues to trim around the edges ahead of what are expected to be much more painful layoffs following its divorce with MSNBC/CNBC.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/nbc-news-l...

Scoop: A media personality for Mike Lindell's network got into a heated altercation with members of the press corps earlier this week.

Details in @status.news: link.status.news/4nrFwyD

WaPo’s Ad Chief Wavers Johanna Mayer-Jones, the executive tasked with helming The Post’s ad business, has been weighing her future at the paper—raising the prospect of another high-profile departure at a precarious moment.

Johanna Mayer-Jones, the executive tasked with helming The Washington Post’s ad business, has been weighing her future at the paper—raising the prospect of another high-profile departure at a precarious moment.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

Scoop: CBS News' corporate-installed, MAGA-loving ombudsman visited the network on Monday, visiting with senior leadership. Meanwhile, the Bari Weiss appointment is imminent.

More in @status.news: link.status.news/4nrFwyD

WaPo’s Ad Chief Wavers Johanna Mayer-Jones, the executive tasked with helming The Post’s ad business, has been weighing her future at the paper—raising the prospect of another high-profile departure at a precarious moment.

Scoop: The Washington Post's ad chief has been eying an exit from the newspaper. It's an exit that, should it happen, would spell big problems for Jeff Bezos' already embattled outlet.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

Status Goes to Washington Senators convened a forum on Donald Trump’s assault on the media, with Status called as a witness to the threats facing the industry.

Senators convened a forum on Donald Trump’s assault on the media, with Status called as a witness to the threats facing the industry. www.status.news/p/free-speec...

Thank you 🙏

Status Goes to Washington Senators convened a forum on Donald Trump’s assault on the media, with Status called as a witness to the threats facing the industry.

On Monday, I testified at a forum held by Senators Blumenthal and Warren on Trump's efforts to stifle free speech.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/free-speec...

Stand-Up to Power Comedian Cristela Alonzo spoke to Status about the free speech battle ignited by Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, the power of political comedy, and her new Netflix special.

Donald Trump and Brendan Carr "need to be reminded that the power belongs to the people and actually the people need to be reminded of that as well. YOU have the power; not them."

Comedian Cristela Alonzo talks free speech and comedy with @status.news: www.status.news/p/cristela-a...

CNN gave a right wing conspiracy theorist a softball interview—and faced internal backlash as a result.

Watch the full episode of Power Lines: youtu.be/1Ez6cLjc-tc

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Right-wing media continued to mock Jimmy Kimmel after his return this week.

Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/1Ez6cLjc-tc

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Predicament at the Pentagon News organizations face a looming deadline from Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon, which is demanding they sign restrictive new rules, or risk being expelled from the building entirely.

News organizations face a looming deadline from Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon, which is demanding they sign restrictive new rules, or risk being expelled from the building entirely.

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

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Scoop: A small batch of layoffs quietly hit 30 Rock as NBC News Group cleaves off MSNBC and CNBC, with deeper cuts still expected to come. Details in @status.news: link.status.news/3IjYTKV

Predicament at the Pentagon News organizations face a looming deadline from Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon, which is demanding they sign restrictive new rules, or risk being expelled from the building entirely.

Scoop: Even Fox News has signaled it will not agree to the Pentagon's sweeping new rules restricting how journalists can report from the building.

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

Disney's Next Move Disney is in a standoff with Nexstar and Sinclair over their muzzling of Jimmy Kimmel, and insiders say Bob Iger and Dana Walden are waiting to see if the station owners blink before ratcheting up pre...

Disney is in a standoff with Nexstar and Sinclair over their muzzling of Jimmy Kimmel, and insiders say Bob Iger and Dana Walden are waiting to see if the station owners blink before ratcheting up pressure.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jimmy-kimm...

Disney's Next Move Disney is in a standoff with Nexstar and Sinclair over their muzzling of Jimmy Kimmel, and insiders say Bob Iger and Dana Walden are waiting to see if the station owners blink before ratcheting up pre...

What will Disney do next in its standoff with Sinclair and Nexstar over Jimmy Kimmel?

Details on what to expect in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jimmy-kimm...

CNN's Posobiec Problem CNN's interview with Jack Posobiec prompted internal backlash, while raising larger questions about how mainstream outlets cover far-right figures.

CNN's interview with Jack Posobiec prompted internal backlash, while raising larger questions about how mainstream outlets cover far-right figures.

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

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"while most news organizations devote enormous resources to covering Washington, very little is still spent by comparison toward covering the online underworld where movements are born and its adherents are radicalized"

CNN's Posobiec Problem CNN's interview with Jack Posobiec prompted internal backlash, while raising larger questions about how mainstream outlets cover far-right figures.

“Well, there’s no question we are facing asymmetric civil warfare," far-right extremist Jack Posobiec told CNN.

Instead of the correspondent pushing back, CNN put it in the chyron and headline. The interview then set off internal backlash. Details in @status.news www.status.news/p/cnn-jack-p...

CNN's Posobiec Problem CNN's interview with Jack Posobiec prompted internal backlash, while raising larger questions about how mainstream outlets cover far-right figures.

Scoop: CNN's softball interview with far-right conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec drew internal backlash from senior journalists at the network, including Jake Tapper.

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

The Scoop About Status Status is entering its next chapter—expanding to seven days a week, hiring new correspondents, and growing into a fully staffed independent newsroom that holds the powerful accountable.

While mainstream news orgs are backing off media coverage, we're building an independent newsroom committed to holding the industry's most powerful figures & institutions accountable.

@status.news is expanding to 7x a week—delivering more than 30 editions a month.

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