Brian Lowry

CBS News is convulsing as Larry Ellison tries to please Trump | Margaret Sullivan Recent incidents involving Anderson Cooper and Stephen Colbert suggest things are not well at the network after the acquisition financed by Trump supporter Larry Ellison

"So much of what’s happened at CBS – the back-of-the-hand treatment of Colbert and the rightward drift of the news division – are ways of signalling that the Ellisons are more than willing to serve Trump’s interests." —Margaret Sullivan www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Anderson Cooper saw that.

When you put it like this, a $75 million bribe to Melania and gutting the Washington Post seems like a small price to pay.

Paramount’s Reputational Price The David Ellison-led studio’s coziness with Donald Trump is making some in Hollywood do the unthinkable—namely, root for Netflix in the WBD chase.

David Ellison's coziness with Trump is making some in Hollywood do the unthinkable—root for Netflix in the war for Warner Bros, with some producers privately expressing disdain about the way Paramount has curried Trump’s favor, @brianlowry.bsky.social reports www.status.news/p/paramount-...

This, in reverse.

Left to Their Own Devices A high-stakes trial is putting Silicon Valley’s most powerful figures on the stand, opening the door to the prospect that the courts, not lawmakers, will finally rein in Big Tech.

A high-stakes trial is putting Silicon Valley’s most powerful figures on the stand, opening the door to the prospect that the courts, not lawmakers, will finally rein in Big Tech.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/left-to-th...

Top story tonight on:

ABC World News Tonight: Trump tariff defeat
NBC Nightly News: Trump tariff defeat
PBS NewsHour: Trump tariff defeat
CBC The National: Trump tariff defeat
Sky News The Wrap: Trump tariff defeat

CBS Evening News: Bomb cyclone might hit

The Supreme Court, like every time they've bucked Trump before, will quickly fall back in line with a massive decision in his favor.

Anyone writing a take this naive must not have mastered object permanence.

The latest episode of Power Lines is out.

In the latest episode, we go inside the Stephen Colbert-CBS feud, reveal how Bari Weiss lost Anderson Cooper, and break down Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in the landmark social media addiction trial.

Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/GXv8-FAA6H0?...

Paramount’s Reputational Price The David Ellison-led studio’s coziness with Donald Trump is making some in Hollywood do the unthinkable—namely, root for Netflix in the WBD chase.

Paramount's cozy relationship with Donald Trump has put parts of Hollywood's creative community in a strange position - namely, rooting for Netflix, and raising questions whether the studio, win or lose, will pay a reputational price.
Plus: NBC's Olympic scorecard.
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The Pulitzer board sometimes issues special citations — eg for the videographer at the George Floyd murder, or for journalists covering Gaza and Ukraine.

They could do that this year, to ameliorate the error made years ago in not awarding Brown a Pulitzer Prize.

www.pulitzer.org/prize-winner...

Bari's Nod to Norah With Anderson Cooper opting to walk away from an expanded role at “60 Minutes,” Bari Weiss is now eyeing a different anchor for a bigger presence on the storied broadcast.

With Anderson Cooper opting to walk away from an expanded role at “60 Minutes,” Bari Weiss is now eyeing a different anchor for a bigger presence on the storied broadcast.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/norah-o-do...

This is a lay-up for the WH press

"Karoline, the president said he was 'totally exonerated' of any role in the Epstein scandal. Who exonerated him?"

[word salad]

"OK, but the president said he had been exonerated, when his name appeared 38,000 times in the files. How was he exonerated?"

Had always been at war with Eastasia, etc.

This Brian Lowry guy sounds 100 years old.

The British monarchy is more accountable to the public than the American presidency.

'Today's' Unsettled Tomorrow 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.”

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...

Colbert’s CBS Confrontation After CBS denied Stephen Colbert’s claim that he was barred from interviewing a Texas Democrat over FCC rules, Status has learned “The Late Show” comedian was set to deliver a “fiery” response to vie...

After CBS denied Stephen Colbert’s claim that he was barred from interviewing a Texas Democrat over FCC rules, Status has learned “The Late Show” comedian is set to deliver a “fiery” response to viewers.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/stephen-co...

Also excellent odds that they’re readily available.

[ googles Monobob ] Cool.

Top Trump Homeland Security spokesperson to depart with immigration crackdown under scrutiny U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin will leave the administration, an agency spokesperson said, a move that comes as public support for President Donald Trump's immigrat...

The right-wing media to Trump admin pipeline continues: Fox News and Newsmax commentator Katie Zacharia is joining Homeland Security as a spokesperson after Tricia McLaughlin's exit www.reuters.com/world/us/dhs...

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…

CBS wouldn't let Stephen Colbert interview James Talarico... so he did it on THE LATE SHOW's YouTube page. Here is the interview the network didn't want you to see. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...

Have worked around Hollywood long enough to know nobody ever really leaves a job to spend more time with their family.

Cooper’s Final Minutes 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 h...

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...

I just spent a full minute bouncing my eyes back and forth between "62-year-old Kansas man" and "18-year-old ex-wife"

Yeah, we know.

NewsNation’s Audience of One The Nexstar-owned cable outfit 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 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...

NewsNation’s Audience of One The Nexstar-owned cable outfit has visibly tilted right, staffing up on former Fox News personalities in what insiders believe to be an effort to smooth its expansion plans.

As NewsNation lurches right, is it playing to a (regulatory) audience of one? www.status.news/p/newsnation...

Is the country safer now?

I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.