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Take a look at how Fox News is now trying to spin the Epstein Files.

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November 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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As Trump wages an assault on ABC, Disney brass have decided to ignore the attacks in hopes of avoiding a tit-for-tat war with the administration, Status has learned, a strategy that comes with its own risks.

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Quiet as a Mouse
As Trump wages an assault on ABC, Disney brass have decided to ignore the attacks in hopes of avoiding a tit-for-tat war with the administration, Status has learned, a strategy that comes with its own...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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We’ll say it: Trump’s attack on ABC News journalist Mary Bruce was un-American.

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November 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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The Warner Bros. Discovery chief has become a lightning rod for controversy, but as he seeks to navigate the sales process, questions loom on whether he’ll stay in the picture.

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Zaslav’s Merger Melodrama
The Warner Bros. Discovery chief has become a lightning rod for controversy, but as he seeks to navigate the sales process, questions loom on whether he’ll stay in the picture.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Condé Nast staffers have been left “shocked” and frustrated, as they watch the latest Olivia Nuzzi revelation derail Vanity Fair’s meticulously planned new-era debut.

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Vanity Fair's Nuzzi Math
Condé staffers have been left “shocked” and frustrated, Status has learned, as they watch the latest Olivia Nuzzi revelation derail Vanity Fair’s meticulously planned new-era debut.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix are preparing final bids for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, setting up a high-stakes showdown that will reorder the media landscape.

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The War for Warners
Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix are preparing final bids for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, setting up a high-stakes showdown that will reorder the media landscape.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Ben Shapiro is mounting an aggressive Golden Globes campaign, buying billboard space in Times Square and within Jay Penske’s media empire in a bid to win the inaugural Best Podcast award.

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Shapiro's Golden Spending Spree
Ben Shapiro is mounting an aggressive Golden Globes campaign, buying billboard space in Times Square and within Jay Penske’s media empire in a bid to win the inaugural Best Podcast award.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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How far will David Ellison and the new Paramount leadership allow “South Park” to go?

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November 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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At the Los Angeles Times, an all-night marathon negotiation broke a three-year contract impasse between the guild and management—and signaled once again where red-pilled owner Patrick Soon-Shiong's priorities lie.

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The Troubled Truce in La La Land
How an all-night marathon broke a three-year contract impasse, and what it means in a pivotal stretch for the beleaguered LA Times
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November 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Donald Trump’s legal war on the press has crossed the Atlantic—putting the BBC at the center of his most audacious threat yet.

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Breaking the BBC
Donald Trump’s legal war on the press has crossed the Atlantic—putting the BBC at the center of his most audacious threat yet.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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The Los Angeles Times Guild informed its members via email Friday that it has "come to a tentative agreement with management on all outstanding issues in the contract.”

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November 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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For Bob Iger’s successor (or successors), Hollywood in transition and political pressures could take some of the bloom off filling his shoes, and make a case for co-chiefs.

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Disney’s Thorny Rose
For Bob Iger’s successor (or successors), Hollywood in transition and political pressures could take some of the bloom off filling his shoes, and make a case for co-chiefs.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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New Epstein emails expose top journalist Michael Wolff’s cozy relationship with the sex predator.

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November 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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In this week's edition of Power Lines: We discuss how the Epstein Files are exposing Fox News' bias, the BBC in turmoil, Tucker Carlson's chemtrails conspiracy, that "South Park" Trump-Vance sex scene, and more.

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November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Behind the scenes, Penske Media staffers are privately fuming over pay-to-play podcast pitches sent to right-wing podcasters and outright extremists.

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Penske's Pay-to-Play Pushback
Behind the scenes, Penske Media staffers are privately fuming over pay-to-play podcast pitches sent to right-wing podcasters and outright extremists, Status has learned.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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The Murdochs are staking a claim to the West Coast, courting advertisers and setting up shop on the Fox studio lot for the launch of the California Post, Status has learned.

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Murdoch’s California Dream
The Murdochs are staking a claim to the West Coast, courting advertisers and setting up shop on the Fox studio lot for the launch of the California Post, Status has learned.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Disney’s standoff with YouTube TV has left millions in the dark—and while Bob Iger hasn’t spoken publicly about it, Status has learned he candidly discussed the blackout in private with staffers at ABC.

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Inside Disney's YouTube Deadlock
Disney’s standoff with YouTube TV has left millions in the dark—and while Bob Iger hasn’t spoken publicly about it, Status has learned he candidly discussed the blackout in private with staffers at AB...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Bari Weiss’ interest in high-profile journalists under contract at rival networks has struck insiders as naïve, and raised questions about her recruiting tactics. Meanwhile, CBS News staffers are bracing for another round of layoffs.

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Weiss’ Anchor Wishlist
Bari Weiss’ interest in high-profile journalists under contract at rival networks has struck insiders as naïve, and raised questions about her recruiting tactics. Meanwhile, CBS News staffers are bra...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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After apologizing for defending Tucker Carlson’s platforming of Nick Fuentes, Heritage President Kevin Roberts makes a stunning admission.

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November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Sudden union-related firings at Condé Nast, coupled with another wave of layoffs, have left staffers questioning whether leadership understands the creative engines behind its storied publications.

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Confronting Condé
Sudden union-related firings, coupled with another wave of layoffs, have left staffers questioning whether leadership understands the creative engines behind its storied publications.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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After years of mocking “free speech” police, Ben Shapiro and some on the right are suddenly patrolling the halls themselves.

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The MAGA Hall Monitors
After years of mocking “free speech” police, Ben Shapiro and some on the right are suddenly patrolling the halls themselves.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Here’s how Fox News and the establishment news media reacted to Zohran Mamdani winning

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November 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Netflix is quietly plotting a major push into podcasting as it looks to take on its chief living-room rival, YouTube—and @status.news has learned details of what to expect at launch.

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Netflix’s Podcasting Play
The streamer is quietly plotting a major push into podcasting as it looks to take on its chief living-room rival, YouTube—and Status has learned details of what to expect at launch.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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The latest episode of Power Lines is out.

This week, we discuss MAGA Media's meltdown over Zohran Mamdani, Ben Shapiro torching Tucker Carlson, Paramount's Jon Stewart renewal, MTG on "The View," and more.

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November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Inside The Wall Street Journal, Editor-In-Chief Emma Tucker is navigating staff unease while reshaping the newsroom and quietly vetting candidates for its most powerful vacant roles.

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Tucker’s WSJ Turbulence
Inside The Wall Street Journal, Editor-In-Chief Emma Tucker is navigating staff unease while reshaping the newsroom and quietly vetting candidates for its most powerful vacant roles.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:48 AM