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CBS’ Mamdani Mania Under Bari Weiss’ leadership, CBS News staffers are increasingly worried the network’s editorial priorities are mirroring The Free Press, particularly in coverage of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Under Bari Weiss, CBS News staffers increasingly fear the network is mirroring The Free Press after it went after Zohran Mamdani’s wife over years old Instagram likes in an unbylined report.

CBS reps won't even say who the reporter was, via @status.news www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

Life imitates art today.

@newyorker.com

I’ve spent years, decades, obsessing over the Bush Administration’s Iraq WMD lies, writing about them, debunking them.

I can think of no lie about Iraq WMDs told by Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld et al that comes even close to the enormity and absurdity of this lie from Donald Trump.

Ellison’s CNN Platitudes David Ellison finally addressed CNN's future—but his rehearsed talking points offered few clues about what he’ll actually do with the news network.

David Ellison finally addressed CNN's future—but his rehearsed talking points offered few clues about what he’ll actually do with the news network.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...

Meanwhile, CNN rages at a journalism problem it created. Goes by the name of Jennings.,@status.news reports.

www.status.news/p/scott-jenn...

CNN’s Cosplaying Correspondent Scott Jennings pushed a dubious White House talking point on Iran to millions, only for CNN’s actual reporters to knock it down—an episode that drew blowback inside the network, Status has learned.

Scott Jennings pushed a dubious White House talking point on Iran to millions, only for CNN’s actual reporters to knock it down—an episode that drew blowback inside the network, Status has learned.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/scott-jenn...

CNN’s Cosplaying Correspondent Scott Jennings pushed a dubious White House talking point on Iran to millions, only for CNN’s actual reporters to knock it down—an episode that drew blowback inside the network, Status has learned.

Scott Jennings peddled an absurd Trump talking point on Iran to the masses over the weekend.

Then the actual journalists at CNN did reporting that undercut the claim.

The episode has led to some drama behind the scenes, @status.news has learned.

Details: www.status.news/p/scott-jenn...

A special edition of Power Lines has landed.

We break down how Donald Trump delivered Warner Bros. Discovery to David Ellison, the panic inside CNN as staffers brace for Bari Weiss, and how the news network will be reshaped under MAGA-friendly ownership.

Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/nWEG5jUrP2Q?...

ICE deportation flights are getting longer and crueler A private equity–owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.

"It’s hard to know how much Stonepeak makes off this misery..."

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

They found him. He died.

Another murder by our immigration goon squads

That’s my first baseman. 🫡

🥺

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.
www.status.news/p/paramount-...

Passengers Rush To Arriving Train’s Doors Like Rat Babies Nursing At Mother’s Teats

Passengers Rush To Arriving Train’s Doors Like Rat Babies Nursing At Mother’s Teats https://theonion.com/passengers-rush-to-arriving-trains-doors-like-rat-babies-nursing-at-mothers-teats/

The New New York Woman

The designer Rachel Scott, a self-described immigrant, Black, queer woman with a disability, is everything that has traditionally been excluded from the power positions in the fashion industry. As the new designer of Proenza Schouler, she wants to change the status quo.

Washington’s Corruption Has Created Another Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico The island’s earthquakes are its latest man-made disaster.

If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Bezos Loses His Will The abrupt exit of Washington Post publisher Will Lewis served as a cathartic moment for staff in the wake of mass layoffs—but did little to lift the dark clouds hanging over the paper’s future.

Will Lewis’ abrupt exit from WaPo, days after mass layoffs, prompted relief and rage inside the newsroom with little love lost for the departing exec

“Will’s legacy can be summed up as nothing more than having destroyed an institution in American media”

www.status.news/p/washington...

Famine Conditions Spread in Sudan Amid World’s Worst Hunger Crisis 'Preventable deaths are already occurring and will continue to rise without urgent action,' the UN-backed global food monitor warns, as fighting rages between the Sudanese army and the RSF.

Famine Conditions Spread in Sudan Amid World’s Worst Hunger Crisis

"Famine conditions have spread to two more areas in Sudan’s North Darfur region, the UN-backed global hunger monitor warned Thursday," writes @minnahfarshad.bsky.social.

Read now: zeteo.com/p/famine-sud...

Such is the outrage in Denmark over both Trump’s desire for Greenland and disparaging remarks about NATO that one of the country’s leading newspapers devoted their Saturday front and plenty of room inside to the bios of all 44 Danes slain during NATO missions in support of the US

Weiss and the Wary The new CBS News chief finally addressed her skeptical newsroom, presenting her vision of the network’s future and fielding tough questions about her editorial views—though some staffers told Status t...

The new CBS News chief finally addressed her skeptical newsroom, presenting her vision of the network’s future and fielding tough questions about her editorial views—though some staffers told Status they left unconvinced.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

Just a reminder that the paper is owned by one of the wealthiest men in the world who recently paid $40 million to distribute a documentary about the first lady.

Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics

People find ways to help as ICE surge continues in Twin Cities From food shelves to community days and comedy shows, Minnesotans organize care during chaos.

From food shelves to community days and comedy shows, Minnesotans are organizing care during chaos.

'The White Hot' asks: If men can go find themselves, why can't women? Quiara Alegría Hudes' novel was inspired by Siddhartha and other classic tales of men seeking enlightenment. It's about a mother in Philadelphia who buys a bus ticket, leaving her daughter behind.

Quiara Alegría Hudes' novel was inspired by Siddhartha and other classic tales of men seeking enlightenment. It's about a mother in Philadelphia who buys a bus ticket, leaving her daughter behind. n.pr/4jQyJ0s

Burying the Bruises The White House insists Donald Trump’s visible bruises are nothing, but medical experts say the explanation doesn’t hold up. Why are the country’s biggest newsrooms silent?

Here's the full story and interview with renowned cardiolist Dr. Reiner: www.status.news/p/trump-heal...

When I asked Dr. Jonathan Reiner about Trump's chronic hand bruising he said the White House's claim that it was the result of aspirin therapy and hand shaking "is not a plausible explanation. (Particularly if he also has bruises on his left hand).”

Welp, here are visible bruises on his left hand:

Bari’s Private Press Briefings Hours before a delayed “60 Minutes” segment aired, Bari Weiss personally briefed several reporters about the fiasco, Status has learned—making comments that are not likely to sit well inside the newsm...

Hours before the long-delayed “60 Minutes” segment on CECOT aired this Sunday, Bari Weiss personally called up reporters to offer her side of the fiasco—and express irritation with the segment’s correspondent.

The scoop in @status.news:
www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

Bezos Abandons His Post The FBI’s disturbing raid on a Washington Post reporter ignited widespread outrage across journalism, but Jeff Bezos stayed conspicuously silent—angering some inside the newsroom, Status has learned.

The FBI carried out a disturbing raid on a WaPo reporter, but Jeff Bezos has absolutely nothing to say about it.

As one Postie told @nataliekorach.bsky.social, “If there is a moment to stand up for our journalistic values, this would be it.”

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

things off the top of my head that i can think of that conservatives have called tyranny

- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks

The Shadow Over ‘60’ As Sharyn Alfonsi's “60 Minutes” report remains shelved, Status has learned that an Anderson Cooper piece is also caught in a prolonged editorial review process, frustrating the veteran producer attac...

Status scoop: Bari Weiss is subjecting another "60 Minutes" piece to scrutiny that has yet to air: one in the works for months by Anderson Cooper examining Trump's decision to accept white South African refugees. Details in @status.news www.status.news/p/60-minutes...