Oliver Darcy
@oliverdarcy.bsky.social
writing @status.news, a nightly newsletter covering the Fourth Estate, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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November 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Newsflash to Fox News: Every major media organization takes advertisements to support their journalism.
This is not a new concept!
Newsflash to Fox News: Every major media organization takes advertisements to support their journalism.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Fox News thinks they got us because they noticed MS NOW advertised on @status.news.
Newsflash to Fox News: Every major media organization takes advertisements to support their journalism.
This is not a new concept!
Newsflash to Fox News: Every major media organization takes advertisements to support their journalism.
This is not a new concept!
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November 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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November 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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On Thanksgiving eve, I chatted with 10 media professionals across the industry, including Kara Swisher, Mike Allen, and Robert Costa, to find out how they approach the politics conversation at the dinner table—or how they escape it
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Thanksgiving Table Tactics
For those dreading their annual go-round with that crazy uncle, media pros discuss how they get through the holidays and partisan times with minimal drama.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
On Thanksgiving eve, I chatted with 10 media professionals across the industry, including Kara Swisher, Mike Allen, and Robert Costa, to find out how they approach the politics conversation at the dinner table—or how they escape it
www.status.news/p/thanksgivi...
www.status.news/p/thanksgivi...
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Business Insider is abandoning its paywall and pivoting back to clicks this holiday season, Status has learned, as internal pressures mount and its subscription bet shows new cracks.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...
Business Insider’s Paywall Backslide
The Axel Springer-owned outlet is pivoting back to clicks this holiday season, Status has learned, as internal pressures mount and its subscription bet shows new cracks.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Business Insider is abandoning its paywall and pivoting back to clicks this holiday season, Status has learned, as internal pressures mount and its subscription bet shows new cracks.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...
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At Status_ @oliverdarcy.bsky.social asks questions about Bari Weiss' both-sides approach to being CBS editor-in-chief:
"How does a newsroom create a good-faith debate when one side shows little regard for basic facts and decency, and refuses to play by a normal set of rules?
"How does a newsroom create a good-faith debate when one side shows little regard for basic facts and decency, and refuses to play by a normal set of rules?
Business Insider’s Paywall Backslide
The Axel Springer-owned outlet is pivoting back to clicks this holiday season, Status has learned, as internal pressures mount and its subscription bet shows new cracks.
www.status.news
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
At Status_ @oliverdarcy.bsky.social asks questions about Bari Weiss' both-sides approach to being CBS editor-in-chief:
"How does a newsroom create a good-faith debate when one side shows little regard for basic facts and decency, and refuses to play by a normal set of rules?
"How does a newsroom create a good-faith debate when one side shows little regard for basic facts and decency, and refuses to play by a normal set of rules?
Scoop: BI has abandoned its paywall this holiday season as it seeks to juice advertising revenue in Q4—a move that comes as the outlet is on pace to miss its revenue target, despite the goal being lowered by parent company Axel Springer.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...
Business Insider’s Paywall Backslide
The Axel Springer-owned outlet is pivoting back to clicks this holiday season, Status has learned, as internal pressures mount and its subscription bet shows new cracks.
www.status.news
November 26, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Scoop: BI has abandoned its paywall this holiday season as it seeks to juice advertising revenue in Q4—a move that comes as the outlet is on pace to miss its revenue target, despite the goal being lowered by parent company Axel Springer.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...
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An unnoticed Versant spin-off filing reveals Mark Lazarus’ eye-popping pay package—and the challenges he’ll face steering a declining cable portfolio into the future.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/mark-lazar...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/mark-lazar...
The Raising of Lazarus
An unnoticed Versant spin-off filing reveals Mark Lazarus’ eye-popping pay package—and the challenges he’ll face steering a declining cable portfolio into the future.
www.status.news
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
An unnoticed Versant spin-off filing reveals Mark Lazarus’ eye-popping pay package—and the challenges he’ll face steering a declining cable portfolio into the future.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/mark-lazar...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/mark-lazar...
Scoop: A regulatory filing that slipped under the radar reveals details about the pay packages in the Versant C-suite—and it also outlines the various challenges the company will face after being cleaved off from Comcast.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/mark-lazar...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/mark-lazar...
The Raising of Lazarus
An unnoticed Versant spin-off filing reveals Mark Lazarus’ eye-popping pay package—and the challenges he’ll face steering a declining cable portfolio into the future.
www.status.news
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Scoop: A regulatory filing that slipped under the radar reveals details about the pay packages in the Versant C-suite—and it also outlines the various challenges the company will face after being cleaved off from Comcast.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/mark-lazar...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/mark-lazar...
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Pulling back the curtain on the Fox News machine in the latest Smartmatic lawsuit dump:
In wake of the 2020 election, Fox PR acknowledged "problematic" and "crazy" interview, with execs "screaming at @brianstelter.bsky.social" and declaring @oliverdarcy.bsky.social "dangerous" and an "absolute ass"
In wake of the 2020 election, Fox PR acknowledged "problematic" and "crazy" interview, with execs "screaming at @brianstelter.bsky.social" and declaring @oliverdarcy.bsky.social "dangerous" and an "absolute ass"
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Take a look at how Fox News is now trying to spin the Epstein Files.
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/rcW4JJ0WHz8?...
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Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/rcW4JJ0WHz8?...
Or listen wherever you get podcasts: link.chtbl.com/PowerLines_S...
November 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Take a look at how Fox News is now trying to spin the Epstein Files.
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/rcW4JJ0WHz8?...
Or listen wherever you get podcasts: link.chtbl.com/PowerLines_S...
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/rcW4JJ0WHz8?...
Or listen wherever you get podcasts: link.chtbl.com/PowerLines_S...
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The latest Olivia Nuzzi revelations have surfaced new questions about her role and future at Vanity Fair as the unfolding scandal turns up the heat on editor Mark Guiducci.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
Condé’s Nuzzi Conundrum
Inside Condé Nast's media drama: Gabriel Nuzzi's revelations spark controversy, exposing internal tensions and unfolding newsroom dynamics with dramatic flair.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The latest Olivia Nuzzi revelations have surfaced new questions about her role and future at Vanity Fair as the unfolding scandal turns up the heat on editor Mark Guiducci.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
The forthcoming print edition of Vanity Fair includes an abstract nude portrait of Olivia Nuzzi, @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports, writing about how the growing scandal is raising questions about the decision making at the magazine.
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
Condé’s Nuzzi Conundrum
Inside Condé Nast's media drama: Gabriel Nuzzi's revelations spark controversy, exposing internal tensions and unfolding newsroom dynamics with dramatic flair.
www.status.news
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The forthcoming print edition of Vanity Fair includes an abstract nude portrait of Olivia Nuzzi, @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports, writing about how the growing scandal is raising questions about the decision making at the magazine.
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
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Scoop: As questions swirl around Olivia Nuzzi, I’ve learned she’s been relatively absent in the day-to-day at Vanity Fair, as the magazine continues to weather the storm the controversial hire brought through 1 World Trade Center
www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
Condé’s Nuzzi Conundrum
Inside Condé Nast's media drama: Gabriel Nuzzi's revelations spark controversy, exposing internal tensions and unfolding newsroom dynamics with dramatic flair.
www.status.news
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Scoop: As questions swirl around Olivia Nuzzi, I’ve learned she’s been relatively absent in the day-to-day at Vanity Fair, as the magazine continues to weather the storm the controversial hire brought through 1 World Trade Center
www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
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David Zaslav once told a colleague that unlike stars, execs were "nothing" without their jobs. As the WBD auction unfolds he's taken a step toward padding an already sizable portfolio, and maybe, in his eyes, nothingness
www.status.news/p/david-zasl...
www.status.news/p/david-zasl...
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.
www.status.news
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
David Zaslav once told a colleague that unlike stars, execs were "nothing" without their jobs. As the WBD auction unfolds he's taken a step toward padding an already sizable portfolio, and maybe, in his eyes, nothingness
www.status.news/p/david-zasl...
www.status.news/p/david-zasl...
"The House of Mouse is choosing to ignore the bully at the door, hoping that restraint keeps him from kicking it down."
Read @passantino.bsky.social's column for @status.news on Disney's silence amid Trump's repeated attacks and threats: www.status.news/p/trump-abc-...
Read @passantino.bsky.social's column for @status.news on Disney's silence amid Trump's repeated attacks and threats: www.status.news/p/trump-abc-...
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 risks.
www.status.news
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"The House of Mouse is choosing to ignore the bully at the door, hoping that restraint keeps him from kicking it down."
Read @passantino.bsky.social's column for @status.news on Disney's silence amid Trump's repeated attacks and threats: www.status.news/p/trump-abc-...
Read @passantino.bsky.social's column for @status.news on Disney's silence amid Trump's repeated attacks and threats: www.status.news/p/trump-abc-...
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We’ll say it: Trump’s attack on ABC News journalist Mary Bruce was un-American.
Watch the full episode of Power Lines: youtu.be/rcW4JJ0WHz8?...
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Watch the full episode of Power Lines: youtu.be/rcW4JJ0WHz8?...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
We’ll say it: Trump’s attack on ABC News journalist Mary Bruce was un-American.
Watch the full episode of Power Lines: youtu.be/rcW4JJ0WHz8?...
Or listen via a podcast app: link.chtbl.com/PowerLines_S...
Watch the full episode of Power Lines: youtu.be/rcW4JJ0WHz8?...
Or listen via a podcast app: link.chtbl.com/PowerLines_S...
We currently find ourselves in the timeline where Donald Trump hates Marjorie Taylor Greene's guts, but can't stop gushing over Zohran Mamdani.
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
We currently find ourselves in the timeline where Donald Trump hates Marjorie Taylor Greene's guts, but can't stop gushing over Zohran Mamdani.
Reposted by Oliver Darcy
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.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-zasl...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-zasl...
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.
www.status.news
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-zasl...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-zasl...
In Donald Trump’s Washington, blue-chip brands are cozying up to Breitbart and MBS alike, revealing just how nonexistent their stated values really are.
My piece in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jd-vance-b...
My piece in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jd-vance-b...
Bending to Breitbart
In Donald Trump’s Washington, blue-chip brands are cozying up to Breitbart and MBS alike, revealing just how nonexistent their stated values really are.
www.status.news
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
In Donald Trump’s Washington, blue-chip brands are cozying up to Breitbart and MBS alike, revealing just how nonexistent their stated values really are.
My piece in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jd-vance-b...
My piece in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jd-vance-b...
Reposted by Oliver Darcy
Credit to @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for continuing to call out the moral cowardice of blue chip companies & their CEO’s. With every step, they march right alongside Trump & his vile policies. Keep that in mind when you shop, bank, use social media, etc.
www.status.news/p/jd-vance-b...
www.status.news/p/jd-vance-b...
November 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Credit to @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for continuing to call out the moral cowardice of blue chip companies & their CEO’s. With every step, they march right alongside Trump & his vile policies. Keep that in mind when you shop, bank, use social media, etc.
www.status.news/p/jd-vance-b...
www.status.news/p/jd-vance-b...