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Axios’ Future: Why It Matters

Three years after selling to Cox, incentives for Axios’ co-founders have vested, opening the door to a possible exit—a scenario Cox execs have begun informally planning for, Status has learned.

Hollywood’s Saudi Serenade

Dec 12, 2025

The Post’s A.I. ‘Disaster’

Dec 11, 2025

Media’s Unhappy Holidays

Dec 10, 2025

The CNN Sacrifice

Dec 9, 2025

Ellison’s Endgame

Dec 8, 2025

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Below the Fold

CNN’s Brief Sigh of Relief

Netflix’s $83 billion deal for Warner Bros. spares CNN from a future under Paramount and Bari Weiss, but leaves plenty of new threats on the horizon.

The Blaze’s Burn Notice

A sensational claim by Glenn Beck’s outlet suggesting a conspiracy among law enforcement to frame Trump supporters over Jan. 6 has gone up in flames. Now the outlet is facing the fallout.

Netflix-WBD: Apocalypse Not?

Anti-competitive concerns about the leading streamer acquiring the venerable studio are well founded, but it might be the least bad of several unattractive alternatives.

The Davids, Divided

A failed summer deal over "South Park" helped poison the well between David Zaslav and David Ellison—tensions now erupting into plain view as the WBD auction nears its endgame.

Vanity Fair’s West Coast Woes

The Olivia Nuzzi scandal has become a slow-burn crisis inside Vanity Fair, engulfing Condé Nast leadership and raising broader questions about the magazine’s future.

The Pentagon’s Propagandists

The Pentagon held its first media briefing in months, hand-selecting a group of MAGA influencers to lob softballs—a charade that disgusted the actual journalists Pete Hegseth exiled earlier this year.

Navigating the Nuzzi Noise

Olivia Nuzzi is set to break her silence as her employer, Condé Nast, attempts to lay low while new allegations mount and questions pile up.

The 'Huddle' in Washington

Rachael Bade is teaming up with Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine on a new venture, Status has learned, braving the crowded independent media space with a new political show.

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.