Oliver Darcy Departs CNN to Launch Independent Newsletter 'Status'
The former senior media reporter aims to deliver unvarnished insights on media, Hollywood, and Silicon Valley through his new subscription-based venture.
- Darcy's exit follows CNN's recent restructuring and job cuts.
- Status will offer nightly briefings with one free edition and four paid editions per week.
- The newsletter promises hard-hitting reporting without sparing sensitive egos.
- Darcy's tenure at CNN was marked by critical media analysis, including of CNN itself.
- Reliable Sources, Darcy's former newsletter, will return in the fall with a new writer.
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