There's a media summit today in New York City, co-hosted by former CNN "journalist" Oliver Darcy.
The topics include the future of media and the challenges being faced (both are difficulties that have ironically been exacerbated by the hackery from those very same people).
Join us for the inaugural Status Summit, a one-day event that will bring together the industry’s most influential executives, journalists, creators, and decision-makers for a series of candid, newsmaking conversations about the forces transforming the information landscape.
At a moment when political pressure, technological disruption, and business challenges are reshaping media, Status Summit will provide a rare forum for honest dialogue and substantive discussion.
Hosted by Status founder Oliver Darcy and Executive Editor Jon Passantino, we can assure you that this conference will be unlike any other. There will be no canned dialogue or turning blind eyes to the media realities of today. Just frank, clear-eyed discussion on the most consequential issues facing the industry.
According to CNN's Brian Stelter, there was a packed house for the event:
Packed house for @oliverdarcy's first #StatusSummit in NYC. (Right now @karaswisher is talking about why she doesn't use X anymore) pic.twitter.com/qUuqvuyjlk
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 9, 2026
Really?
Well, maybe it depends on your definition of packed house, according to some X users.
Your photo shows a lot of open seats. This is the type of stuff you’ve mocked Trump for doing over the last decade and now you’re doing it yourself.
— Biff McTannen (@biffmctannen) September 9, 2026
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Apparently requiring Covid seating spacing was employed for “packed house” to be achieved. https://t.co/tzS7uyv9bd
— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) September 9, 2026
Brian has to realize that his photo doesn’t show a “packed house,” even with his selective shot instead of a wide one. Dishonest to the bone. https://t.co/NUw60n0ru3
— RoadMN (@RoadMN) September 9, 2026
The event looked to be "packed" just like Joe Biden's presidential campaign rallies in 2020. The only thing missing were the spacing circles.
Packed house? pic.twitter.com/5HBJNsZnkb
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) September 9, 2026
Also, nothing says "let's get back to serious journalism" quite like having on your panel a guy who was demoted for lying:
Listening to Brian Williams and Jonathan Wald discuss the shift from primetime to streaming with @oliverdarcy. #StatusSummit pic.twitter.com/4HDwlwGeVV
— Jason Barrett (@sportsradiopd) September 9, 2026
Did Williams recount his harrowing tale of taking on enemy fire from rocket propelled grenades during the Iraq war?
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