Oliver Darcy | |
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| Born | August 20, 1990 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Merced |
| Employer | CNN (2017–2024) |
| Website | status |
Oliver Darcy (born August 20, 1990 [1] [2] ) is an American journalist, author of the newsletter Status, and former senior media reporter at CNN.
Darcy's parents migrated to the United States from Iran. [3] He has stated that he developed an interest in journalism during high school. He became the editor-in-chief at The Charger, his high school newspaper. [1] Darcy graduated from the University of California, Merced with a degree in political science. [4]
Darcy was the politics editor at Business Insider and deputy managing editor at The Blaze . [5]
From 2017 to 2024, Darcy worked at CNN, beginning to write the network's Reliable Sources newsletter after Brian Stelter left the network in 2022. [6] [7] There, Darcy broke the news that a Tucker Carlson Tonight writer had a history of writing racist messages. [2] He also was a frequent guest on CNN's cable news channel. [8] Darcy announced in August 2024, [2] after contract renewal negotiations, [9] that he would pursue an independent newsletter about the media industry, [2] with a source close to him saying Darcy declined to renew his contract with CNN. [10]
Paid subscriptions to Status cost $15 per month, or $150 per year. [6] [2] Within a month of launching Status, Darcy scooped a story about the relationship between journalist and friend Olivia Nuzzi and former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., [11] [9] which Business Insider called "a staggering story" and which placed Nuzzi on leave from her job at New York . [12] In February 2025, Darcy brought former CNN editor Jon Passantino to Status. As of July 2025 [update] , Status has 85,000 total subscribers. [13] Passantino and Darcy will host a videocast called Power Lines based on their reporting, starting in July 2025. [13]
