Power Lines is the official podcast of Status, where veteran journalists Oliver Darcy and Jon Passantino deliver sharp media industry analysis every Friday.

On today’s episode: 

Executives at CBS News are sounding the alarm over historically bad ratings for “CBS Mornings.” Oliver and Jon dive into the numbers and discuss Tony Dokoupil publicly distancing himself from Bari Weiss. 

Then, Emily Sundberg’s interview with Mark Zuckerberg exposes the Meta billionaire’s preference to talk to dodge tough questions. 

Also, Tucker Carlson has not only broken from the Republican Party, but he also has some choice words for Donald Trump. 

Plus, Status makes its debut on the “Joe Rogan Experience,” which we highlight in our Media Moment of the Week.

0:00 Intro

1:11 CBS Mornings Hits Historic Low Ratings

11:02 Tony Dokoupil Distances Himself from Bari Weiss

15:29 Zuckerberg Hand Picks Softball Questions in Recent Interview

26:28 Tucker Carlson Calls Trump a “Bitch”

31:15 Media Moment of the Week

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