One Sheet: WHCD Invites its Tormentors, Iran War Media Whiplash, Does Twitter Matter?

The Big Picture The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is ten days away, and the newsletter class spent Wednesday asking an uncomfortable question: when an administration wages war on the press, do you still invite them to the party? Jeff Shell’s abrupt exit from Paramount gave the trade press plenty to chew on, with sources suggesting his colleagues were relieved to see him go. The podcast M&A market is in full frenzy following the TBPN-OpenAI deal, with dealmakers naming the next targets. And the Iran ceasefire touched off a media split — conservative outlets said the press overcorrected on war crime warnings, while left-leaning newsletters called it a strategic humiliation for Trump. All that, plus the Oscar calendar is staying put in March and Hollywood’s publicists are not happy about it. Today’s sources: Status | Page Six Hollywood | Puck | The Ankler | The Ankler/Like & Subscribe | The Bulwark | To the Contrary | Newsbusters | Politico Playbook | Tubefilter | The Free Press | Simon Owens | CJR | Poynter Top Story THE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS’ DINNER INVITES ITS TORMENTORS The White House Correspondents’ Dinner arrives April 25, and with President Donald Trump attending for the first time
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