Oliver Darcy Says Breaking the Olivia Nuzzi-RFK Jr. Story as an Independent Journalist Was ‘Terrifying’

Media journalist Oliver Darcy said breaking the Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. affair story was a “terrifying” experience as a newly independent journalist who had just struck out on his own after leaving CNN, speaking at TheWrap’s Grill conference on Tuesday.

“When you are at a mainstream media organization, you do have a network; a safety net of people who are checking everything. So when it’s by yourself, it is a little different to push that publish button and you let it fly out into the world,” the Status founder told moderator and TheWrap CEO/editor-in-chief Sharon Waxman. “With a newsletter, especially, it’s a little different even than publishing online in that you cannot edit it.