An Oregon Paper Was Repeatedly Denied Public Records. Its Fight for Transparency Ended in Victory
In 2017, the announcement of a major project caught the attention of Les Zaitz, publisher and editor of the Malheur Enterprise. (Poynter)Read More
NBCUniversal Telemundo Names Joaquin Duro to Lead Sports Division
Joaquin Duro was named executive vice president of sports for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. Duro takes over for Eli Velazquez, who is leaving the company at the end of the month. (TVSpy)Read More
Google’s Antitrust Defense: Fees are Competitive and Rivals Were a Threat
Google has spent the last week arguing that it faces fierce competition in the ad market, presenting its side in adtech antitrust case, the U.S. versus Google. Much of Google’s argument rests on the idea that the Department of Justice defines the market incorrectly. According to Google’s lawyers, the DOJ’s concept of open web display…Read More
Wired, Under New Leadership, Sees Commercial Gains and Editorial Traction
The technology publisher Wired has seen its revenues rise and readership swell under the leadership of editor in chief Katie Drummond, who joined the title last August from Vice Media. Global revenue at the Conde Nast property has risen 6%, while commerce revenue has grown 35% year to date, according to Drummond. The privately owned…Read More
Snowballs and avalanches
Residents leave a town because of a lack of services, which cuts the tax base, which leads to more services lost, which leads to more residents leaving…
A hip new brand attracts a few opinion leaders, who flash the logo, which attracts more hipsters, who then establish a status standard, which attracts more customers…
The key variable in both spirals is time.
The rise or fall happens day by day, not all at once, and normal interventions rarely make a difference. Instead, it’s the apparently irrational overinvestment in the moment that can change the dynamic going forward.
Keke Palmer Is the CMO of Her Own Brand
It’s hard to imagine a superstar like Keke Palmer — famous for her starring roles in films like Nope and Scream Queens, and the Netflix animated sitcom Big Mouth along with two studio albums — building a slide deck. And yet she does. “I make a deck for everything,” she revealed onstage at Brandweek in…Read More
Kamala Harris’ Stephanie Ruhle Interview Draws Nearly 3 Million Viewers
MSNBC may not have landed a presidential debate, but it did score the first solo one-on-one interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. On Wednesday night, the Democratic candidate sat down with 11th Hour host Stephanie Ruhle… and almost 3 million Americans. According to fast national numbers from Nielsen, 1.8 million total viewers tuned in during…Read More
Hana Altenburg Joins KOLO in Reno as AM Reporter
Hana Altenburg has joined Reno, Nevada ABC affiliate KOLO as a morning reporter. “Made my official TV debut today with @kolo8newsnow as their new Morning News Reporter and MMJ,” she posted to social media after her debut. “I’m so excited to be starting this journey with the local news station I grew up watching. Catch…Read More
Watch Kellyanne and Claudia Conway’s Mother-Daughter Moment
A mother and daughter reunion was only a motion away for Kellyanne Conway and Claudia Conway on Thursday. The 19-year-old TikTok influencer–and Kamala Harris voter–appeared on her Donald Trump supporting mom’s Fox Nation series Here’s the Deal with Kellyanne for an across the aisle talk about the presidential election, the political leanings of Gen-Z and…Read More
Newsmax and Smartmatic Settle Defamation Case
The defamation trial pitting Newsmax Media, Inc. against Smartmatic ended the same day it began. Hours after jury selection commenced on Thursday at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington, DE, the network announced that a settlement had been reached in the case. “Newsmax is pleased to announce it has resolved the litigation brought…Read More