In the brilliant documentary Page One – Inside the New York Times, the late, great David Carr describes Brian Stelter as “a robot assembled in the basement of The New York Times to come and destroy me”. The quote references his protege’s penchant for hard work and understanding of new media. Despite all this, Stelter […]
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The death of podcasting has, surprise, surprise, been greatly exaggerated. Don’t believe me, ask Travis and Jason Kelce. The brothers have signed a deal with Wondery reported to be worth around $100 million. Now, Taylor Swift may have played a helping hand in this, but it demonstrates that there is still major money in podcast
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If you’re a sports fan, summer 2024 was a good one. It featured the Euros and Copa América football competitions, the Olympics, two cycling grand tours (the third one is happening now,) and test cricket. There was also the Open golf (although the weather was not very seasonal,) and Wimbledon. The regular summer seasons for
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The Democratic National Convention in Chicago sees President Biden pass the baton to Kamala Harris to face Donald Trump. Beyond the convention, media circles are focusing on Ezra Klein, who has influenced journalism and politics through his blog and Vox. His podcast and New York Times role underscore his significant impact, especially on Democratic politics.
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I subscribe to a lot of media newsletters. Listen to a lot of media podcasts. Read a lot of media news. And so much of it is just so negative. There are plenty of good reasons for this and if you’re reading this newsletter, I probably don’t need to remind you of them. The question
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Politico and media types like to smugly dismiss election debates, frequently claiming they don’t change very much. I’ve done it myself. Well, the events of the last few weeks have rather put paid to that notion. A disastrous performance from President Joe Biden confirmed many worries about him and started a chain of events that
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When Netflix announced an ad-supported tier it felt like a rubicon had been crossed, like some of the fundamental contract of that service and streaming in general had been broken. And now customers don’t seem to care According to Netflix’s latest earning data, it has 277 million subscribers and its ad-supported plan members now make
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After a busy Saturday in central London with a friend and then a trip to the gym (I know, but there’s no point going to the gym unless you tell everyone,) I settled down for the evening to watch the New York Yankees game. As it finished, my TV flicked over to CNN and the
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CNN is cutting jobs. “Media organisation makes people redundant” is hardly revelatory in 2024, but this move includes closing down its CNN opinion section. Claire Atkinson exclusively revealed a memo from boss Mark Thompson and reported on the end of the comment section. Churning out comment pieces is generally cheaper than reporting. However, if you
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On Thursday, Andy Murray made what we now know to be his last-ever Wimbledon appearance. The coverage was, as ever, on the BBC, who brought out legendary broadcaster Sue Barker to interview him. They showed a brilliant montage and cameras tracked the two-time champion through the clubhouse and onto the bridge where he greeted cheering
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