What Happened to Megyn Kelly?
Megyn Kelly has had a fascinating media career, but her latest iteration as a pro-Trump podcaster is somewhat depressing.
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Did the Media Pass the COVID-19 Lockdown Test?
On March 23, 2020, then-UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson looked down the barrel of a camera and uttered the words: From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction – you must stay at home. The UK’s first full COVID-19 lockdown had begun. Five years on, many of us have tried
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Apple Needs a Play for MLS After Messi
To state the obvious, Lionel Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami in 2023 was a big deal. It mattered to both the MLS and its media partner Apple, which owns the global rights to the league for a decade and used the World Cup winner as a key way to sell its Season Pass subscription. However,
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The NWSL Makes its Play
Last night, (midnight UK time) the NWSL, America’s domestic women’s soccer football league, kicked off. The format is fairly straightforward and is typical of US sports. Fourteen teams play each other home and away and then there is a playoff to decide the champions. (Orlando Pride won last year.) The media setup is interesting though.
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Climbing the AI Learning Curve
Almost all of the media industry, one way or the other, is talking about AI. And quite right too. The technology, whichever way it progresses, will have a huge impact on everything from marketing to journalism and beyond. We’re not talking about nonsense like NFTs here. My view, as I’ve outlined before, is to focus
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British Journalism Review – They Make Press Barons Look Good
I had the thrill of contributing to the British Journalism Review for the first time. The piece was published in the latest edition of the journal. It covers Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, President Donald Trump and the media ecosystem bringing them all together. An excerpt is below: Was it a Nazi salute? Was it just
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You Don’t Need to Watch Meghan Markle on Netflix
Yesterday, in a move that surely underlines my deep dedication to readers of The Addition, I sat down to watch the hottest new thing in streaming, determined to let you know what all the fuss is about. I made it through 11 minutes of Meghan Markle’s Netflix series. Having survived a discussion on bees, homemade
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Don’t be Surprised by Daily Mail Ukraine Approach
On Saturday night, there were ripples of excitement in certain corners of the internet as the latest Mail on Sunday splash dropped. It showed a smiling Sir Keir Starmer, with the UK prime minister’s arm draped over Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s shoulder. Above them was the all-caps headline: “Now stop the state visit for ‘bully’ Trump’. Lest
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Journalists, Check (Remember) Your Privilege
We all know journalism is in a tough spot right now. Frankly, can be a bit of a slog. However, sometimes you have moments that remind you what a great job this is and how lucky you are to do it. I had one of those today. I was in the press box for the
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Jeff Bezos Will not Tolerate Dissent at Washington Post
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has shaken up his newspaper’s opinion section, my friend (and podcast guest) Ben Mullin reported. The Amazon founder demanded that his side hustle publish commentary that pushes “personal liberties and free markets”. Dissent will not bed tolerated. David Shipley, who ran the opinion section, has left the newspaper in response.
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