Patrick Brennan
@pbrennannyc.bsky.social
I live in New York City, read a lot and post stories I think you’ll be interested in mostly about media, tech, AI politics and Football (Soccer). I am politically progressive, a dog lover and a lifelong fan of Millwall FC.
RIP: Billy Bonds, West Ham legend as a player and manager, dies aged 79
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Billy Bonds, West Ham legend as a player and manager, dies aged 79
The former West Ham captain and manager Billy Bonds has died at the age of 79, the Premier League club has announced
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November 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
RIP: Billy Bonds, West Ham legend as a player and manager, dies aged 79
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Wrexham AFC receives £18m from government despite Hollywood backing www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Wrexham AFC receives £18m from government despite Hollywood backing
Welsh government grants used to fund football club even though it is owned by wealthy movie stars
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November 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Wrexham AFC receives £18m from government despite Hollywood backing www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Move over, Murdoch: will Lord Rothermere be Britain’s most powerful media mogul? www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Move over, Murdoch: will Lord Rothermere be Britain’s most powerful media mogul?
The Daily Mail owner has the Telegraph titles in his sights as part of a long-held ambition to create a dominant stable of rightwing newspapers
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November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Move over, Murdoch: will Lord Rothermere be Britain’s most powerful media mogul? www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
The Week Junior: Ten years of proving the young still read print journalism
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The Week Junior: Ten years of proving the young still read print journalism
Future's The Week Junior has seen a subscription model drive its success, with 90% of its revenue sourced from subscribers.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Week Junior: Ten years of proving the young still read print journalism
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Gulf between AI journalism hype and concerns at the coalface revealed
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Gulf between AI journalism hype and concerns at the coalface revealed
AI does not appear to have freed journalist's from mundane tasks as promised.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Gulf between AI journalism hype and concerns at the coalface revealed
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News Corp launches corporate copyright licence scheme for Australia
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News Corp launches corporate copyright licence scheme for Australia - AdNews
Allows for news to be used as a prompt in AI tools.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
News Corp launches corporate copyright licence scheme for Australia
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The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
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Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
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The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
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November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
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Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
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News publishers embrace vertical video with in-app “watch” tabs
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News publishers embrace vertical video with in-app “watch” tabs
“We're not trying to be TikTok."
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November 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
News publishers embrace vertical video with in-app “watch” tabs
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Bevan Shields steps down as Sydney Morning Herald editor, chief reporter Jordan Baker named as replacement www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Bevan Shields steps down as Sydney Morning Herald editor, chief reporter Jordan Baker named as replacement
Shields told SMH staff in an email that working in the role had been the honour of his life
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November 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Bevan Shields steps down as Sydney Morning Herald editor, chief reporter Jordan Baker named as replacement www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Trump's media lawsuits keep falling flat www.axios.com/2025/11/25/t...
Trump's media lawsuits keep falling flat
Despite settlement with ABC and CBS, Trump's broader campaign is faltering.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Trump's media lawsuits keep falling flat www.axios.com/2025/11/25/t...
BBC Confirms Plans To Save $130M By Shrinking & Rethinking Workforce
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BBC Confirms Plans To Save $130M By Shrinking & Rethinking Workforce
The BBC has confirmed plans to save £100M by radically reimagining its workforce to compete with tech giants. The plan is known as Project Ada.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
BBC Confirms Plans To Save $130M By Shrinking & Rethinking Workforce
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Trump brushes off concerns about Witkoff’s interactions with Russians as leaked transcript roils Washington
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Trump brushes off concerns about Witkoff’s interactions with Russians | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump brushed off concerns about his special envoy Steve Witkoff’s engagements with the Kremlin after a new phone call transcript provided rare insight into how the president’s top ne...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Trump brushes off concerns about Witkoff’s interactions with Russians as leaked transcript roils Washington
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Media Goes on Offense as Trump Steps Up His War on Journalism
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Media Goes on Offense as Trump Steps Up His War on Journalism
The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Guardian U.S. tell TheWrap how they’re upholding journalistic standards.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Media Goes on Offense as Trump Steps Up His War on Journalism
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Could Public Skepticism of the Press Actually Be Good for Democracy?
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Eugenia Mitchelstein on whether public skepticism of the press could actually be good for democracy.
An expert on political communication explains how Argentina’s history of public lying created a protective barrier between citizens and information, and how distrust can help fight autocracy.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Could Public Skepticism of the Press Actually Be Good for Democracy?
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Are You Boycotting Black Friday?
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Are You Boycotting Black Friday?
The Mass Blackout and We Ain’t Buying It campaigns call for people to flex their power not to shop, especially from companies allied with Trump.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Are You Boycotting Black Friday?
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Best Buy hikes sales forecast as shoppers upgrade tech, splurge on devices
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Best Buy hikes sales forecast as shoppers upgrade tech, splurge on devices
The consumer electronics retailer said it saw tech upgrades and strong sales of computers, gaming consoles and smartphones during the fiscal third quarter.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Best Buy hikes sales forecast as shoppers upgrade tech, splurge on devices
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To Win, Omnicom Must Kill Its Darlings
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To Win, Omnicom Must Kill Its Darlings
Now that the $13 billion merger between Omnicom and IPG is actually happening, all attention turns to what the merged entity will look like. Here are three scenarios.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
To Win, Omnicom Must Kill Its Darlings
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Telegraph deal gives Rothermere UK print dominance, but regulators should wave it through
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Telegraph deal gives Rothermere UK print dominance, but regulators should wave it through
What DMGT's £500m bid for Telegraph means and what happens next.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Telegraph deal gives Rothermere UK print dominance, but regulators should wave it through
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Reith lecturer accuses BBC of cowardice for censoring his remarks on Trump www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of cowardice for censoring his remarks on Trump
Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
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November 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of cowardice for censoring his remarks on Trump www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Auction Raises More Than $1.5 Million for Public Broadcasting, Including New Record for a Bob Ross Painting
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‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Auction Raises More Than $1.5 Million for Public Broadcasting, Including New Record for a Bob Ross Painting
'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' auctioned a Bob Ross painting and other items for PBS, raising more than $1.5 million.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Auction Raises More Than $1.5 Million for Public Broadcasting, Including New Record for a Bob Ross Painting
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Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share
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Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share
Sinclair has submitted a bid to buy out E.W. Scripps for $7 per share, in a deal that could bring further consolidation across America’s local TV news landscape.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share
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Senate Democrat asks Trump for TikTok divestiture details
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November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Senate Democrat asks Trump for TikTok divestiture details
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Inside MAGA's growing fight to stop Trump's AI revolution
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Inside MAGA's growing fight to stop Trump's AI revolution
As President Trump pushes an extensive agenda for the advancement of AI, some of his most loyal supporters within the MAGA base are denouncing his efforts.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Inside MAGA's growing fight to stop Trump's AI revolution
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New X feature exposes foreign pro-MAGA accounts
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New X feature exposes foreign pro-MAGA accounts | CNN Business
A new X feature over the weekend revealed that dozens of pro-Trump accounts with large followings are not US-based, despite content and bios suggesting otherwise.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
New X feature exposes foreign pro-MAGA accounts
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America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
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America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
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