Per a note to staff, Business Insider is joining Microsoft’s publisher content marketplace program. BI CEO Barbara Peng says the program will “compensate publishers when our trusted journalism is used in its Al-generated results.”
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Per a note to staff, Business Insider is joining Microsoft’s publisher content marketplace program. BI CEO Barbara Peng says the program will “compensate publishers when our trusted journalism is used in its Al-generated results.”
Some internal tension on the White House Correspondents Association email listserv today. Some journalists are complaining that background info circulated to the group by a reporter working for Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya did not mention the murder of Jamal Khashoggi...
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Some internal tension on the White House Correspondents Association email listserv today. Some journalists are complaining that background info circulated to the group by a reporter working for Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya did not mention the murder of Jamal Khashoggi...
My piece for @semafor.com on the launch of MS Now. The strategy, so far:
- New pods
- YouTube explainers, “simulcasting" on YT
- Live MS Now events across the country
- Paid subscription products
- An expanded role for Pablo Torre
- Collaboration, potential deal w/Crooked Media
- New pods
- YouTube explainers, “simulcasting" on YT
- Live MS Now events across the country
- Paid subscription products
- An expanded role for Pablo Torre
- Collaboration, potential deal w/Crooked Media
November 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
My piece for @semafor.com on the launch of MS Now. The strategy, so far:
- New pods
- YouTube explainers, “simulcasting" on YT
- Live MS Now events across the country
- Paid subscription products
- An expanded role for Pablo Torre
- Collaboration, potential deal w/Crooked Media
- New pods
- YouTube explainers, “simulcasting" on YT
- Live MS Now events across the country
- Paid subscription products
- An expanded role for Pablo Torre
- Collaboration, potential deal w/Crooked Media
Yahoo Finance is launching a prediction markets hub with Polymarket to “help investors better follow prediction markets and the forces shaping them.”
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Yahoo Finance is launching a prediction markets hub with Polymarket to “help investors better follow prediction markets and the forces shaping them.”
Axios CEO Jim Vandehei emailed staff today saying the company has "beaten our ambitious revenue goal for the year"
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Axios CEO Jim Vandehei emailed staff today saying the company has "beaten our ambitious revenue goal for the year"
New York Post editor-in-chief Keith Poole emailed “New York Pravda” staff thanking them for their coverage of “Supreme Leader Chairman Zohran,” joking that they would be rationed an extra potato for their election night coverage.
(He also noted the Red Apple cover sold out).
(He also noted the Red Apple cover sold out).
November 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
New York Post editor-in-chief Keith Poole emailed “New York Pravda” staff thanking them for their coverage of “Supreme Leader Chairman Zohran,” joking that they would be rationed an extra potato for their election night coverage.
(He also noted the Red Apple cover sold out).
(He also noted the Red Apple cover sold out).
Union statement and Conde statement
November 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Union statement and Conde statement
Inbox: Biden foreign policy/nat sec advisors Jon Finer and Jake Sullivan are launching a podcast with Vox Media…
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Inbox: Biden foreign policy/nat sec advisors Jon Finer and Jake Sullivan are launching a podcast with Vox Media…
NYMag blew up its story about ICE's increased presence at 26 Federal Plaza, and pasted it on a wall a few blocks away on Broadway
November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
NYMag blew up its story about ICE's increased presence at 26 Federal Plaza, and pasted it on a wall a few blocks away on Broadway
From last night’s @semafor.com media newsletter: With the support of owner Jeff Bezos, WaPo publisher Will Lewis tried to hire The Free Press's Olivia Reinvold for the Post's new opinion section…
October 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
From last night’s @semafor.com media newsletter: With the support of owner Jeff Bezos, WaPo publisher Will Lewis tried to hire The Free Press's Olivia Reinvold for the Post's new opinion section…
Where we’re at: Prominent Media analyst Rich Greenfield argues that to get regulatory approval from the Trump admin in a WBD acquisition, Comcast should bring in TPUSA’s Erika Kirk to serve as the editor-in-chief of a combined CNN/NBC News
October 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Where we’re at: Prominent Media analyst Rich Greenfield argues that to get regulatory approval from the Trump admin in a WBD acquisition, Comcast should bring in TPUSA’s Erika Kirk to serve as the editor-in-chief of a combined CNN/NBC News
CBS Evening News co-host John Dickerson says he's leaving the network at the end of the year
October 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
CBS Evening News co-host John Dickerson says he's leaving the network at the end of the year
pretty much what wapo/lat discovered last year. giving a win to trump is meaningfully damaging to business when enough of the current paying audience leans left.
October 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
pretty much what wapo/lat discovered last year. giving a win to trump is meaningfully damaging to business when enough of the current paying audience leans left.
Joint statement from the networks declining to agree with the Pentagon's new press policy. Fox News, Pete Hegseth's former employer, is a signatory.
October 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Joint statement from the networks declining to agree with the Pentagon's new press policy. Fox News, Pete Hegseth's former employer, is a signatory.
WaPo also will not be signing the new Pentagon press policy, per a note from executive editor Matt Murray
October 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
WaPo also will not be signing the new Pentagon press policy, per a note from executive editor Matt Murray
The Guardian won’t sign the Pentagon’s new press policy, a spokesperson tells me
October 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Guardian won’t sign the Pentagon’s new press policy, a spokesperson tells me
Great kicker. Marc Benioff’s PR team wanted him to do an interview about philanthropy. Instead he sounded off on a bunch of Trump policies he supports and called for the White House to send troops to SF.
Doesn’t seem like the comms team was pleased with how the interview went..
Doesn’t seem like the comms team was pleased with how the interview went..
October 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Great kicker. Marc Benioff’s PR team wanted him to do an interview about philanthropy. Instead he sounded off on a bunch of Trump policies he supports and called for the White House to send troops to SF.
Doesn’t seem like the comms team was pleased with how the interview went..
Doesn’t seem like the comms team was pleased with how the interview went..
New: The WGAE, which represents some parts of CBS News including its social team, sent a note to members today advising its members not to respond to Weiss’ request for an email by next week. The union also said it asked CBS for more information about Weiss’ request.
October 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
New: The WGAE, which represents some parts of CBS News including its social team, sent a note to members today advising its members not to respond to Weiss’ request for an email by next week. The union also said it asked CBS for more information about Weiss’ request.
New: In a note to staff this morning, New CBS EIC Bari Weiss asked everyone across CBS News to send her a memo by next Tuesday explaining how they spend their workday and what’s working/not working…
October 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New: In a note to staff this morning, New CBS EIC Bari Weiss asked everyone across CBS News to send her a memo by next Tuesday explaining how they spend their workday and what’s working/not working…
David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press
October 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press
catching up on some articles in the paper of record
October 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
catching up on some articles in the paper of record
WNYC/Gothamist EIC Audrey Cooper is out at the station, per a note to staff this morning shared with me
September 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
WNYC/Gothamist EIC Audrey Cooper is out at the station, per a note to staff this morning shared with me
In a note to staff, WaPo says it is introducing video comments for staff, allowing WaPo journalists to engage in the comments section of their articles (while using AI to block “hateful” comments and surface interesting comments)
September 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
In a note to staff, WaPo says it is introducing video comments for staff, allowing WaPo journalists to engage in the comments section of their articles (while using AI to block “hateful” comments and surface interesting comments)
One bit of reporting here: Many anti-Trump and partisan media outlets are experiencing audience growth, and are talking about consolidation.
Two, the Bulwark and Crooked Media, have discussed a potential deal, tho people involved told me the talks have been largely speculative..
Two, the Bulwark and Crooked Media, have discussed a potential deal, tho people involved told me the talks have been largely speculative..
September 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
One bit of reporting here: Many anti-Trump and partisan media outlets are experiencing audience growth, and are talking about consolidation.
Two, the Bulwark and Crooked Media, have discussed a potential deal, tho people involved told me the talks have been largely speculative..
Two, the Bulwark and Crooked Media, have discussed a potential deal, tho people involved told me the talks have been largely speculative..
Inbox: Kamala Harris joins Substack. Her first post is an excerpt from her new book
September 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Inbox: Kamala Harris joins Substack. Her first post is an excerpt from her new book