While we're talking about who national news organizations hire, the bigger issue than who is in charge is whether these places truly reflect the communities they serve. If CBS, NYT, CNN etc. continue to only hire out of big coastal cities, coverage won't improve.

My latest @modernretail.bsky.social is a look at how indie wine & spirits brands almost found themselves without a distributor after RNDC pulled out of California.

How they huddled up and bounced back:

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so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

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No it doesn’t, that’s you doing that

I still love Facebook bc sometimes you get these gems, like being among the first to know Ryan Adams got deplaned on Delta

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For Gucci-owner Kering, cost-cutting is an up-and-coming trend on.ft.com/4nJHha2 | opinion

The gasp i gasped at this bit

Yet another recession indicator? Private label diapers are about to be big business.

New @modernretail.bsky.social

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It's today's must-read at @prospect.org. Big thanks to People's Policy Project for their support on it. Check it out!
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The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.

"We hit at a moment where everyone was becoming aware there was a problem but wasn’t totally sure what the solution was, especially for their kids."

The anti-smartphone tech wave is upon us. New @modernretail.bsky.social

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Studio B, Coachella Valley's only purpose-built Dolby Atmos mixing room, is featured today in the Desert Sun! Thank you @bblueskye.bsky.social for taking the deep dive into Dolby Atmos and beyond!

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reminder: Jimmy Kimmel is enough of a mensch that he devised a segment on which actors who are just short of having enough work to qualify for union healthcare come on his show and deliver a single line of dialogue

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Quick teaser for this weekend's Modern Retail Podcast episode: I spoke with Kat Cole, the inimitable ceo of AG1 who led the company to $600M in revenue last year. She goes deep on supplement research, and it's SO meaty.

Listen wherever you pod!!

@modernretail.bsky.social #dtc #retail

forgot this song existed. good song.

Cannot get enough of "Goldie Montana" 😍

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when gandalf isn’t with bilbo and the gang i imagine he’s in back to back zoom meetings

New: CBS News has changed its interview format in reaction to complaints from DHS. According to a statement from a network spokesperson, Face The Nation will now only broadcast live or live to tape interviews

Big day for me:

25th edition of my Substack newsletter!

Read, subscribe, etc. - it's a collection of my latest work, personal essays, and fantastic pop culture recommendations:

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The latest issue of the NACLA Report was co-edited by Breno Bringel and myself. NACLA is deeply committed to socio-environmental justice in the Americas, so we wanted this issue to provide insights into the state of ecological imperialism in the region, including its green capitalist facades.

Love this. I still listen to my wedding playlist 💞

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#musicsky

The Guardian has today printed the names, and where possible, images, of all the media workers killed in Gaza, as part of an international day of action involving more than 150 media organisations.
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