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One of the most common questions I get asked is, “Why do you charge $200 for A Media Operator?” It’s also one…

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Philosopher George Santayana is credited with this quote. As I have…

We, in the media, love to glom onto new ideas and run with them irrespective of if it actually makes sense. A…

If you spent time in the media business over the past 10 years, optimism and confidence are not words that you’d hear.…

And just like that, The Athletic was bought. When I wrote on Tuesday that I was expecting The New York Times to…

I hope everyone had a great end of the year. It was good to take some time to recharge, clear the head,…

In the quest for stability and growth, media companies large and small have globbed onto subscriptions as their business model of choice.…

First scooped by The Wall Street Journal and then confirmed by the companies, Vox and Group Nine are merging. According to the…

Sometimes I think about the heyday of magazine publishing when brands would throw money at a publisher for a piece of paper…

Day one of BuzzFeed being public is now complete. While I doubt this is what the executive team had in mind, one…

With the speed at which information can be obtained from anywhere in the world, the world of archaic magazines should be long…

Anytime I think about publishers creating native video on social media platforms, I’m reminded that the pivot to video has its own…

In late 2020 and early 2021, SPACs were going to be the savior—nay, the bailout—for digital media. Finally, there was liquidity. But…

To have an office or to not have an office, that is the question. For New York City, the media capital of…

One of the inflated areas of focus over the past couple of years has been the creator economy. There are so many…

One of the argued positives of relying on programmatic advertising is that it’s hands-off for the publisher. The marketer can pick their…

For years, I have wanted to subscribe to The Wall Street Journal. I visit the site often enough because they do legitimately…

For those of that aren’t premium members, you aren’t used to getting a piece from me on Fridays. I wanted to open…