The Daylight-Saving Time change we are going through this week is a nonscientific enacted political change that benefits no one. It may even harm some people.
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Time and Life
Author: Bill Baker
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October’s Baker’s Dozen
Amazon streams live TV news, Substack names some big gets, and more.
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July’s Baker’s Dozen
Murdoch succession infighting, a streaming music slump and more.
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May’s Baker’s Dozen
Open AI News Corp Reddit News Corp became the latest publishing giant to ink a deal with OpenAI allowing the company to mine its content for chatbot training. This gives OpenAI access to the Wall Street Journal, New York Post and Barron’s, among other outlets under the Murdoch-owned company’s big umbrella. News of the pact, […]
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April’s Baker’s Dozen
The Paramount saga continues, FT’s good deal with OpenAI and more.
In media, as in life, everything old is new again.
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March’s Baker’s Dozen
A revolt at NBC News, Reddit goes public after growing up, and more.
Plutocrats may not be the old media saviors they were briefly hyped to be.
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February’s Baker’s Dozen
Facebook turns 20, CNN shakes up mornings, the Super Bowl scores big.
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Remembering Charles Osgood
The radio and TV newscaster Charles Osgood died this week at 91 years old. A Fordham graduate, a longtime friend and a real mensch, Charles was a professional hero of mine and a towering inspiration for broadcasters.
