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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.

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Katherine Maher and the Ethics of Media Executive Bias

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.

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Billionaires Were Supposed to Save the News Business. What Went Wrong?

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. 

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An Interview with Norman Lear

Some highlights of my conversation with Lear in 2012 at Fordham.

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December’s Baker’s Dozen

Univision’s news coverage raises eyebrows, Europe confronts AI and more.

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