Standout commentary on the TikTok ban, Facebook ditching fact checkers and more.
Category: media
2024 in Review

A special Baker’s Dozen on Bluesky rising, cable news waning, editorial boards chickening out and more.
Public Media’s Uneasy Domain

A potentially huge boon to struggling local public stations could rest in nostalgia.
November’s Baker’s Dozen

Comcast spins off MSNB, Chris Wallace leaves CNN for podcasting, the box office shows signs of life, and more.
Media on Media
Get me on Rogan!, combatting deepfakes.
How Trump Leveraged Passive News Audience

For another look at my opinion piece and reflections on the “ambient news” that helped shape the 2024 election, head to Hearst’s CT Insider, which has published this and previous columns of mine.
Media on Media
The inescapability of ambient “news,” public and private media can get along
Media on Media
Political media, excluding Fox, grapples with lost relevance.
Mistimed Cowardice

If driven to its logical conclusion, this rationale for editorial reticence could extend to editorials on every hot-button topic
October’s Baker’s Dozen

Amazon streams live TV news, Substack names some big gets, and more.