Facebook turns 20, CNN shakes up mornings, the Super Bowl scores big.
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.
January’s Baker’s Dozen
A brutal month for the US media.
Media on Media
The effects of war, on the ground in Gaza and in US newsrooms.
From AI to Disney, the stories defining media.
Media on Media
A former NYT editor on how the Paper of Record lost its way, and more.
An Interview with Norman Lear
Some highlights of my conversation with Lear in 2012 at Fordham.
December’s Baker’s Dozen
Univision’s news coverage raises eyebrows, Europe confronts AI and more.
Media on Media
A roundup of recommended takes on the media, by the media.
2024: The Year of AI Elections
A novel factor in the coming year’s elections is how AI, which has improved with startling speed over the past 12 months, will upend political campaigns and voting processes.