Media and tech aren’t just intersecting — they’re fully intertwined. And to understand how those worlds work, and what they mean for... more
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Every day some 85 million people - most of them kids - show up to play, chat and spend money... more
Some people don’t want to pay for media. But lots of people are paying Jake Sherman and his team at... more
The New York Times faces the same challenges every other news organization faces in 2025. But it’s also in way... more
The Trump 2.0 era is less than three months old. But it’s already creating havoc for journalists and the companies... more
Call it symbiosis. Call it co-dependency. However you want to characterize it, there’s zero debate that Big TV and Big... more
Anyone who makes things thinks they could do it better if they had more. More money, time, headcount, infrastructure. Some of... more
Back when I first started covering the internet, the idea of broadcasting yourself for hours on end seemed like a... more
We had to stop recording this one for a minute, because Matt Belloni got a text. More on that below. Big... more
The most useful class I ever took in college was a media law class, where I learned two things: 1)... more
Everyone knows that video games are giant, fast-growing business that's going to swamp traditional media. Except that's not true: The games... more
A decade ago BuzzFeed was the bleeding edge of digital media, and Serious People thought it was going to be... more
It’s hard to remember now. But just a few years ago, sports betting was illegal in almost all of United... more
I haven’t checked in with Jessica Lessin in some time — and I have to say I picked a pretty... more
TikTok banned itself for less than a day. Now it’s back in the U.S. - despite a law that says... more
Why didn’t Meta’s stock move when Mark Zuckerberg announced his pro-MAGA pivot? Why do big media companies want to dump... more
I’m a lucky man. Whenever I’m baffled by the internet, and social media, I turn to my co-worker Katie Notopoulos,... more
I don’t love a lot of year-end #content . But I do love talking to Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw every year,... more
Newsletters are not a new idea. Yet every few years the media business rediscovers them, anyway — either as a... more
You probably shouldn't know Renee DiResta's name: She's a researcher who studies online bad behavior, not a celebrity. But the... more
Lots of people start media companies using money from rich people. Jason Koebler and his colleagues did it themselves, using... more
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You probably shouldn't know Renee DiResta's name: She's a researcher who studies online bad behavior, not a celebrity. But the work DiReata... more