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david zaslav
MEDIA August 7, 2024
News and notes on a particularly busy August in the industry: David Zaslav’s brutal quarter, CBS News’s uninspiring new management structure, Deb OConnell’s moves at ABC, and Axios’s pivot.
will lewis
MEDIA August 2, 2024
Having survived a multifront newsroom fracas, Will Lewis endured another couple of love taps this week about his ongoing credibility challenges—one from Folkenflik, another from the Times. Now he faces an even thornier question: With the worst presumably behind him, how will he lead The Washington Post into the future?
lester holt
MEDIA July 31, 2024
News and notes on the future of broadcast news amid the O’Donnell pivot and other industry murmurs.
Norah O’Donnell
MEDIA July 30, 2024
O’Donnell is leaving her anchor perch at ‘CBS Evening News’ for a Barbara Walters-style interview tentpole role—a more freewheeling gig for her, sure, but also the latest sign of an era that keeps on ending in the network news business.


david zaslav
MEDIA July 26, 2024
After losing the NBA rights, David Zaslav has sued the league and now brought in Edelman to ensure the situation is both litigious and toxic. Meanwhile, he’s managing it all from the Crillon…
joe biden
MEDIA July 24, 2024
Somewhat ironically, an election cycle that has been defined by age has benefitted a bunch of legacy media outfits, all of whom are presumably hoping to embrace the lesson of past presidential races: eyeballs are ephemeral, but business models and strategies last a lot longer.
tucker carlson
MEDIA July 19, 2024
News and notes on the conservative media scene, and its metaphorical resonance, in Milwaukee and beyond.
morning joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski
MEDIA July 17, 2024
News, notes, and fresh updates on the micro-scandal stemming from the show’s bizarre one-day hiatus amid a generational political crisis.


reid hoffman
SILICON VALLEY July 12, 2024
News and notes from inside the Lodge, where former classmates Reid Hoffman and Peter Thiel had a very public quarrel, Zaslav revealed his ’24 agenda, and masters of the universe debated the fate of Joe Biden.
George Stephanopoulos
MEDIA July 10, 2024
News and notes on the media inside conversation amid the continuing Biden fallout: George’s man-on-the-street confession, Karine’s credibility crisis, and lessons from 2016.
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