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2/16/2021
13 : 4
Does Content Equal Media Company?
Does Content Equal Media Company? It has become common to assign the label of “media company” to any company that creates content. This argument has popped up again in the past few weeks with the news
2/9/2021
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Acquisitions Like The Hustle Will Target One Type of Publisher Mostly
Plus... BDG's newsletter strategy seems off Acquisitions Like The Hustle Will Mostly Target One Type of Publisher One of the big joys of writing about the media business is when a company I've
2/2/2021
14 : 44
The Platforms Eye Newsletters
Plus... FOS launches sponsored courses The Platforms Eye Newsletters When many of us solo writers think about the audience funnel for what we're building, it often starts with Twitter. If we can
1/26/2021
14 : 34
Google's Cookie Replacement Means Nothing Has Changed
Plus the quiet emergence of Business Insider Google's Cookie Replacement Means Nothing Has Changed When I talk to some publishers that are overly reliant on programmatic advertising for their
1/19/2021
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Bad Ads, Not Trump, is What Kept Advertisers Away From News
Plus... Le Batard gets his RSS feed Bad Ads, Not Trump, Is What Kept Brands Away From News It's hard for humans to look in the mirror and admit that they are the problem. It's just a lot easier
1/15/2021
2 : 44
Welcome to the New A Media Operator
Welcome to the New A Media Operator It's Wednesday evening here in New York and the kind developer I've been working with on A Media Operator has finally finished deploying everything. That
1/15/2021
2 : 44
[Podcast] Sherrell Dorsey on Building The Plug
Sherrell Dorsey on Building The Plug Where to listen: Apple Google Spotify Sherrell Dorsey is the founder and publisher of The Plug, a publication focused on the Black innovation economy. While it
1/15/2021
2 : 44
Why I Decided to Leave Substack
Why I Decided to Leave Substack Tuesday, 15 Dec 2020 | Reading time: 18 mins | Read online It was almost a year ago that I wrote a piece about me getting ready to leave Substack. I was spending the
1/15/2021
2 : 44
Nick Friese on the 12 Years of Digiday Media
Nick Friese on the 12 Years of Digiday Media Where to listen: In your browser Apple Google Spotify Nick Friese is the founder and CEO of Digiday Media, a company with three verticals: Digiday,
1/15/2021
2 : 44
The End of the Year Brings Multiple Deals
The End of the Year Brings Multiple Deals Monday, 21 Dec 2020 | Read online Hey everyone— For those celebrating, I hope you have a great Christmas. There will be no issue this Friday. The podcast will
1/15/2021
2 : 44
Lessons to Learn From WW84 Launch
And Politico Acquires E&E News Lessons to Learn From WW84 Launch Tuesday, 5 Jan 2021 | Read online Happy New Year, everyone. I hope you all enjoyed your breaks and took some time to recharge. I
1/15/2021
2 : 44
Publishers Recognizing the Need for Better Product and User Experience
Publishers Recognizing the Need for Better Product and User Experience Hey— The Slack community launches tomorrow, so if you'd like to be part of the community here at A Media Operator, upgrade to
12/8/2020
14 : 54
Google Makes a Couple Moves That Affect Publishers
Heavy ads are getting blocked & Google wants to pay to bypass the paywall.
12/4/2020
3 : 44
Don’t Blame Media’s Business Model
We, the media, refused to evolve which resulted in operational problems and left an entire generation questioning the process of information
12/4/2020
3 : 14
A Tale of Two Papers
They may have differing approaches, but The Times and The Post are both doing great with their growth.
12/4/2020
3 : 9
Podcast: Mike Orren of The Dallas Morning News on The Pivotal Year for Local Media
We talked about why this is the pivotal year for local media, the perfect psychographic of a local subscriber and The Matchup.
11/25/2020
15 : 14
Podcast: John Yedinak on Running a Network of Aging-Related Publications
We talked about how he and his brother started Aging Media, their editorial principles, the diverse revenue streams and where they are going from here.
11/24/2020
14 : 44
When The New York Times Hoovers Up Your Talent — What Then?
Also... People will pay for local news. Why don't papers give it to them? + Three things BuzzFeed needs to do for HuffPost deal to work.
11/18/2020
14 : 4
Podcast: Julia Beizer on Building Product at Bloomberg News
We talked about her transition to product, how product is different in media than in big tech and what companies should look for when hiring their first PM.
11/17/2020
14 : 24
Continued Learning on Hosting Virtual Events
Plus... Did anyone realize anime had become such a big business?