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Chances are you listened to a podcast this week. Maybe even today. Maybe even as you’re reading this. The trends in podcasting continue to evolve quickly, along with the rest of media and to keep up with things, I always enjoy talking one of our key collaborators, Jon “JAG” Gay, who owns podcast production company … Continued
On August 26, 2024, WCBS-AM will no longer exist. Even after writing about media change for more than 15 years, that sentence didn’t seem real as I was typing it. It’s tough to come up with an analogy to fit this situation. A corporation emerging from bankruptcy has killed the nation’s first all-news radio station. … Continued
Many seem to want to write off traditional radio with refrains such as, “Everyone is listening to their iPhones,” or, “I only listen to podcasts.” Yet, a new research study takes an interesting look at in-car consumption with data that begs to differ. Each year, and for the past decade, respected Edison Research has surveyed … Continued
We aim to keep you updated on the changes in the media business with a view from the inside, or as close as we can get. Now, we introduce you to a journalist trying to do something really different. Justin Rogers was the Detroit Lions/NFL beat writer for The Detroit News, a job he previously … Continued
If there’s one thing you need to know about misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy theories, from the expert who wrote the definitive modern-era book about those society-altering phenomena, it’s that they occur to fill vacuums of facts, even momentarily, to help shape political narratives, divide society or, more innocently, satisfy human nature, particularly in times of … Continued
This space is being used to write about the TV business again because what’s going on in that industry is prompting questions in this direction almost every day. At the same time, it brings me back 30 years to the day when I was preparing to move 700 miles South to work full-time in the … Continued