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Social media snark about “explosive diarrhea” aside, do you really know what you’re supposed to do if you want to avoid eating produce tainted with a parasite? You probably don’t. That’s not how this is supposed to work. Is this because of Taco Bell? Taylor Farms? Bagged salads? Political contributions? What about lettuce from a … Continued
The situation at CBS News get so hot earlier this month, it seemed everyone could benefit from a summer slowdown. CBS has more than its share of problems, from ratings to HR. But the more the situation comes into view, the network news operation is, first and foremost, in the midst of a PR crisis … Continued
All of these things are simultaneously true: -60 Minutes is the most watched news program in the country. Even with all of the changes in media consumption, it still attracts 9 million viewers per week via “linear” (traditional) TV. That’s triple the audience of the highest-rated opinion-disguised-as-news Fox News Channel evening programming and as much … Continued
Would you call it a habit if you can’t be in the car, driving, looking at the clock and see that it’s approaching the top of a new hour without feeling like you need to turn from music or talk or sports or whatever to hear the news from CBS Radio? A compulsion? Is it … Continued
It’s been a week since I first read about the new media consumption survey from the University of Mississippi and it it feels even more relevant today, in light of the reaction of the White House Correspondents’ dinner incident than it did even a week ago. You can read it here. The survey goes into … Continued
It’s amazing that I’m still in meetings in 2026 hearing someone say, when discussing the continued splintering of the media audience “Well, Walter Cronkite isn’t bringing us together anymore.” Cronkite’s last broadcast was March 6, 1981. I’m in the waning months of living in the “coveted” 25-54 age demographic and I was 9 years old … Continued