Media & Journalism

At times it really does feel like time is moving faster than ever, and even things that happened a year ago might as well have happened 10 years ago. But it is important to maintain perspective, and understand that time and history have to play their parts before we can properly recognize moments for what they meant at the time they happened. With that said, it can feel a little strange to begin reevaluating the legacy of Nick Saban, football coach, and the Saban era of Alabama football a mere t

Istanbul, October 12, 2026—Turkey’s ongoing crackdown on independent media is continuing at an alarming pace with four more journalists arrested and placed under house arrest over the weekend on suspicion of publicly spreading disinformation, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday.  On October 9, Turkish police questioned Mustafa Balcı and İsmail Saymaz from the independent Sözcü media outlet, freelancer Şaban Sevinç, and Murat Ağırel, who works for the independent Cumhuriyet and On

The lead-up to Sunday's game between Liverpool and Manchester City could not have felt more strange. Here were the two teams that have defined approximately the last decade of the Premier League, who have been each other's fiercest rivals while setting new standards for excellence on the pitch, meeting in a meaningless game. It was meaningless in a figurative sense, in that the primary reason for anyone tuning in was to see how the Anfield crowd would greet their guests in their first game since

The Justice Department is looking into whether the news outlets violated the Sherman Act.

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Brad Nelson of Sotheby’s International Realty on how the definition of “valuable” has shifted.

Sweeney's second topless ad for the brand follows a media firestorm over her first, which reportedly helped quadruple the company's valuation

The idea that the Milwaukee Brewers can keep playing the same game over and over again and getting the same result is an interesting one. It's probably not a sustainable one, because baseball does not tend to operate that way, but you keep watching for something different from them, and it always turns out the same. This would be a problem for them if they were somehow failing at this playoff thing, but rather they seem to have it down pat. Through five games, the formula is simple: Starting pi

ABC News reportedly pulled a story about an investment firm tied to President Trump’s sons before issuing a correction.

This week’s action: Listen to your community to better understand the information they need. News leaders must navigate near-constant change. But they can’t lose sight of this key question: What do your community members need from your journalism to navigate their daily lives and better participate in civic life? The roles you play in your audience members’ lives — in your community’s life — reveal the value local news offers in today’s changing world. That has long been the case, even if the st

Digital screens already operating inside commercial buildings are creating new opportunities for DOOH advertising. Vertical City’s expansion to 10,000 elevator screens shows how existing infrastructure can become a scalable media network and why accessibility and measurement will determine its value to advertisers. Digital screens installed for building operations are becoming a new source of advertising inventory. From elevators to commercial properties, displays originally intended fo

The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday joined 20 local and international partner organizations in a joint statement asking Turkey and social media platforms to stop censoring journalists and rights defenders online by blocking their accounts, and respect the right to free expression.  The Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD) found that in September alone, Turkish authorities and courts ordered the blocking of access to at least 1,270 accounts on the social media platform X, w

Local news leaders today must be capable of navigating near-constant change, including in their business and the broad information environment in which they operate. But navigating that well begins with the “first things”: Leaders must understand the many functions of journalism in civic and community life. This is the route not only to surviving, but thriving. The roles you play in your audience members’ lives — in your community’s life — reveal the value propositions local news offers in today

The last decade saw television audiences steadily shift from linear toward streaming. The fact that advertising budgets followed isn’t too surprising. If more people are watching streaming, more TV advertising dollars should move there, too, right? But that logic rests on an oversimplification. “The largest share of viewing” and “the most valuable channel for a given […] The post TV Budgets Are Following The Wrong Scorecard appeared first on AdExchanger.

Shane Jackson didn’t set out to be a marketer. A former golf pro and All-American golfer, he bought PureOne Golf, a struggling golf training-aid company in Scottsdale, Arizona, in November 2024. What he got was less a business than a pile of parts: some inventory, a trademark and a website that, by his own estimation, […] The post How This Golf Training Brand Fixed Its Subpar Attribution appeared first on AdExchanger.

Big Tech has spent years resisting accountability. As the federal government adopts its own evasion tactics—locking out the press, and now investigating news networks—it’s worth remembering journalism’s essential democratic function.

Last week, Fox News turned 30 years old. One of that network’s most respected reporters, Jennifer Griffin, has been there for nearly all of it. Griffin has had an amazing […] The post Jennifer Griffin has covered 8 defense secretaries. She’s never seen a Pentagon like this. appeared first on Poynter.

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