And why we need to part the clouds of delusion. One of the most useful myths the American political right has created and wrapped itself up in has been this notion of the “liberal media.” Just by proclaiming that the media is liberal pushes news organizations to trip over themselves to not appear to be … Continue reading →

Maybe so, maybe not Today’s going to be a short one.  This morning, Ad Age has a story about how marketers are blocklisting Black Lives Matter keywords like “George Floyd,” “black people,” and “BLM” at Vice.  Vice reviewed its catalog of news stories between June 2 and June 8 to see how much revenue each … Continue reading →

Ad tech. Two little words that cause so much headache, heartache, and according to a report published today by the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA) and the Association of Online Publishers (AOP) and PwC, bewilderment. (If not a little anger.) Tracing the advertising spend supply chain—from 15 brands, eight agencies, five DSPs, six SSPs … Continue reading →

As the media world evolved, from general news to niche content, from devoted audience to audience fragmentation, so has what it means to be a journalist. Continue reading →

When the train pulls into a station and you see a whole bunch of crowded cars, followed by a solitary empty-ish car, and then some more crowded cars, you know something’s not quite right. Continue reading →

Digital advertising has a repetitive problem. Or, more accurately, its problem is that it lacks repetitiveness. Continue reading →

There are several parallels to being in a band and being in a start up. Continue reading →

February 17th is one of those days that is forever seared into my being. Continue reading →

William Sternberg. A remarkable man who, without him, I wouldn’t be here today. Continue reading →