The Rebooting Show

Inside Hearst's GEO strategy

Why USA Today Co might quit Google

USA Today Co CEO Mike Reed is pivoting the company’s strategy away from reliance on traditional Google search traffic, signaling a potential move to block Google’s AI-driven crawlers within the next year. This shift prioritizes direct-to-consumer engagement through newsletters and social media to sustain audience scale...

What publishers get wrong about community

Building successful community-driven businesses in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry requires shifting from traditional gatekeeping to fostering direct connections between founders, buyers, and investors. The CPG landscape has decentralized, enabling smaller brands to challenge legacy players through improved ...

Why AI could speed micropayments

Agents won’t replace human trust

TRB Live in Cannes: Publishers' Google problem

Esses' Ojus Jain on building an F1 culture brand

KRCW's Jennifer Ferro on building a community model

Public radio stations face a fundamental shift as traditional broadcast habits decline and federal funding wanes. KCRW president Jennifer Ferro explains that the organization is evolving from a radio-centric model into a community-focused cultural institution. By diversifying revenue through individual donations and co...

News as a feature

News consumption has fundamentally shifted from direct visits to publisher websites and apps toward third-party social media and video platforms, marking a transition where news functions as a feature rather than a standalone product. Jim Egan of the Reuters Institute highlights that this structural change is particula...

Dynamo's Nicholas Carlson on finding content-market fit

The new social with Rachel Karten

The Dow Jones recipe for growth

Dow Jones is shifting from a traditional media model to a diversified growth strategy by leveraging its premium brand halo across both B2B and B2C segments. Chief Growth Officer Scott Havens emphasizes the integration of consumer brands like The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and MarketWatch to create a unified custome...

The revenge of brand

Inside Politico’s franchise playbook for Playbook

TV advertising has decentralized

The TV advertising landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation as digital-first dynamics, programmatic infrastructure, and data-driven measurement replace traditional linear models. Roku leverages its position as an interface layer to marry "hits and habits," utilizing deterministic data from 100 million homes...

Inside The Guardian's U.S. expansion

The Guardian U.S. has successfully carved out a distinct niche in the American media market by prioritizing a global, independent, and free-access editorial model. By shifting from a traditional ad-supported structure to one driven by voluntary reader contributions, the organization has secured over 500,000 recurring U...

Journalism vs capitalism

Morning Brew’s direct thesis

Axios bring the franchise model to local

Axios' COO Allison Murphy joins the podcast to discuss the company's five-year journey with Axios Local and its future direction, particularly how AI can address the cost challenges in local news. A key element of Axios Local's success involves a lean reporting model, typically two to three reporters per major metro ar...

Dealmaking atmospheres