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Max Tani

Max Tani

Media Editor, Semafor

Max is a New York-based journalist covering media for Semafor. He previously was a member of the White House team at POLITICO, where he co-authored the daily West Wing Playbook newsletter. He has also written about media and politics for the Daily Beast and Business Insider.

Is journalism bad for The New York Times’ business? with CEO Meredith Kopit Levien

The New York Times has weathered incredible changes in the media industry throughout its 174 years – and it’s managed to stay on top through the recent shift to digital, topping podcast charts and becoming a daily app for games and cooking.

Semafor Mixed Signals

Candle Media’s Kevin Mayer is pivoting to meet the streaming moment

When Candle Media launched, it was counting on ever-increasing growth for streaming services; now it’s adjusting its business model to lower demand.

Kevin Mayer

Yahoo is going big at Cannes Lions for its 30th anniversary

Chief Revenue Officer Rob Wilk talks to Max Tani about why advertising near news content is good business, and how business uncertainty is affecting ad budgets.

Yahoo Chief Revenue Officer Rob Wilk

Mixed Signals: Professional optimist Cleo Abram on tech’s bright future

Cleo Abram left Vox and started her YouTube show, Huge If True, three years ago. Since then, the channel has grown to nearly 6 million subscribers and she’s become one of the most important tech journalists in the world.

Semafor Mixed Signals

Netflix buys Daily Beast TV pilot as it races against YouTube

The project is still in its early stages.

Netflix

Politico’s AI tool spits out made-up slop, union says

Unionized staffers say the AI tool violates language in their contract.

Printouts of AI-generated text taped to a wall in Politico’s office

Ahead of Cannes Lions, Michael Kassan and UTA try to bury their feud

A settlement could be announced in time for the annual festival later this month.

Mixed Signals: Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons on how food ate media

Top Chef has been shaping how we think and talk about food for the past two decades.

UnitedHealthcare lawsuit accuses Guardian of trying to ‘capitalize’ on CEO’s killing

UnitedHealth is being represented by Clare Locke, a firm that’s made a name for itself aggressively pursuing defamation lawsuits against the media.

The podcasters arrive

Comedians like Adam Friedland have experienced a dizzying rise to prominence.

Business Insider recommended nonexistent books to staff as it leans into AI

Some titles on the list included books with extremely garbled titles and fake authors.

ABC’s Strahan expected to stay with ‘GMA,’ on a lighter schedule

The agreement would, however, likely represent a reduction in Michael Strahan’s daily hosting duties.

California opens inquiry into Paramount and Trump

The California Senate’s move follows a letter from three US senators to the embattled media company.

Mixed Signals: Adam Friedland on comedy, TV, and whether he’s the Joe Rogan of the left

Adam Friedland represents a new kind of comedian — one who rose up through podcasting and now hosts a late night-style weekly interview show… on YouTube.

Analysis: The party of cringe

The Democratic Party’s shortcomings remain the biggest story in Washington.

Bloomberg rethinks diversity programs

Bloomberg editor John Micklethwait has told his newsroom the company is changing its inclusion efforts.

Biden-era racial justice conflicts echo through Washington post

A new book by Jonathan Capehart is spilling a years-old fight back out into the open.

Inside the identity crisis in anti-woke media

Donald Trump has taken their positions on many of their favored issues, but is pursuing their goals with the illiberal tactics they’d abhorred.