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The editor of Germany’s Die Welt had been the subject of internal scrutiny in recent days by the newspaper’s parent company.

The State Department’s undersecretary for public diplomacy joins Mixed Signals for a wide-ranging conversation about free speech, tech regulation, and why she’s been rattling the patience of some European governments.

The publication will cut about 3% of its 750-strong global staff.

Applecart has a leading place in an emerging but discreet cohort of companies and organizations aimed at reaching key figures in industry and government.

It’s the latest move by a president and administration that have fully embraced professional sports as a prime venue to deliver their message.

“On the money part, not enough,” Lizza said on Semafor’s “Mixed Signals” podcast when asked about how much money he made off of the 25,000-word series.

The media veteran joins Mixed Signals for a raw, sprawling conversation about why he chose to publish an eight-part (and counting) Substack series responding to the most personal and public crisis of his career.

In his opening monologue, Tony Dokoupil lamented that his colleagues in the news business had leaned too much into the perspectives of subject matter experts.

Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary joins Mixed Signals to talk about his buzzy turn as a ruthless tycoon in Marty Supreme — and how it felt playing a fictionalized version of himself.

Overall, sales of audio versions of books grew 1% in the year through October after rising more than 20% in 2024.

Reflections from media leaders around the world.

The Ankler’s Min and FeedMe’s founder Sundberg join Mixed Signals for a candid roundtable lookback at a disorienting year in media.