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Alison Roman on cookbooks, food influencers, and the surprising way AI is changing her recipes

Alison Roman was one of digital media’s first food stars. With her latest cookbook, she’s trying to move away from life on the Internet.
Semafor Mixed Signals

Blackbird Spyplane’s Jonah Weiner on Substack, resisting selling out, and Obama’s pants legacy

Blackbird Spyplane, a style and culture newsletter, launched in 2020 as one of the early adopters and success stories on Substack.
Semafor Mixed Signals

Can MS survive without NBC? Inside CEO Mark Lazarus’ efforts to save cable’s great brands

MSNBC and 10 other television channels are splitting from NBC over the next several weeks to form a new digital-focused, publicly traded company called Versant.
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Outkick founder considering leaving Fox to start new media project

The conservative sports brand Outkick was acquired by Fox Corp. in 2021.
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LA Times scrambles for cash ahead of 2027 IPO

Patrick Soon-Shiong’s media outfit aims to raise up to $500 million.
Los Angeles Times buildingMario Anzuoni/Reuters

Trump’s inevitable Nobel

One of Trump’s core political insights has always been to see through institutions to the individuals who run them. Will the Nobel Institute be next?
Screenshot of Kristian Berg Harpviken and a photo of Alfred Nobel’s statue in OsloScreenshot/@nobelprize and Tom Little/Reuters

The three challenges Bari Weiss is facing at CBS

Weiss’ journey to this point may have been the easy part.

Weiss makes first major CBS moves

The new editor-in-chief booked three former secretaries of state for a roundtable related to the war in Gaza.

Univision takes out ad touting Trump praise on Truth Social

Univision moved quickly to sponsor a laudatory post from the president.

Bari Weiss starts as CBS News’ top editor

She’ll still be at The Free Press, the website she founded.

Washington Post economics columnist moves to The Bulwark

Catherine Rampell will write a weekly economics and policy-focused newsletter for the anti-Trump media brand.

Trump in talks to appear on CBS’ ’60 Minutes’

The potential interview comes just months after Paramount settled a lawsuit with the Trump campaign over a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris.

Americans’ trust in media hits new low, poll finds

Only 28% of US adults told Gallup they have a ‘great deal’ or ‘fair amount’ of trust that mass media will report the news fully, accurately, and fairly.

Arab News taps AI for global reach

Saudi Arabia’s oldest English-language daily will translate its coverage into 50 languages using tech from Dubai-based CAMB.AI.

The Dispatch expands into DC analysis

The company is rolling out a new policy vertical for the Beltway set.

Versant CEO Mark Lazarus on the new Versant, what it might buy, and life after cable

Lazarus envisions Versant as a bridge between the past and future of media.

Versant CEO Mark Lazarus on the new Versant, what it might buy, and life after cable

Versant’s Mark Lazarus appears this week on Semafor’s Mixed Signals. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Disney could have sold ABC. But then where would we be?

Pesky media businesses are liabilities for companies like Disney, whose fortunes lie in theme parks, cruises, and movie studios.