Interviews with more than 24 people involved in the AT&T/Time Warner merger, including Jeff Bewkes and Randall Stephenson, detail how it went disastrously awry
At Time Warner, executives saw AT&T as just a “big phone company from Texas.” At AT&T, they thought Hollywood would play by their rules. Tweets: @jamesstewartnyt , @nytimes , @dandrezner , @nickconfe...
Elon Musk says Twitter suffered “a massive drop in revenue” due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, despite doing “everything” to “appease the activists”
lets be honest—isn't any less “brand safe” than two weeks ago. But it's an unspoken rule of Serious Media that we report the weather, we don't make it. https://twitter.com/... @cabel : @elonmusk Come ...
A deep look at the rift between some prominent SV figures and the journalists increasingly critical of the tech industry, based on Slate Star Codex vs. The NYT
Long, angry LRB essay by Pankaj Mishra. Tweets: Balaji S. Srinivasan / @balajis : Had a fun chat just now with Lewis-Kraus on positive sum ways to build a new relationship between tech & media. He rec...
Snap says it has stopped promoting Trump's account in Discover, after a tweet from days ago about protesters at the White House meeting “ominous weapons”
my team on @PeteButtigieg's campaign relied on it to reach young voters during tentpole moments like debates, rapid response, and GOTV. https://twitter.com/... Tara McGowan / @taraemcg : Trump + @pars...
Tech leaders should stop glib comments on media and acting like underdogs, and tech media should stop “Red Teaming” tech, overusing anonymity, and passing blame
Twitter is especially stupid right now … Bryant Jefferson / MediaSquared : Mom, Tech and Media Are Fighting Again! Tweets: Balaji S. Srinivasan / @balajis : Incredible. Last week I called out a journa...
In some ways, Netflix's Q2 results were a disaster, highlighting the weakness of its US market, limits of international growth, and pain of losing huge shows
not a pay-TV killer Tristan Rayner / Android Authority : 13 things you need to know in tech today Todd Spangler / Variety : Netflix Shares Dive After Q2 Stumble: Just a Hiccup or Sign of Bigger Troubl...
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes says Mark Zuckerberg's influence is staggering and that it is time to break up Facebook
and that's made Facebook dangerous Bloomberg : Facebook Breakup Call From Co-Founder Easier Said Than Done Charlotte Henry / The Mac Observer : Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Says The Company Should...