- In Defense Of NOT Rebranding War
by
Joe Mandese
(Red, White & Blog on
09/12/2025)
It's an executive order - legislation needs to be passed by Congress in order to make the actual change. So it's just ceremonial in people being referred to as "Secretary of War."
Secondly, it's pathetic that you just echo the garbage put out by a political newsletter trying to raise funds with no source for the estimate. There is not a single internal govt estimate about the costs of such a name change - they literally just pulled $1 billion out of nowhere and other outlets repeated it. And here you are just perpetuating it which is nothing more than sloppy reporting motivated by ideology.
Yes - it is stupid to get upset over things you don't actually investigate to see if they are true or not.
And the unfortunate, biggest media event took place two days ago and there is just silence from MP.
Again, stupid.
- CBS News Interview Policy Shift: More Transparency, More Trump?
by
Wayne Friedman
(TV Watch on
09/08/2025)
Seems pretty ridiculous to be against providing the whole truth. The man has been charged and will get his day in court. If you think she lied overtly, then shame on the "journalist" interviewing her not to get into that debate and argument.
Journalists should get back to doing their job and knowing the facts and counter-arguments and preparing before interviewing someone. The blame is on the interviewer not doing their job - not a guest who allegedly twists the facts or lies. Any decent journalist should be prepared for that.
- The New Trump Bet (Hint: It's Not TACO)
by
Ed DeNicola
(Red, White & Blog on
09/04/2025)
What a pathetic piece. We just had four years of a U.S. president that tried to shake the hands of ghosts, couldn't figure out how to get off a stage, fell on a weekly basis walking up stairs, on his bicycle, stumbling off stages, not remembering major world leaders' names, gave no press conferences, and the ones that he did give were scripted with large fonts on notes and pictures of people and their names to call on - and this - this is what MediaPost thinks is news.
It's pathetic to root for the decline and failure of any president regardless of party. The legacy news media spent the last 8+ years calling half the country nazis, white supremecists, etc. and the fact that MP doesn't offer a single editorial or opinion piece from a conservative reinforces why it, along with legacy media, is completely failing its audience.
Do better.
- Generation D
by
Joe Mandese
(Red, White & Blog on
08/29/2025)
I would counter your argument that it's an in-your-face, nose buried in a screen social media norm in America that is more decensitizing than the shooting itself. When you hand a kid an electronic portal into anything and everything, the good, the bad, and the ugly, and he (she) is raised in a world where most children aspire to be social media influencers, it should not come as a suprirse that this boy reacted the way he did. He's desnsitized on many levels - not just school shooter drills.
Perhaps he has PTSD and that is why he is so poised. But I also believe it is a failing of the media to seek out the child victims to relive what they just experienced in such a short amount of time. I cannot being a parent and saying, "Yeah, my kid almost died moments ago, but put a mic in his face and have him talk about it."
Overzealous media, bad parenting, 24/7 access to social media - yep - lots of blame to go around. And it's much wider than "Generation D."
- Nielsen: Legacy Nets, Their Streamers, Lose More Ground
by
Wayne Friedman
(Television News Daily on
08/26/2025)
YouTube has a constant flow of new content. I'd be curious to know if the majority of content consumed on NBC's streaming service are its legacy TV shows and sitcoms vs. newer programming. Also curious what the churn is like for each platform. It's well reported that people get burnt out on Disney, Netflix, etc.
It'll never happen, but an iTunes like hub would be best for the consumer. As the streaming platforms fragment and multiply, it's just asking too much of viewers to hunt and peck to find the content they want to see.
- Leveling Up Through Uncertainty: How Gaming Delivers for Brands
by
Banks Farley
and
Morgan Pomish
(Marketing Insider on
08/21/2025)
If I didn't know better, I swear this article was ripped from a presentation that I gave while working for MTV Entertainment....in 2008.
Young adults have been spending more on gaming than music and movies combined since 2000. It's headscratching that in 2025 we still have to tell brands to "get into gaming."
- MSNBC Rebranding To MS NOW Is Head-Scratcher Of The Week
by
Adam Buckman
(TVBlog on
08/20/2025)
The problem with MS NOW is that the programming and personalities become more and more unwatchable - it doesn't matter what they call it.
- Beyonce And Levi's Have Nothing To Do With American Eagle
by
Sarah Mahoney
(Marketing Daily on
08/05/2025)
This seems like such a contrived and far reaching piece. But that is what MP opinions have become.
Of course, all the usual conservative outlets are quoting Kelly, the woman still without a media platform. (She used to be on TV, remember?). Yes - her 3.7 million subscribers on YouTube (which blows away many of her peers who were fired from TV news outlets). Her left wing competitors would be thrilled to get 25% of her audience. Who exactly should feels sorry for her and her new platform?
The sense that the American Eagle ad implies racism increased again when President Donald Trump outed Sweeney as a registered Republican. No, he didn't. A reporter told him as he was boarding his flight in Allentown, Pennsylvania that Sweeney is a registered republican. Trump didn't "out" anyone.
The fact is nobody cares anymore and MP staff continue to be lazy in opinion pieces by not presenting facts exaserbates the problem. The left has used the term Nazi and claimed the sky is falling for 10 years now when it comes to Trump. It's insulting to jews and they have decensitized half the country so much that nobody is even paying attention. A few nobody "influencers" on the left call Sweeney and American Eagle and its consumers Nazis and you know what, nobody is listening except for other lazy left wing pundits trying to juice their profiles.
Nobody cares.
- Relax, Guys
by
Joe Mandese
(Red, White & Blog on
07/25/2025)
Telling the POTUS to "go f-ck yourself" is not satire.
Carson and Leno both said the late nite host's role is to entertain - not espouse your political beliefs.
Colbert's ratings have been declining for the past 5 years. A staff of 200 and the costs and losses associated with his show are not acceptable. Stop pretending like he's a victim of a Trump presidency. He's only a victim of his overblown ego and self-worth and inability to actually entertain.
- Canceled Colbert's Message On Monday: It's All About Me
by
Adam Buckman
(TVBlog on
07/23/2025)
Tony - Colbert is not the highest rated talk show on television. His ratings have been declining since 2019 and that has nothing to do with Trump not liking him.
Do a little research to see who's number one in late night.