The two presidential candidates will face off in three debates, while their vice-presidential running mates will grapple verbally in one debate. Read the full story by Adam Buckman
One of my favorite Marvel Comics is the "What If" series posing fantasy scenarios and outcomes. I was reminded about it by a pitch from a company called "What If … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Most Department of Justice lawyers working on the case opposed a September deadline pushed by DoJ officials, and some express concerns that Attorney General William Barr is pushing to file … Read the full story by Karlene Lukovitz
As the U.S. Presidential election enters its 60-day window, Facebook this morning announced several new steps it is taking to avoid playing a role in disrupting the vote and "reducing … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
It's both ironic and fitting that as soon as Mark Zuckerberg posted news about new steps Facebook is taking to combat turmoil before, during and after the Presidential election, it … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
My Facebook rule when I see something I vehemently disagree with is: keep scrolling and bite your tongue. Then I broke it. Read the full story by Gord Hotchkiss
"Leading tech platforms should now be required to make disclosures about how they collect and use data, how they rank search results, how they interconnect and interoperate with others, and … Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Negotiations for the sale of TikTok's U.S. business have been blocked, and the application's core algorithm seems to be the challenge. Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
Anheuser-Busch is releasing a new "Know When To Say When" message ad -- with a social distancing subtext, and it's masks all around. Read the full story by P.J. Bednarski
U.S. ad spending is now expected to decline 8% vs. 2019, according to a survey of "buy-side" executives at advertisers and agencies surveyed by the Interactive Advertising Bureau in recent … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
The media business doesn't behave according to a schedule. Insights don't always come in the half-hour window designated. Leaders need a great number of informal relationships. Read the full story by Ted McConnell
In August, 8.9% of automaker ad impressions came during NBA games, while NHL games had 4% and MLB games had 1.9%, per iSpot.tv. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik
AT&T is exploring the idea of a sale of its advanced ad business Xandr, according to a report -- just days after another story surfaced that it is looking to … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
After two weeks of virtual conventions that were not really "conventions" at all, will televised presidential-nominating conventions ever be the same? Read the full story by Adam Buckman
The trend toward in-house ad agencies has been accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings of the just-released "Global Trends In Creative In-Housing" report from the World Federation … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Mark Read's suggestion that WPP is lucky because its employees' average age is under 30 set off a heated social media debate about whether experience is sufficiently valued in the … Read the full story by Karlene Lukovitz
I reported my first story for hire 50 years ago. I believe this will be my last. Read the full story by Thom Forbes