- Media Supplier of the Year: The Mainstream Media (a.k.a. "Fake News")
Agency of the Year, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, January 5, 2021
After four years of being incessantly marginalized as “fake news” from the highest office possible, America’s mainstream news media rose to the occasion in what would have been a difficu ...
- Whole World Will Be Watching Our Un-Peaceful Transition
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
It is hard to consider this year's transition of power as "peaceful" when it will be seen originating from an armed encampment. ...
- Free Speech Or Freedom Of Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Twitter
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, January 18, 2021
There has been legitimate concern about how much power to give big tech companies and what constitutes acceptable free speech. ...
- 'Axios' Shows How Publishers Are Testing New Revenue Sources
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Monday, January 18, 2021
The publisher will launch a software-as-a-service platform called AxiosHQ to help companies with their internal communications. ...
- Platform Censorship: He Has Only Himself To Blame
MediaDailyNews, George Simpson - Thursday, January 14, 2021
Now everyone seems to agree that continuing to give Trump direct access to a massive audience is not in the interest of our country. ...
- Google Reportedly Hiding Some Australian News Site Content In Search Results
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, January 14, 2021
Reports suggest Google has been hiding some Australian news sites from search results, a move that shows how Google controls what people see on the internet. ...
- Klarman Named President Of Fox Nation Streamer
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Klarman, who spearheaded the streamer's transition from news to lifestyle and entertainment content starting in 2019, will also retain his position as EVP marketing for Fox News Media. ...
- News On Social Media Isn't Helping To Stop Misinformation
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Many Americans said news on social media was less likely to help them understand current events than in the past, according to Pew Research. ...
- When Angry Anchorman Attacks, No Brand Is Safe
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Who's next on Anderson Cooper's hit list? Red Lobster? Applebee's? Marriott Courtyard? ...
- Report: Fox News Presentation Aimed To Reassure Advertisers
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, January 11, 2021
Advertisers were "only temporarily impacted by advertiser boycotts" after old tapes of Tucker Carlson's controversial comments on a shock-jock's radio show surfaced last year, a Fox News advertising presentation docume ...
- TV News Networks Cut Ads During Nonstop Capitol Coverage
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 7, 2021
Much of the nonstop news coverage begin midday and went well into the evening for many networks. The siege of the Capitol began after a rally where President Trump sp ...
- TV Networks Soar In U.S. Capitol Siege Viewing
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 7, 2021
Nonstop news coverage of the U.S. Capitol siege by supporters of President Trump rocketed daytime Wednesday viewing to historic numbers. CNN and MSNBC recorded the highest-ever total day ratings eve ...
- Reuters EIC Stephen J. Adler To Retire, McClatchy Names Colleen McCain Nelson Editor, 'Sacramento Bee'
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Under Adler's leadership, Reuters received hundreds of journalism awards, including seven Pulitzer Prizes and eight Pulitzer finalists - a record for the news organization. ...
- The Media Optics Of The Capitol Insurgency
Red, White & Blog, Joe Mandese - Thursday, January 7, 2021
In the new Civil Info War against America the score is: Insurgents one, Democracy zero. ...
- Brand Safety, Cyber Security Will Catch Ad Industry By Surprise In '21, TAG CEO Says
Data & Programmatic Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, January 4, 2021
Racial sensitivity and brand safety were the focus of major changes in the ad industry in 2020, which will manifest in the ways consumers bond with brands in 2021. ...
- Our 2020 Coverage Emphasized 'Right,' Not 'Left'
Red, White & Blog, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Since it's the end of an epic year of political discord, I ran a quantitative analysis of MediaPost's editorial bias. Here's what I found. ...
- COVID Was Year's Biggest Story In TV And Everywhere Else
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, December 29, 2020
The pandemic and its consequences were deeply felt in the TV industry -- which makes COVID-19 the year's top story in television. ...
- It's The Disinformation, Stupid
RTBlog, Joe Mandese - Monday, December 28, 2020
As 2020 comes to an end, will next year return to a more balanced sense of reality? You know, one based on facts, not divisive demagoguery? ...
- Keeping Up With The News
MediaDailyNews, Maureen Dawson - Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Before the election ended, news consumption was at a peak. Pew Research Center reported that 36% of U.S. adults followed election results almost constantly, with another 34% checking in fair ...
- 'Southwest Contemporary' Returns As Quarterly In 2021, 'LAist' Gets New Editor
Publishers Daily, Fern Siegel - Tuesday, December 22, 2020
'Southwest Contemporary' will expand coverage beyond Santa Fe to embrace the full region: New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas and Utah. ...
- FuboTV Mulls Exclusive Live Sports And Sports Wagering Deals
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, December 22, 2020
FuboTV is considering exclusive partnership deals for live sports. It has existing carriage deals with sports networks including ESPN, Fox Sports 1, CBS Sports Network and its own fubo Spor ...
- 'WaPo' To Open More Foreign Bureaus, Breaking News Hubs
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, December 21, 2020
The publisher is creating breaking news hubs in London and Seoul to cover live news worldwide. ...
- 'Axios' Acquires 'Charlotte Agenda,' Rebrands As Part Of Parent Company
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, December 18, 2020
The 'Charlotte Agenda,' based in North Carolina, has 1,700 supporters, and 55,000 newsletter subscribers, with a 40% average open rate. ...
- Major TV Broadcast Networks See Double-Digit Viewing Declines, News Networks Soar
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 18, 2020
The top four networks collectively are down 17% in Nielsen-measured average prime-time viewers and 23% in average prime-time 18-49 viewers. CBS is 22% lower to 5.6 million, while NBC ...
- States Sue Google For Allegedly Monopolizing Online Display Ads
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 16, 2020
"Google uses its powerful position on every side of the online display markets to unlawfully exclude competition," attorneys general in 10 states claim in a new antitrust lawsuit against t ...
- Amazon Surpasses Facebook In Website Tracker Tags
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Research from Ghostery, a free privacy and security-related browser extension, found that in 2020 companies increased the number of website pages in which they track consumers, as the ad indust ...
- 1 In 3 Say Advertisers Shouldn't Appear Near News About COVID-19 Deaths, Study Finds
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 15, 2020
A survey by the Trustworthy Accountability Group and Brand Safety Institute finds one in three web users think companies shouldn't advertise near stories about civil unrest, pandemic deaths and poli ...
- NBC News Devotes Home Page To COVID-19 Coverage
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, December 11, 2020
Users can select their state, and choose from two options to see death tolls: "If masks mandates are relaxed" or "If mask usage is universal." ...
- Newsmax TV Sees Growth, But Metrics Well Behind Big Cable News Networks
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 11, 2020
Despite recent improvements in advertising and viewing results, Newsmax TV is still far behind bigger cable news channels in key ad business and viewing metrics. Since the beginning of Decembe ...
- Specific Survey Questions Help Publishers Drill Down On News Consumption
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Thursday, December 10, 2020
Asking about particular sources and time periods provides a more accurate view of how and where news is accessed. ...
