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News Crash: Light News Expected - December 5, 2022
A path forward is increasingly dreary for news outlets. This is not simply a seasonal effect. After three years - or so - of multiple, often intersecting newsworthy events those reporting, broadly, are catching up with the listeners, viewers and readers. This means, as several analysts and executives have noted, stepping back. It’s a cycle.

In Reporting Nothing Beats Being There, Being Close Counts - October 10, 2022
International news organizations look strategically when setting up - or closing down - news bureaus. The most important foreign outposts were established long ago, generally with the intention of staying put. The logistical dimension is clear: operating a foreign bureau requires more than staffing. Everything must be thought through.

TV News Remains A Center Of Attention, Influence And Taste - July 18, 2022
Television news is just as popular as ever, despite grieving publishers and underage streamers, just a bit different. The state of the news business has been equated with state of TV news since Ted Turner announced the death of newspapers in the 1970s. The printed word has not faded away. But across the globe TV news, in its maturity, holds sway.

New Executive Team Focused On Streaming And Costs - April 27, 2022
When mergers and acquisitions close expectations and trepidations expressed through the weeks and months beforehand are either met or shrugged off. From investors and shareholders to customers and employees there is that moment when all eyes are on the new boss and team. Usually tensions felt when a deal first comes together have been erased. Nobody likes surprises.

War Reporters Go To The Scene, The Rest Argue About Place Settings - April 5, 2022
Experienced reporters study their subjects well. Readers, listeners and viewers expect this and won’t tolerate anything less. Sports reporters, for example, know the players, teams, coaches, arenas and rules as well as their own gear and schedules. Neither fans nor players give the ignorant a second chance. War reporting is not sport.

Finding Executive Talent Without Baggage Is Tough - February 9, 2022
The Big Quit was an outsized topic of conversation last year, mostly in the US but extending elsewhere. Workers in a variety of settings, fed up with one thing or another, quit their jobs. Some retired early. The great Johnny Paycheck song "Take This Job And Shove It" came to mind. So did Dolly Parton's "9 to 5," theme to a great film. Exasperation at the workplace is not new.

Bubble, Bubble, Toil And Social Media - September 30, 2021
Troublesome is an apt description of social media platforms. They are big, popular, rich and powerful. How to reign them in? Or should they be reigned in? These are the questions that try mens' souls.

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