At O'Hare Intl. Airport a United Airlines gate attendant drops the hammer: Back up and do not block the entry to the gate - "this is not a Southwest Airlines free for all." Chuckles from Terminal 2.

Oi that graphic. #Succession axios.com/newsletters/ax… #axiosmediatrends

“most of the use of publishers’ original content by AI systems for both training and output purposes would likely be found to go far beyond the scope of fair use as set forth in the Copyright Act and established case law.” marketingbrew.com/stories/2023/0…

A “warm” weekend getaway to Western Michigan. I know how to pick my weekends.

Cleveland Cavaliers The spin-offs still crack me up (by Matt Mamba)

Cleveland Cavaliers Matt Mamba The Office

Data shows adults in the US & globally are getting news less often on social media compared to 2020 — That's largely because Meta's de-investment in news is not being offset by news consumption on TikTok, YouTube, etc. And the news cycle has slowed. Axios axios.com/2023/06/27/soc…

I disagree that this is 'because of Meta's de-investment in news'. If we look at consumer behavior around news on social channels, we see that the public's interest in news on social channels is also decline. So, this decline would have happened regardless.

A sad moment. “On Wednesday, the Washington-based magazine [National Geographic] that has surveyed science and the natural world for 135 years … “aid off all of its last remaining staff writers.” Had 12 million subscribers at peak in 1980s. washingtonpost.com/media/2023/06/…

This escalated quickly.

It doesn’t hurt to ask if whatever you’re trying to achieve is worth spending your finite time addicted to media that enrages, consumes, and intensifies the sense of alienation.

Still vividly remember my son’s first camp and what an accomplishment it was to him to be #jordantrained. An challenge mentally and physically he conquered and he used to build himself up.

B2B media is so much fun. A defined audience. An intimate understanding of , which leads to a laser-focused news mission. Can be so impactful, as long as you avoid the kiss-up mentality of evil wing of B2B. axios.com/newsletters/ax… #axiosmediatrends

The trouble of relying on a "make money while you sleep" revenue strategy for so long, as so many big media companies did with advertising and cable subs, is that you might actually be asleep when the business model changes and you have not future-proofed your own business.

Could apply what Merrill Brown said to a lot of things in media right now: "If you're not a tech company, it's really hard to do this." axios.com/newsletters/ax… #axiosmediatrends

Hundreds of local news stations form group to urge streaming reform axios.com/newsletters/ax… #axiosmediatrends

Hi Feedly, have your crashed? Asking for a (Pro) friend.

The critical question people don’t ask in media earnings calls: what is your break even SVOD (subscription video) target scenario? And what is your plan to get there? My pov: increasing prices is critical from here. If people cannot successfully do that because they face price

An entire small-town police department in Kansas raided a newspaper's offices and its reporters' homes because the paper got a tip about a well-connected person's DUI kansasreflector.com/2023/08/11/pol

4. Linear low point axios.com/newsletters/ax… #axiosmediatrends