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Penn announced today they became the official sports book of ESPN. ESPN gets 117M unique visitors/month vs BarstoolSports get 8M. In terms of search traffic, it's no where close (see pic below). ESPN is goliath and Barstool is David. This is a huge win for Penn.

HSOT Live kicks off tonight at 7 PM on HighSchoolOT.com & the HighSchoolOT app. @NickStevensHSOT and TJ Thorpe have live, commercial-free coverage of some of the state's top games. It's the RedZone Channel for HS football! Details: highschoolot.com/story/week-1-o…

“Although we are a nonprofit, we run The Daily Memphian like a business.” The Daily Memphian CEO and LMA board member Eric Barnes reflecting on the business model after 5 years: localmedia.org/2023/09/reflec…

Medill visiting professor Penny Muse Abernathy was featured on an episode of PBS News's "America at a Crossroads." The episode examines how the loss of local newspapers across the country is fueling division and how some news outlets are hanging on: spr.ly/6015PIDxc

With Press Forward $500M funding for local news, moving forward, where do we stand approaching an anxious 2024 for all of us in the revival movement? Via Nieman Reports, my take on 9 Hard Truths About Reviving Local News. niemanreports.org/articles/9-har…

This is my favorite thing to post after the end of every tour. A breakdown by album of every song played and how many times. We got 101 unique songs played this tour, which considering that last year in 33 shows was 124, I’d say we did pretty damn good. Long 🧵incoming #pearljam

Mary and I are simply devastated by the sudden death of my 30-year-plus wonderful friend Mark Friedman. I'd talked to Friedo 4-5 times last week alone. He was the editor and digital producer for our new podcast "Just Wondering...with Norm Hitzges."

Man, this hurts. Friedo was a truly great guy. Always affable, always lifted the mood. You will be missed, Mark.

.Mike Blinder of Editor & Publisher (E&P) Magazine breaks down the Northwestern Medill 2023 State of Local News Report and the future of local journalism with Penny Muse Abernathy and @TimAFranklin. editorandpublisher.com/stories/unpack…

What is Strategy? Future Competitive Advantage. What will your customers want in the future? Who will be your competitors in the future? Against those needs and those competitors what advantage will your company provide? Over decades it has become clear that while many

So appreciative of everyone who has reached out and is keeping Eric's family in your thoughts and prayers. These next few days and weeks and months will be everyone processing this unthinkable news in their own way. Mine is writing about it. goheels.com/news/2023/12/1…

Last week CNN asked me how I explain the downturn in the news industry: big layoffs, scant investment, no recovery in sight. A list of factors is not an explanation, I said. But that is what I have. So here's my thread. None of it should be news to people in the business. 0/

🚁 See the aerial view of Franklin St from Sky 5 wralsportsfan.com/video/sky-5-ta…

“Time keeps me up at night” -Ken Doctor shares more about what gets him up in the morning and what keeps him at up night about the future of local media. Doctor joined the Local Media Association board this year. localmedia.org/2024/03/qa-wit…

Lots of talk these days about revenue diversification for media companies. It's important but you also need some level of critical mass in your core. You can be so diversified that your revenue mix isn't attractive.

Congratulations to Lookout Santa Cruz. #Pulitzer

The #Pulitzer for Breaking News Reporting is awarded to the staff of Lookout Santa Cruz, for its detailed and nimble community-focused coverage, over a holiday weekend, of catastrophic flooding and mudslides that displaced thousands of residents and destroyed more than 1,000 homes and

BREAKING: Lookout Santa Cruz wins Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting buff.ly/3wov0Ty

Roger Federer’s Commencement Address at Dartmouth yesterday might be the best speech he’s ever given. Amazingly articulate, funny, full of wisdom. Made me laugh and tear up. I’m so very proud to have had him as my idol for the past two decades. If you have 25 minutes to spare…

Very exciting news on the expansion of Lookout Santa Cruz to Eugene, Oregon, and the return of Jed Williams as COO/CRO. Love what Ken Doctor is building w/ more to come. Keep an eye on this strategy... #mediainnovation editorandpublisher.com/stories/lookou…