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mark thompson
MEDIA September 6, 2024
A year after Mark Thompson took over, he’s finally on the verge of revealing the first signs, such as they are, of his master plan.
Brian Stelter
MEDIA September 4, 2024
The backstory on Brian Stelter’s return, and the real drama inside CNN: the potential arrival of former wunderkind Josh Tyrangiel.
The Bob Iger succession sweepstakes are under way.
MEDIA August 30, 2024
News and notes on the intensifying shadow campaign to succeed Bob Iger at Disney as the fall closes in.
Tim Walz and Kamala Harris
MEDIA August 28, 2024
Dana Bash’s interview with Harris and Walz is CNN’s latest “get” this cycle—from the Trump town hall to the Iowa G.O.P. debate and obviously debategate. It’s largely the handiwork of a relatively anonymous odd couple: Mark Preston and Christie Johnson.


dana walden
MEDIA August 23, 2024
News, notes, and the latest inside conversation among the Toscana crowd about Dana Walden’s odds of succeeding Bob Iger.
Almin Karamehmedovic
MEDIA August 21, 2024
Almin Karamehmedovic, the newly crowned president of ABC News, is inheriting a circumscribed remit, akin to a glorified executive producer, as his boss, Deb OConnell, keeps control of the business. In that regard, Almin may have been the perfect choice all along.
david zaslav
MEDIA August 7, 2024
News and notes on a particularly busy August in the industry: David Zaslav’s brutal quarter, CBS News’s uninspiring new management structure, Deb OConnell’s moves at ABC, and Axios’s pivot.
will lewis
MEDIA August 2, 2024
Having survived a multifront newsroom fracas, Will Lewis endured another couple of love taps this week about his ongoing credibility challenges—one from Folkenflik, another from the Times. Now he faces an even thornier question: With the worst presumably behind him, how will he lead The Washington Post into the future?


lester holt
MEDIA July 31, 2024
News and notes on the future of broadcast news amid the O’Donnell pivot and other industry murmurs.
Norah O’Donnell
MEDIA July 30, 2024
O’Donnell is leaving her anchor perch at ‘CBS Evening News’ for a Barbara Walters-style interview tentpole role—a more freewheeling gig for her, sure, but also the latest sign of an era that keeps on ending in the network news business.
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