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Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (Wednesday is an Inner Circle exclusive)
Ace media reporter Dylan Byers brings readers into the C-suite as he chronicles the biggest stories in the industry: the future of cable news in the streaming era, the transformation of legacy publishers, the tech giants remaking the market, and all the egos involved. Also featuring a weekly dispatch from Puck’s crack streaming/media analyst, Julia Alexander.
THE LATEST ARTICLES
Dylan Byers
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April 10, 2026
The Lehane Asylum
A genuinely intelligent conversation with OpenAI policy chief Chris Lehane, who led last week’s acquisition of 'TBPN.' Here, he explains the marketing value of his new podcast, its supposed independence, and Sam Altman’s trust issues.
Dylan Byers
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April 8, 2026
The Greenberger Mile
Behind the promotion of new top editor Jonathan Greenberger is Mathias Döpfner’s belief that video is the future of Politico (more Dashas!), even as the future of its business is increasingly oriented around international growth and fending off NOTUS.
Dylan Byers & Ian Krietzberg
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April 1, 2026
The A.I. Journalism Big Bang Theory
An essential conversation with Puck’s in-house A.I. sage, Ian Krietzberg, on the value and limits of automation, the audience and trust that A.I. can never reproduce, and yes, that Fortune reporter using A.I. to post hundreds and hundreds of articles.
Dylan Byers
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March 27, 2026
He’s Just Not That Into YouTube
An important, and frankly disturbing, conversation from Jim Steyer’s Common Sense Media Summit with the attorneys general of New Mexico and California, where landmark cases against Meta and YouTube may presage social media’s Big Tobacco moment.
Dylan Byers
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March 25, 2026
Guns & Rosslyn
As the search for Politico’s next editor-in-chief drags into its third month, promising but obvious candidates are falling fast while sources say Axel Springer C.E.O. Mathias Döpfner is close to picking a winner. Just don’t expect it to be anyone obvious.
Dylan Byers
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March 20, 2026
CNN’s Open Mic Night
The new set for Anderson Cooper’s AC360 has all the trappings of a 1950s radio show, with retro mics and paper maps. While C.E.O. Mark Thompson may be overseeing a makeover that skews creator-relatable, it undermines CNN’s news authority, especially during a war. At least Twitter enjoyed it.
Dylan Byers
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March 18, 2026
Little Allbritton
As the son of a yesteryear D.C. media baron, and the moneyman behind Politico, Robert Allbritton is still fighting for credit. Now he’s rebranding NOTUS, his post-Politico plaything, by hiring reporters and once again going after The Washington Post.
Dylan Byers
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March 13, 2026
The Snows of Kalorama
It had all the trappings of a turning point for 'The Washington Post,' with dozens of executives, editors, and reporters summoned to Jeff Bezos’s local manse for an unhurried, candid, even conciliatory discussion about what’s gone wrong with the paper since the centibillionaire bought it in 2013. But what attendees say they didn’t discuss is how to save it.
Dylan Byers
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March 11, 2026
The CNN–CBS Marriage Plot
The long-awaited match made in TV news heaven is getting closer to reality. But will the matrimony of Paramount’s CBS News and Warner Bros.’ CNN produce harmony and much-needed cost-savings, or layoffs and infighting? And who is going to run the show?
Dylan Byers
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March 6, 2026
Ellison’s Shell Game & Döpfner’s U.K. Blitz
News and notes on the conspicuous silence of Jeff Shell amid the PSKY–Warners deal heat. Plus, how RedBird finally offloaded The Telegraph to Axel Springer in an all-cash coup that nobody saw coming.