Crain CEO memo on company changes, new management
Crain Communications CEO KC Crain sent out the following to employees last month: It’s time to accelerate our transformation. The media landscape is moving faster than ever, and so must we. To stay ahead, we need to sharpen our strengths, evolve how we deliver content and services, and continue creating real value for our audiences, […]
Business Insider’s pivot away from SEO
Christiana Sciaudone of A Media Operator writes about Business Insider’s pivot away from search engine optimization, or SEO. Sciaudone writes, “Business Insider is facing a difficult situation, like so many other publishers. In January 2021, visits to Business Insider hit 188.5 million, the highest from 2020 to 2025, according to data compiled by Similarweb, a data intelligence […]
How Skift has become the Bloomberg of the travel industry
Rafat Ali, founder of travel industry site Skift, spoke with Dylan Byers of Puck’s “The Grill Room” podcast to chart the rise of his business, which he’s dubbed “the Bloomberg of travel.” Ali, who previously started PaidContent.org, broke down how Skift, which was founded 13 years ago, has evolved to generate upward of $25 million […]
Why tech news site 404 Media wants reader email addresses
Laura Hazard Owen of Nieman Lab writes about why tech news site 404 Media requires reader emails before accessing articles. Owen writes, “On January 26, 2024, 404 published a 2,800-word reported piece, ‘We need your email address,’ about what was happening to its stories. From then on, the founders explained, readers would need to enter their […]
How Forbes is reorganizing its revenue base
Brian Morrissey of “The Rebooting Show” spoke to Forbes CEO Sherry Phillips about how the 107-year-old magazine is retooling in a messy media market. For example, Forbes has a slate of more than 100 events that now account for up to 30% of revenue. “That is something that is not going to change with AI,” […]
What’s the strategy behind Wired’s growth
Mark Stenberg of Adweek writes about Wired’s growth under global editorial director Katie Drummond. Stenberg writes, “The evolution is the latest in a series of transformations reshaping the news media industry. Reporters are increasingly adopting the techniques of influencers to disseminate their work more effectively across social platforms, as publishers themselves adopt vertical video, lo-fi […]
What’s behind the strategy of TheStreet.com magazine
Bron Maher of A Media Operator writes about the launch of a print magazine by TheStreet.com. Maher writes, “The first edition of TheStreet’s magazine, centered on investing legend Warren Buffett, is pitched as a taster for people who might enjoy the site but aren’t yet familiar with the brand. “O’Neill said Buffett was the ‘Trojan horse […]
Bell Media to distribute Erlichman’s “Ticker Take”
Bell Media announced Wednesday a deal to distribute business journalist Jon Erlichman‘s “Ticker Take” show. Erlichman, who spent much of his 25-year media career as a BNN Bloomberg anchor, stepped away from the desk last year to launch “Ticker Take,” which focuses on making investing and financial news simple and accessible. “Ticker Take” content will be […]
What’s behind the success of STAT
Rick Edmonds of The Poynter Institute writes about STAT, the site that covers the health care industry that has turned 10 years old. Edmonds writes, “STAT appears to have thrived by having a distinct niche, but one not too narrowly defined — perhaps in the vein of The Marshall Project’s coverage of criminal justice and prisons. “‘They […]
The Economist teams up with the NY Times
Maxwell Tani of Semafor writes about why The New York Times and The Economist have collaborated on a subscription. Tani writes, “The bundle, which only appears to be available for a limited number of readers in the UK for now, offers annual subscribers to The Economist an extra annual subscription to The New York Times for […]
