We are less than four weeks out from the November midterms, and the rules of the road may have quietly shifted under your feet. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Arkansas limits on who can assist voters at the polls. As the Arkansas Advocate reported, the Court let stand an 8th Circuit […]
Here’s a headline I didn’t see coming: Reddit as a lifeline for local newsrooms. But The Dallas Morning News and KQED are both using Reddit Pro for Publishers, a tool that launched last year, to do something referral traffic from other platforms stopped doing: actually connect them to their communities. Dallas Morning News deputy audience […]
Such a shame that the 2026 Global Citizen Festival had to be canceled this past weekend because of the big storm that hit New York and up and down the East Coast. It’s a fantastic event that I’ve been fortunate enough to go to over the years. I remember the very first one on that […]
Right now, before we vote in midterms in November, Mississippi lawmakers are holding eight public hearings across the state to hear from residents about potentially redrawing congressional, legislative, and judicial districts. The hearings began in August and continue through October 1 in Jackson. With family roots in the South, I’ve been following the coverage closely, […]
Last Thursday morning, I had a great experience with Geoffrey Cowan’s lecture class at the University of Southern California, talking about The Power and Responsibility of the Press and how technology and the business of journalism have exploded in America and around the world. One of the most rewarding parts of the morning was meeting […]
In my Forbes article, I reflect on Sony’s evolution over the decades, its legacy of innovation, and whether its powerful mix of games, music, movies, anime and technology can finally become the ecosystem that sets the agenda rather than follows it. Why Sony Has Struggled For Decades The 21st Century has been hard on Sony. […]
Bill Gates, billionaire philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft, wrote a 12-page, 6,000-word essay on AI and published it on his personal website last Wednesday. If it didn’t get your attention somehow, it’s worth me sharing a few eye-popping quotes from it. He says, “even under the best circumstances, the transition to this new AI era will […]
Muck Rack and Rebuild Local News, two smart media organizations, have asked a demanding question: Are there enough reporters covering your community? Here’s the compelling point they make in a 2026 national study: “The shortage of local journalists persists. A widening collapse in coverage has left more than 209 million people in communities where essential […]
The headline got my attention: “Morgan Freeman Has No Plans To Retire.” The voice of God and presidents is nearly 90. “He is the go-to narrator for your favorite documentarian,” says Jonathan Abrams, the award-winning New York Times Culture Journalist, in a wonderful interview published last Tuesday. I know Morgan as a founder of a […]
There was a lot of chatter in the news and amongst journalists this past week on how we get out of the war in Iran. One option, my favorite, was offered last but not least in the New York Times: “declare victory and go home.” That certainly beats endless ceasefire deals or madly, insanely bombing […]