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Semafor Media: 🟡 ‘We are not smart people’
In today’s edition: The dizzying rise of podcasters like Adam Friedland.
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Mixed Signals: Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons on how food ate media
Top Chef has been shaping how we think and talk about food for the past two decades.
Politics, when nothing’s behind the scenes
The most plugged-in people in Washington are reading the same tweets you are.
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UnitedHealthcare lawsuit accuses Guardian of trying to ‘capitalize’ on CEO’s killing
UnitedHealth is being represented by Clare Locke, a firm that’s made a name for itself aggressively pursuing defamation lawsuits against the media.
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If AI can personalize ads, why not news?
A future where AI can create content on the fly will upend news and the news industry.
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The podcasters arrive
Comedians like Adam Friedland have experienced a dizzying rise to prominence.
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Business Insider recommended nonexistent books to staff as it leans into AI
Some titles on the list included books with extremely garbled titles and fake authors.
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ABC’s Strahan expected to stay with ‘GMA,’ on a lighter schedule
The agreement would, however, likely represent a reduction in Michael Strahan’s daily hosting duties.
Mixed Signals: Adam Friedland on comedy, TV, and whether he’s the Joe Rogan of the left
Adam Friedland represents a new kind of comedian — one who rose up through podcasting and now hosts a late night-style weekly interview show… on YouTube.
‘If we don’t innovate, we die’: Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving a 30-year-old dot-com star
His challenge is to breathe new life into an old brand by persuading advertisers and users to look at it afresh.
AI-powered fanfiction blurs political reality
Fake stories about real politicians sometimes get more views than real-world reporting that’s not built for the algorithms.
Jonathan Nolan’s ‘Person of Interest’ predicted AI. Westworld is helping build it.
The TV show creator and screenplay writer says he most asked about the 2010s crime drama depicting thefts of GPUs and generators to feed AI oracles.
Analysis: The party of cringe
The Democratic Party’s shortcomings remain the biggest story in Washington.
Biden-era racial justice conflicts echo through Washington post
A new book by Jonathan Capehart is spilling a years-old fight back out into the open.
Bloomberg rethinks diversity programs
Bloomberg editor John Micklethwait has told his newsroom the company is changing its inclusion efforts.
Inside the identity crisis in anti-woke media
Donald Trump has taken their positions on many of their favored issues, but is pursuing their goals with the illiberal tactics they’d abhorred.
Mixed Signals: Christiane Amanpour and Jamie Rubin on explaining the world — and podcasting with your ex
Christiane Amanpour has been on the front lines of global media since the 80s, while her ex-husband, Jamie Rubin, held top State Department jobs in the Clinton and Biden administrations.
Mixed Signals: ‘Substack isn’t cool,’ gatekeepers are, and other strong opinions from tastemaker Chris Black
The ‘How Long Gone’ co-host on building a cult hit podcast, the surprising comeback of media gatekeepers in 2025, and why he still believes in the power of institutions.
A behind-the-scenes look at Biden’s dark debate night
Alex Thompson and Jake Tapper’s book, ‘Original Sin,’ includes previously unreported details about how the administration tried to keep the press from reporting on Joe Biden’s age.