I wrote about Puck’s acquisition of Air Mail: nymag.com/intelligence...

Talked to reporters about what it was like covering the mayoralty of Eric Adams, from stakeouts to indictments to fish nymag.com/intelligence...

I wrote about the unlikely rise of Cultured magazine: nymag.com/intelligence...

Wrote about this seismic moment in the media biz and beyond nymag.com/intelligence...

Wrote about the state of cultural criticism, and the difficult decisions media outlets have been forced to make around it: nymag.com/intelligence...

A Food52 executive stole hundreds of thousands of dollars for luxury clothing and travel. And she put it all on Instagram! www.thecut.com/article/food...

More chaos at the Washington Post, as several newsroom leaders take buyouts and the new Opinion editor seems determined to clean house nymag.com/intelligence...

Revisiting the Grill Room to talk Condé past and present nymag.com/intelligence...

The whole premise of internet publishing — that you could reach audiences far and wide — is starting to crumble: nymag.com/intelligence...

The Atlantic — which added ~100,000 new subscribers in the single week after breaking the Signal story — has been on a very expensive hiring spree: nymag.com/intelligence...

Nine years ago, when James Bennett took over NYT Opinion, it had around 60 staffers. Now, under Kathleen Kingsbury, it has almost 200. Via @charlottetklein.bsky.social nymag.com/intelligence...

Under Katie Kingsbury, the New York Times Opinion section has doubled in size — nearly 200 people, bigger than many American newspapers and magazines. What kind of publication is she building? nymag.com/intelligence...

The Smiths want to unseat Davos and they also want to be a global news organization. A look at Semafor’s newsletter-and-events proposition three years since its founding: nymag.com/intelligence...

Radhika Jones leaves Vanity Fair after seven years, as successor speculation swirls nymag.com/intelligence...

The Guardian US is using Trump to get readers to donate and it’s working…for now. nymag.com/intelligence...

What started as a newsletter service has since evolved into the go-to, one-stop shop for media start-ups and established stars alike. This week’s column on Substack: nymag.com/intelligence...

MSNBC is basically building a news operation from scratch. Will it work? nymag.com/intelligence...

Kathy Baird, chief communications officer at the Washington Post, is resigning, per email she sent to staff just now

A fight between the Associated Press and the White House has revealed deep fissures among Washington journalists. Checking in with the DC press corps: nymag.com/intelligence...

Washington Post CEO Will Lewis publicly supported Bezos's decision to remake the ideology of the opinion section. But privately, he pushed back, warning Bezos it would have consequences for the health of the paper: nymag.com/intelligence...

Inside the campaign to expose “collusion” between journalists and government officials: nymag.com/intelligence...

An invitation to a Lorne Michaels book event turned into an amazing reply-all disaster, featuring boomer journalists, Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, and Aaron Sorkin: nymag.com/intelligence...

Inside the search for the next co-host of The Daily, one of the plummiest jobs at the New York Times: nymag.com/intelligence...

The Bulwark is amassing between 700 to 1,000 new paid subscribers about every day or two. A look at the anti-Trump media operation’s expansion and success: nymag.com/intelligence...

Can a foreigner be your unofficial guide to official Washington? My column on Politico’s unconventional choice for the new Playbook: nymag.com/intelligence...

The New Yorker gears up for its yearlong 100th birthday celebration—culminating with the release of a Netflix documentary EP'd by Judd Apatow—as anxiety about a post-Remnick future swirls nymag.com/intelligence...

News: Pamela Paul is out at New York Times Opinion nymag.com/intelligence...

“In a world in which there’s not a lot of chilled shrimp being served to journalists, it’s pretty nice to be able to go to the Century.” Inside the media elites’ private club of choice: nymag.com/intelligence...

Top reporters and editors are fleeing the Post amid a crisis of confidence. Meanwhile, CEO Will Lewis and his team have floated a goal of attracting 200 million subscribers. nymag.com/intelligence...

The Washington Post laid off most of their PR team as part of today’s cuts. Comms chief Kathy Baird said in an email to her team that the Post will “stop the dedicated practice of publicity for our journalism across broadcast and traditional media outlets."

Reporters covering the transition don't have much to cover in Palm Beach, where Trump's press team isn't playing ball. "An incredible waste of time," says one. But the weather isn't bad... nymag.com/intelligence...

Why have so many well-respected journalists left Politico lately? nymag.com/intelligence...

Happy Thanksgiving from Hearst, where nearly 200 people were laid off across all categories of editorial, ad sales, product, and PR. nymag.com/intelligence...

Layoffs at Hearst today. Staff got an email saying those impacted would get an HR meeting invite by 9 am. But then President Debi Chirichella noted there’d been some technical difficulties…

a few names floated for top editor including Kevin Merida, Matt Murray, Steven Ginsberg and Cliff Levy, but seems people internally prefer Matea Gold

News: The Washington Post was on track to lose at least as much money as it lost last year—$77 million—even before 250,000 digital readers unsubscribed. nymag.com/intelligence...

This week’s column is about what the White House press corps—and press shop—might look like this time around: nymag.com/intelligence...