Paperboy chronicles
Learning about publishing from the bottom rung
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The rebundling
Veteran media exec Joe Marchese sees the pendulum swinging
Toxic positivity
Unbridled positivity has become a business religion
Personalization
The "person" bit is too often missing
The Dotdash playbook
Neil Vogel's mantra: Best content, fastest sites, fewest ads
Cannes rules
Treat Cannes seriously, just don't take it literally
Slow news
Tortoise Media is betting on less is more
Humanistic media
Algorithms reward conformity; humans are different by default.
The Barstool playbook
Deirdre Lester sees Outsider as a brand celebrating "the American lifestyle"
Why events still matter
Convening people remains a good test of a brand
Time’s Web3 bet
Keith Grossman is content to wait out the crypto winter
Jobs to be done
Products need to be focused on solving particular problems