https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/23/business/media/its-the-medias-mean-too-moment-stop-yelling-and-go-to-human-resources.html It’s the Media’s ‘Mean-Too’ Moment. Stop Yelling and Go to Human Resources. In public radio, there is either an epidemic of bullying or an epidemic of whining, depending on whom you ask. By Ben Smith May 23,

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/16/business/media/jeopardy-hand-gesture-maga-conspiracy.html THE MEDIA EQUATION I’ll Take ‘White Supremacist Hand Gestures’ for $1,000 How hundreds of “Jeopardy!” contestants talked themselves into a baseless conspiracy theory — and won’t be talked out of it. By Ben Smith [https://www.nytimes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/09/business/media/china-beijing-coronavirus-media.html THE MEDIA EQUATION When Covid Hit, China Was Ready to Tell Its Version of the Story By Ben Smith [https://www.nytimes.com/by/ben-smith] May 9, 2021 In the fall of 2019, just before global borders closed, an

THE MEDIA EQUATION Help, We Can’t Stop Writing About Andrew Yang The outsider brings provocative ideas and good vibes. But can an “empty vessel” really make it through New York’s shark-infested media waters? By Ben Smith [https://www.nytimes.com/by/ben-smith]May 2, 2021, 8:04 p.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/business/facebook-nypost.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/business/facebook-nypost.html?smid=tw-share] THE MEDIA EQUATION Is an Activist’s Pricey House News? Facebook Alone Decides. The New York Post has complained that Facebook is blocking and downplaying its stories. But

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/18/business/media/subscriptions-advertising-media.html THE MEDIA EQUATION In the Roaring Twenties, Ads Make a Comeback By Ben Smith [https://www.nytimes.com/by/ben-smith] April 18, 2021, 6:55 p.m. ET If you wanted to sound smart at a media business conference

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/11/business/media/substack-newsletter-competition.htm THE MEDIA EQUATION Why We’re Freaking Out About Substack A company that makes it easy to charge for newsletters has captivated an anxious industry because it embodies larger forces and contradictions. By Ben Smith [https://www.nytimes.com/

THE MEDIA EQUATION Piers Morgan Can’t Wait to Bring the Worst of America Home * By Ben Smith [https://www.nytimes.com/by/ben-smith], March 14, 2021 When Piers Morgan stormed off the set of “Good Morning Britain” last week as a Black colleague chided him for “trashing” Meghan Markle,