The Guardian·2026-06-03
60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley fired by CBS News after clashScott Pelley, one of the most well-known and respected journalists in broadcast journalism, has been fired by CBS News after clashing with network brass over last week’s severe round of cuts at 60 Minutes, the show he has worked on since 2004, the Guardian confirmed. While changes were long expected at 60 Minutes, CBS News management shocked staffers last week by firing the network’s executive producer, executive editor and two correspondents, Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi, without giving a specific reason for their terminations. During an extremely heated meeting on Monday morning with the show’s newly appointed executive editor Nick Bilton, along with another CBS News executive, Pelley rebuked Bari Weiss, the longtime opinion commentator who joined the network in October as editor-in-c
Digiday·2026-06-02
How generative AI exposed the creative intelligence gapMatic Tribušon, Chief Product Officer, Celtra Marketers have spent years building infrastructure to measure their advertising: targeting models, multi-touch attribution, programmatic optimization — all of it has been systematically instrumented, refined and optimized to death. The one exception in this system? Creative. Despite all the advancements in media measurement, creative continues to be la
Digiday·2026-06-02
Amid falling traffic, publishers are investing in engagement, registration and citationsMichael Silberman, evp, media strategy, Piano As consumer use of AI search accelerates, publishers are seeing precipitous traffic declines. According to Piano’s benchmark data across hundreds of publisher sites, search traffic dropped by 36%, revenue fell by 16% and the overall audience across all sources was down 9%. When Google surfaces an AI-generated answer at the top of a search result, most
Adweek·2026-06-02
OpenAI Needs Two CMOs Because It Has a Problem Marketing Can’t SolveOpenAI’s brand is in trouble right now. The company is simultaneously preparing for an IPO while projecting losses of $14 billion by the end of 2026. That is not a stable platform from which to build an enterprise brand.
The Guardian·2026-06-02
‘We’re not making it up’: UK political chaos is not media’s fault, say journalistsPoliticians, not reporters, are responsible for driving a decade of chaos in Westminster, prominent political editors have said, after accusations that the media have become addicted to political crises. Britain could yet appoint its seventh prime minister since the Brexit vote 10 years ago, after the turmoil that has engulfed Keir Starmer’s leadership since Labour’s May election results. It has led to accusations that political reporting has become obsessed with infighting and chaos, treating the coverage of politics as a form of social media entertainment. However, journalists told the Guardian that the claims were misguided, pointing to the need to cover the very real infighting that has plagued Westminster. Beth Rigby, Sky’s political editor since 2019, said: “When I see those criticis
Digiday·2026-06-02
Uber Advertising, the NFL, WPP Media and Mazda are among the finalists of the 2026 Digiday Media Buying and Planning AwardsThe Digiday Media Buying and Planning Awards recognize companies, campaigns and technology that have been most successful in the modern media landscape. This year’s nominees leaned on emotionally driven narratives and audience-driven personalizations to deliver connected, full-funnel experiences at scale. Nominees in the Media Campaign of the Year category include Uber Advertising, which built a f
Digiday·2026-06-02
Why retailers like Target and Aerie are moving beyond straight affiliate deals with creatorsRetailers from Target to Urban Outfitters and Aerie are trading one-size-fits-all affiliate schemes for hybrid creator programs that mix gamified communities, tiered rewards and performance-based pay. The goal: to fix affiliates’ weak spots like tracking gaps, scaling headaches and creator frustration with flat commissions. Target recently scrapped its commission-based creator program in favor of
Adweek·2026-06-02
Former 60 Minutes Producer Defends Scott Pelley Amid Reported Clash With New EPBill Owens backs Pelley after his fiery comments about CBS News management.
The Guardian·2026-06-02
Letter: Carol Rumens obituaryIn the Guardian’s Poem of the Week feature, Carol Rumens presented all sorts of work from the classical to the contemporary and provided an introductory critical commentary. This went on to stimulate online debate and discussion by “below the line” commenters, in which Carol herself took part. I was fascinated to learn there of the time she spent as a publicity assistant at Heinemann Educational Books in the 1970s. Of its African Writers Series, founded by Alan Hill in 1962, she said that she did not immediately appreciate its pioneering character, though came to value how far ahead of its time it was in finding and displaying the big new talents. “I’m proud to have worked for that list, in a small way,” she said.
Adweek·2026-06-02
ANA’s Bob Liodice on Media Transparency, AI, and the Future of MarketingThe CEO also shares his thoughts on developing future talent and what marketing leaders should prioritize as the industry continues to evolve.
Nieman Lab·2026-06-02
How a veteran video games journalist went solo and built a sustainable businessI always enjoy reading Creator Spotlight , a twice-weekly newsletter about the creator business. (Though man, I still wish we d settled on some other term.) Led by Francis Zierer , it features lengthy interviews with creators of all sorts, some of them journalists . Today s interview is worth a look. It s with Stephen Totilo , a long-time video games journalist who is two years into running his ow
Nieman Lab·2026-06-02
“Fueled by facts and receipts,” Sylvia Salazar explains U.S. politics for Latino audiencesThe data is in : News creators and influencers are a major source of news for Americans, especially people under 30. This is the latest edition of Creators of Record , an occasional series of interviews with popular creators about how they do their jobs. The last weekend of May, Sylvia Salazar was waiting for her flight to take off when she pulled out her phone and explained why protestors were on
Adweek·2026-06-02
Why McDonald’s, Microsoft, and TikTok are Sponsoring Tribeca X for the First TimeRevenue from sponsorships increased 23% year over year
Nieman Lab·2026-06-01
“You’ll need journalism so distinctive it has its own gravity”: New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger on how news organizations can stand up to AI companiesNew York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger delivered a keynote at the WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress in Marseille, France on Monday. Titled AI, Journalism, and the Uncertain Future of the Public Square, the talk is published in full here . Our profession has been too quiet, too passive, and too fragmented in the face of abuses by the companies leading the AI revolution, Sulzberger said. The New
Nieman Lab·2026-06-01
With Monitor Local, The Maine Monitor expands to civic news — written by local residents — for rural countiesWhen The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting began publishing The Maine Monitor in 2020, the publication became the latest vehicle for the mission the nonprofit had pursued since its founding in 2009: addressing Maine s need for investigative reporting as the state s legacy newsrooms cut capacity. Today, local investigative reporting is still the Monitor s core mission. But a 16-town listen
Variety·2026-05-27T21:02:28Z
Byron Allen Closes BuzzFeed Acquisition, Says Company Is Now 'Officially Chasing YouTube'Byron Allen now is the majority owner of BuzzFeed -- the struggling digital media player that Allen plans to use to launch a free-streaming platform that he imagines will rival video colossus YouTube.
