media
A Moment For Independent Media
At a time when large companies are capitulating their content presence at the drop of a hat, a quick note on why a more-flexible independent media still matters.
The Post-SEO Era
What happens when a news site launches that basically ignores the SEO orthodoxy? Easy: They do fascinating stuff. Hence, Robinhood’s Sherwood.
Create For Yourself
With disruption hitting the media industry acutely in 2024, now is the time to lean into owning your creative work. Have a say in your creative destiny.
Out With The Pitchforks
What Condé Nast did to Pitchfork this week is a travesty, and worse, it deeply misunderstands the publication Pitchfork was becoming.
Slamming Into Painted Boulders
In the wake of the near-cancellation of yet another film, the creative community calls out Warner Bros. Discovery’s warped priorities.
… And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Pink-Slipped
On a particularly bad day for digital media, a thought about where we should go next. Hint: Let’s stop talking about scale.
Format War Footnotes
Laserdisc, anyone? How about HitClips? And what's the deal with slotMusic? All these media formats were made for some reason. We're not sure why.
The Invention Of News
The field of public relations is still built on a single foundational tool—the press release. Why do we still use them? Well, for the companies, they work.