Opinion
Thoughtful columns and commentary pieces from The Desk contributors.
Viewpoint: Why Roger Goodell is the next Brandon Tartikoff
"The NFL is so important, its scraps are like saffron," Charles Benaiah writes.
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Charles Benaiah
Viewpoint: Remoting is futile
"Owning what’s on is big media, big tech, big data, and big money."
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Charles Benaiah
Viewpoint: Hey, what’s the big idea?
Charles Benaiah: "I grew up wanting to be Brandon Tartikoff. To me, he was a genius."
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Charles Benaiah
Viewpoint: Flushed! An open letter to Spotify’s Daniel Ek
Spotify gets 30 percent less now from each user than they did in 2016. They’re still asymptotic to profitability.
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Charles Benaiah
Statement regarding legal demand from FuboTV
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Viewpoint: Sports journalists must report injuries responsibly
When crisis strikes sports, it is left to the media to report in, around, about and through the moment. Some do it well, and some fail miserably.
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Nicole Kraft, The Conversation
Washington Post in turmoil over Twitter behavior of Millennial reporters
Millennial reporters had to be reminded how to act like adults. Maybe it's time the newspaper look beyond Harvard candidates.
Analyst predicts lower-cost Apple TV on the way
Apple could release a cheaper Apple TV device, or it may not — it all depends.
Viewpoint: What used to be journalism is now just PR
As a result of cuts to newsrooms, PR is becoming more dominant. That's a problem in the era of online misinformation.
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Jaigris Hodson
HD Media’s lawsuit blames Google, Facebook for its own failures
A small newspaper chain in West Virginia is making big headlines of its own after it filed a federal lawsuit last week against Facebook and Google for alleged monopolistic practices.
Sinclair wants to deliver radio streams via ATSC 3.0 signals
The Sinclair Broadcast Group is readying the launch of three radio stations via its next-generation ATSC 3.0 signal in Seattle.
Without Trump, cable news execs worried about ratings decline
CNN and MSNBC thrived on scandal during the Trump presdiency. Now that he's almost gone, executives are worried about the future of cable news.