Melissa Korn

I Finally Listened to My Body. It Saved My Life. People ignore serious medical symptoms for many reasons. A WSJ editor shares how she overcame a tendency to minimize pain and made the right decision to head to the ER.

And here's the orignial @wsj.com article from last month: www.wsj.com/health/welln...

WSJ Editor Melissa Korn wanted to ignore sharp pain in her chest, hoping it was nothing and not wanting to burden her family. But a timely trip to the ER saved her life. Reporter/Host: Melissa Korn Pr... TikTok video by The Wall Street Journal

My turn as a social media star, where I get super glammed up and report from my couch (and an ICU bed!) about my post-surgical pulmonary embolism. www.tiktok.com/@wallstreetj...

How World War II Became the Hottest Book Craze…for Kids Publishers are racing to churn out more historical novels about bombings, spies and young resistance fighters.

My 9-year-old daughter devoured a few books by @alangratz.bsky.social and Jennifer A. Nielsen. She kept wanting more. Behold, it's a real trend!
Learn how (and why) young readers are crazed for books about resistance fighters, teen spies and all things World War II. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

He’s the Anchor People Are Still Watching in a ‘Not News-Friendly World’ The ratings boom for Fox News’s Bret Baier defies the decline in cable-news audiences.

Bret Baier of Fox News prides himself on being a traditional news anchor, in a "not news-friendly world." Viewership of his ‘Special Report’ show is up a whopping 57% this year. www.wsj.com/business/med...

How Long Could You Survive in a Bank Vault? Where Crime Writers Go for Answers. As knives come out for authors who don’t know their guns, a Facebook group of cops works to avoid corrections and solve conundrums

For mystery writers, getting the details of the perfect crime correct can be bloody hard. These cops are here to help. A delightful, killer story from Jeff Trachtenberg #booksky
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I personally go for F1TV on-demand when I wake up! I value my sleep too much to watch most of the races live.

Formula One’s TV Rights Are Up for Grabs, but Media Companies Aren’t Racing to Bid Liberty Media’s F1 is seeking $150 million to $180 million a year for the fast-growing sport.

Some of you know I'm an F1 fan. Was super excited when Isabella Simonetti pitched a story on their U.S. media rights. And boy, did she deliver. www.wsj.com/business/med...

‘The Pitt’ Isn’t Your Typical Streaming Show. That’s Part of Why It Works. The fast-paced, low-cost, emergency-room drama is serving as a model for other potential projects at Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max service.

In an era when streaming shows give priority to big budgets and short runs, “The Pitt” has succeeded by doing the opposite. @jbflint.bsky.social dives into how the show makes it work. (Also if you're not watching the show, why the heck not? It's so good.) www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

I'll admit, I did go ahead and start my paperwork after reading this story (can upload most things online, ahead of the impossible-to-get appointment). Really not a huge issue if you have a passport, of course. But yeah...if this is really real this time, gulp.

Favorite quote from the story, by a professor who reviewed new Adalytics research on the shortcomings: “It’s like, can you tell the difference between a person and a person-shaped sock puppet that is holding up a sign saying, ‘I am a sock puppet’?”

Efforts to Weed Out Fake Users for Online Advertisers Fall Short Brands spend billions on ads without knowing if they are being shown to humans. With fake users making up 40% of web traffic, bot-detection companies can’t keep up.

Brands want their online ads to land in front of humans. Companies tasked with weeding out bots are struggling to keep up. @patiencehaggin.bsky.social has tons of exclusive details about just how much they miss, and why. www.wsj.com/business/med...

A Mother’s Quest to Secure Biggie Smalls’s Legacy She spent two decades fighting for control of her son’s music rights, and signed a deal shortly before she died valuing the estate at $200 million.

In the weeks before her death, Voletta Wallace forged the deal she hoped would ensure Biggie Smalls’s legacy for generations to come

Exclusive | Netflix Chases Its MrBeast Moment Disney, Peacock and other streaners are pursuing YouTube stars for new shows. Amazon’s “Beast Games” boasts profit and gears up for more seasons.

From Dude Perfect to Ms. Rachel, YouTube creators are getting their Hollywood moment. www.wsj.com/business/med...

She Promised Not to Speak Ill of Meta. Then Wrote a Tell-All. Now, She Can’t Talk About It. An arbitrator ruled that a former Meta employee has to halt publicity push for her new book; publisher plans to keep promoting it.

Macmillan's Flatiron imprint isn't pulling "Careless People" from shelves. But its author isn't allowed to promote it, according to an arbitrator's ruling yesterday. Perhaps the controversy will ultimately boost sales. www.wsj.com/business/med...

Waiting for the Paperback? Good Luck Publishers increasingly give nonfiction authors one shot at print stardom, ditching paperback editions as market priorities shift.

So awesome to hear the WSJ story on paperbacks falling out of favor, by @jeffreyt1.bsky.social, featured on #WaitWaitDontTellMe this past week. Missed the story? Here you go: www.wsj.com/business/med...

Dug up an old story from my 2006 internship at the FT. Tivo! MP3 players! I can't even: "With consumers Tivo-ing past television commercials, opting for MP3 players rather than radio, and blocking pop-up internet ads, bricks are starting to look more attractive than clicks to some advertisers."

And yes maybe I'm still a little bitter that UNACCEPTABLE never made it to paperback.

Waiting for the Paperback? Good Luck. Publishers increasingly give nonfiction authors one shot at print stardom, ditching paperback editions as market priorities shift.

Don’t want to spend $30 for a new hardcover? You may never get the chance to buy the cheaper paperback version, at least for nonfiction. @jeffreyt1.bsky.social has details on what is, to me, an infuriating development in publishing world. www.wsj.com/business/med...

MLB Plots a New TV Model After Striking Out With ESPN The big sports network is walking away from the national pastime, accelerating baseball’s need to cope with the demise of the TV economy that fueled its growth for decades.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is facing what may be the most significant challenge of his tenure: coping with the demise of the TV economy that long fueled the industry. His proposed fix is complex and wildly ambitious. www.wsj.com/sports/baseb...

Google Tweak Creates Crisis for Product-Review Sites New rules for recommendation sites such as Forbes Vetted and CNN Underscored threaten their business models and hurt freelancers.

Google made tweaks to how it ranks product-review sites in search. It's caused an existential crisis for some publishers. www.wsj.com/business/med...

He Left CNN to Start a Newsletter. It’s Now a Must-Read. Oliver Darcy’s newsletter, Status, has quickly become a must-read for the power brokers of publishing and entertainment.

The Status newsletter from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social has quickly become a must-read for the power brokers of publishing and entertainment. Now he's poaching a CNN editor to help build off that early momentum. www.wsj.com/business/med...

Exclusive | X Hinted at Possible Deal Trouble in Talks With Ad Giant to Increase Spending Interpublic recently signed an advertising agreement with the platform; other agencies are also in negotiations.

🚨 NEWS: A lawyer at Interpublic got a call from a lawyer at X in December. Behind what some in advertising see as a pressure campaign to get brands back on the platform.

A must-read from Suzanne Vranica. www.wsj.com/business/med...

The Week Trump Mounted an Unprecedented Takeover of the Kennedy Center After mostly steering clear of the national cultural center during his first term, Trump has moved quickly to take control as he returns to office.

After mostly steering clear of the national cultural center during his first term, President Trump has moved quickly to take control as he returns to office.

Exclusive | Paramount Executives Ask: Could They Be Sued for Settling Trump’s $20 Billion CBS Lawsuit? Media company executives fear liability from potential settlement paid prior to Skydance merger.

🚨SCOOP from Jessica Toonkel: Paramount is wrestling with whether to settle President Trump’s lawsuit against its CBS News unit, and how it might do so without exposing executives to future legal threats like bribery allegations. www.wsj.com/business/med...

It’s Open Season on the Media for Trump’s FCC Chair The top communications regulator has pursued a blitz of investigations and warnings on a range of issues in recent weeks.

Big media executives were hopeful that Trump 2.0 would usher in a period of light-touch regulation. Instead, President Trump’s chosen communications regulator is turning the screws. via @drewfitzgerald.bsky.social www.wsj.com/business/med...

The Switcheroo That Let Kanye West Advertise Swastika Shirts During the Super Bowl The controversial rapper, who goes by Ye, bought local ads promoting his clothing website—then changed what the site sold after TV stations approved the ad.

The switcheroo that let Kanye West advertise swastika shirts during the Super Bowl

The Switcheroo That Let Kanye West Advertise Swastika Shirts During the Super Bowl The controversial rapper, who goes by Ye, bought local ads promoting his clothing website—then changed what the site sold after TV stations approved the ad.

I don't know about you but I didn't have "edit story that uses the word swastika" on my bingo card for today. www.wsj.com/business/med...

Exclusive | Nike Is Betting a Big Super Bowl Ad With Caitlin Clark, Rapper Doechii Can Help Reclaim Its Dominance More than a half-dozen elite female athletes are starring in the new commercial, as the apparel maker capitalizes on the surge in women’s sports.

There's a palpable defiance in Nike's new Super Bowl ad--its first in 27 years. Women athletes shine as Doechii says: "You can’t make demands. You can’t be proud. You can’t keep score. You can’t stand out...You can't win. So win." www.wsj.com/business/med...

And there are just so many other goodies in this piece, from how "That's fine" set off a major legal battle to what the vibe was in Monday's "60 Minutes" staff meeting.

How the Head of ‘60 Minutes’ Ended Up at the Center of Trump’s Fight With CBS News Bill Owens has defended his editing decision on the show’s Kamala Harris interview, which is the subject of a $10 billion lawsuit.

Sometimes I get to edit a story where there's just such a sweet, human tidbit that my breath catches and I smile. I loved getting to the line about Bill Owens's pocket squares in this one by @jbflint.bsky.social www.wsj.com/business/med...