Charlotte Klein

Things Are Somehow Getting Worse for the Washington Post A raft of buyouts and multiple ongoing shake-ups have left staff despondent and unsure about the future.

More chaos at the Washington Post, as several newsroom leaders take buyouts and the new Opinion editor seems determined to clean house

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The Once and Future Condé Nast A new book about the magazine conglomerate’s glorious past puts its current predicaments in a fresh light.

Revisiting the Grill Room to talk Condé past and present

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Inside the Media’s Traffic Apocalypse The whole premise of internet publishing — that you could reach audiences far and wide — is starting to crumble.

The whole premise of internet publishing — that you could reach audiences far and wide — is starting to crumble:

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Are You a $300,000 Writer? Inside The Atlantic’s extremely expensive hiring spree.

The Atlantic — which added ~100,000 new subscribers in the single week after breaking the Signal story — has been on a very expensive hiring spree:

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The Opinion That Ate the Paper Under Kathleen Kingsbury, the Times’ “Opinion” section has doubled in size. What kind of publication is she building?

Nine years ago, when James Bennett took over NYT Opinion, it had around 60 staffers.

Now, under Kathleen Kingsbury, it has almost 200.

Via @charlottetklein.bsky.social

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The Opinion That Ate the Paper Under Kathleen Kingsbury, the Times’ “Opinion” section has doubled in size. What kind of publication is she building?

Under Katie Kingsbury, the New York Times Opinion section has doubled in size — nearly 200 people, bigger than many American newspapers and magazines. What kind of publication is she building? nymag.com/intelligence...

What Is Semafor? The Smiths’ newsletter-and-events business is both a modern media mash-up and a throwback to a pre-Trump era.

The Smiths want to unseat Davos and they also want to be a global news organization. A look at Semafor’s newsletter-and-events proposition three years since its founding:

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Amidst Deepening Malaise, Radhika Jones Leaves Vanity Fair “I have to imagine that there were more than enough financial reasons to warrant her leaving,” one Condé staffer said.

Radhika Jones leaves Vanity Fair after seven years, as successor speculation swirls

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The Newspaper Flourishing Without a Paywall How the Guardian US is using Trump to get readers to cough up a donation.

The Guardian US is using Trump to get readers to donate and it’s working…for now.

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The New Substack Universe What started as a newsletter service has since evolved into an all-purpose go-to platform for media start-ups and established stars alike.

What started as a newsletter service has since evolved into the go-to, one-stop shop for media start-ups and established stars alike.

This week’s column on Substack:

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MSNBC’s Post–Joy Reid, Post-NBC Future Is Kind of Bright? The liberal network is leaning into its forthcoming split from NBC News, seeking to hire more than 100 journalists.

MSNBC is basically building a news operation from scratch. Will it work?

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Full email:

Kathy Baird, chief communications officer at the Washington Post, is resigning, per email she sent to staff just now

How Trump Is Dividing and Conquering the White House Press Corps A spat with the Associated Press has revealed deep fissures among Washington journalists.

A fight between the Associated Press and the White House has revealed deep fissures among Washington journalists. Checking in with the DC press corps:
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The Washington Post’s Strategy Is to Do Whatever Jeff Bezos Wants The venerable paper has officially become the Amazon CEO’s plaything.

Washington Post CEO Will Lewis publicly supported Bezos's decision to remake the ideology of the opinion section. But privately, he pushed back, warning Bezos it would have consequences for the health of the paper:
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The Media Is Now Part of Trump’s War Against the Deep State Inside the campaign to expose “collusion” between journalists and government officials.

Inside the campaign to expose “collusion” between journalists and government officials:

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The Lorne Michaels Book Event Thread Is the Reply-All Disaster We Need Susan Morrison’s invitation quickly went haywire, thanks to some boomer journalists and Tina Fey.

An invitation to a Lorne Michaels book event turned into an amazing reply-all disaster, featuring boomer journalists, Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, and Aaron Sorkin:

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Who Wants to Co-Host The Daily? Inside the auditions for one of the plummiest jobs at the New York Times.

Inside the search for the next co-host of The Daily, one of the plummiest jobs at the New York Times:
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Resistance Media Lives! The explosive success of The Bulwark.

The Bulwark is amassing between 700 to 1,000 new paid subscribers about every day or two. A look at the anti-Trump media operation’s expansion and success:

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Can a Brit Become the Face of Politico? You don’t know Jack Blanchard.

Can a foreigner be your unofficial guide to official Washington? My column on Politico’s unconventional choice for the new Playbook:

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The New Yorker’s Anxious 100th Birthday Celebration The magazine’s big centenary comes at an awkward time.

The New Yorker gears up for its yearlong 100th birthday celebration—culminating with the release of a Netflix documentary EP'd by Judd Apatow—as anxiety about a post-Remnick future swirls

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Pamela Paul Is Out at the Times Opinion Section A surprise departure that appears to be part of a shake-up.

News: Pamela Paul is out at New York Times Opinion
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Inside the Century Club, Elite Media’s Watering Hole Why are so many journalists pressing to join?

“In a world in which there’s not a lot of chilled shrimp being served to journalists, it’s pretty nice to be able to go to the Century.”

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It’s Open Season on the Washington Post Rivals are swarming the paper for talent amid a crisis of confidence in its mission and business model.

Top reporters and editors are fleeing the Post amid a crisis of confidence. Meanwhile, CEO Will Lewis and his team have floated a goal of attracting 200 million subscribers.

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Instead, Baird says, they are building and launching a "Star Talent Unit."

"Talent-driven journalism is the future of media, and personalities and creators will lead the way."

The Washington Post laid off most of their PR team as part of today’s cuts. Comms chief Kathy Baird said in an email to her team that the Post will “stop the dedicated practice of publicity for our journalism across broadcast and traditional media outlets."

The Press Is Down and Shut Out in Palm Beach While MAGA government is forming at Mar-a-Lago, scoop-hungry reporters are kept at a safe distance. But at least the weather is nice.

Reporters covering the transition don't have much to cover in Palm Beach, where Trump's press team isn't playing ball. "An incredible waste of time," says one. But the weather isn't bad...
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Is Politico Really That Awful of a Place to Work? Eleven high-profile staffers have left Politico in recent months. More are eyeing the exits. Management, meanwhile, sees a hiring opportunity.

Why have so many well-respected journalists left Politico lately?

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Hearst Gives Thanks With Layoffs Hearst Magazines lays off nearly 200 staffers across various brands, just in time for the holidays.

Happy Thanksgiving from Hearst, where nearly 200 people were laid off across all categories of editorial, ad sales, product, and PR.
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Layoffs at Hearst today. Staff got an email saying those impacted would get an HR meeting invite by 9 am. But then President Debi Chirichella noted there’d been some technical difficulties…