Archive - Mediabistro

The Content Marketing Middle Class Is Dead

The content marketing middle class is dead. Here's what replaced it.

Feb 27 • Matt Charney, Miles Jennings, and Mediabistro

Short Form Content, Long Odds

Short Form Content, Long Odds, and the Math Behind Making It as a Creator

Feb 20 • Matt Charney, Mediabistro, and Miles Jennings

LinkedIn Drove 18 Subscribers. Here's What Actually Grew Our Newsletter

Real numbers from moving a 100,000+ subscriber legacy media brand to a new platform

Feb 15 • Mediabistro and Miles Jennings

Game Recognize Game: Who Really Wins in Sports Media

The billion-dollar business where the real MVPs never touch a ball.

Feb 13 • Matt Charney, Miles Jennings, and Mediabistro

Your Media Career Doesn't Need NYC or LA Anymore

Entertainment careers are leaving traditional hubs. Here's where media jobs are actually growing and what it means for your career.

Feb 6 • Matt Charney, Miles Jennings, and Mediabistro

January 2026

Washington Post Cuts 100 Jobs as Publishing's 40% Decline Continues

Plus: local news as proving ground, the jobs that aren't coming back, and why sticking around still matters.

Jan 29 • Matt Charney, Miles Jennings, and Mediabistro

Attention Is Fragmented And Media Careers Are Adapting

Two screens. One job market. Zero nostalgia.

Jan 22 • Matt Charney, Miles Jennings, and Mediabistro

Nightmares and Dream Factories Edition

From red carpets to pink slips: Navigating award season momentum, 17,000 industry layoffs, and the new rules of career persistence for journalists and…

Jan 16 • Mediabistro, Matt Charney, and Miles Jennings

The "One Right Path" Is a Myth: How to Break into Journalism Now

Your First Byline’s Ryan Teague Beckwith on Networking, Niche Beats, and the Persistence That Lands Your First Role.

Jan 12 • Mediabistro, Miles Jennings, and Ryan Teague Beckwith

The Upside Down Edition

How a breakout hit became a metaphor for Hollywood’s creative collapse

Jan 8 • Matt Charney, Miles Jennings, and Mediabistro

December 2025

Hollywood’s Creative Reset Is Underway

What Hollywood’s consolidation, automation, and creative reset mean for people who make the work

Dec 17, 2025 • Matt Charney, Miles Jennings, and Mediabistro

THE MEDIABISTRO WEEKLY DROP: The Whole Bloody Affair

A wild week of acquisitions, strategy duels, and unexpected openings

Dec 10, 2025 • Matt Charney and Miles Jennings

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