As an abashed former News Corp employee (thankfully at HarperCollins, one of the Murdoch portfolio’s least-offensive holdings), HBO’s "Succession" is my straight shot of Sunday-night dopamine. The show’s great even if you aren’t attuned to the devastating, thinly veiled media and publishing world portrayals—but it’s a lot more fun for those of us who are. And watching through the eyes of a current ad guy, there are still a lot of professional lessons to take away from the savage, but often insightful, Roy family and their various hangers-on. In anticipation of the season coming to a close this Sunday, when we bid adieu to our favorite deliciously dysfunctional and unscrupulous family of one-percenters until next year, I bring you my favorite ad-world lessons learned and reaffirmed in the first two seasons of HBO’s latest tentpole show. What's the protein? Roy family patriarch Logan’s go-to phrase, “What’s the protein?” is quickly becoming my internal mantra in all sorts of daily situations. Logan’s a busy guy who shoots from the hip, so he needs a quick phrase that helps get to the meat of the matter at hand—or points out the lack of substance in a given proposition (like his daughter Shiv’s much-mocked family memo). “What’s the protein?” is great shorthand for stripping the BS out of the equation and weighing whether there’s real substance at the core of an idea or it’s just carbohydrate filler. I’ve toyed with “What’s the protein?” becoming my new go-to filter in... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-11 11:22:17 UTC ]
This week on The Lit Hub Podcast: How the publishing world can respond to Trump, and “What energizes you?” | Lit Hub Radio “When in doubt, leave the reaction out.” Eric Puchner on how to be funny when writing a novel. | Lit Hub Craft Ted Hamm on how Jimmy Breslin and Langston Hughes each […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Sharri Markson defends News Corp after attorney general says antisemitism ‘must not be weaponised’. Plus: a sprinkling of Australian culture for the NYTFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“God bless Sky News,” the... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Rupert Murdoch’s second son reveals bitter details that set the scene for court battle for News Corp empireMore of the Murdoch family’s betrayals, leaks, “mind games”, manipulations, machinations and humiliations have been laid bare, in the wake of a messy court trial that offered tantalising... Continue reading at The Guardian
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In strongly worded statement, Kim Williams says allegations in Murdoch-owned tabloids ‘do not stand up to scrutiny’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA claim in News Corp publications across the country that the public broadcaster costs taxpayers more than a Netflix... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Exclusive: Former prime minister Tony Abbott to address Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in LondonGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition frontbencher Bridget McKenzie and Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming, and key figures from News Corp, are set to... Continue reading at The Guardian
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PW looks back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world this year, and what they portend for 2025. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The Nevada court defeat means Lachlan Murdoch’s siblings could have a much greater say in the company’s future - with significant ramifications As the Black Summer bushfires ravaged Australia, coverage of the disaster in the News Corp publications sparked a rare public airing of the divisions... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Gas-industry sponsored series of stories presented as news on front page of News Corp newspapersHow can News Corp call its gas splash an ‘exclusive’ and a ‘special report’ when it’s paid for by industry? | CommentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email,... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Readers are led to believe a short-on-facts advertorial exhorting government to let companies extract more gas is straight news coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe big news on Monday morning was that the story splashed across the front of News Corp’s... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Artificial intelligence is pushing the publishing world toward volume. That could drown out the good work. AI has the power to pump out words in record speed. And already, that’s substantially inflating the book publishing market. Continue reading at Fast Company
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Activist investor Starboard Value had challenged ownership structure, as Murdoch family controls 41% of company votesLachlan Murdoch faced down a shareholder vote on Wednesday aimed at weakening the Murdoch family’s control over their media empire.The activist investor Starboard Value had... Continue reading at The Guardian
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‘Good riddance to woke,’ Peta Credlin says, while Tim Blair urges country to ‘Drill, Australia. Drill’Andrew Bolt admits to gloating but says he is “gloating for a good cause”.“We have to shame the lies and the hysterics who came far too close to getting the empty head of Kamala Harris elected... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Daily Telegraph talks up chances Charles will attend the Everest. Plus: ABC splashes cash on redesignFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWith King Charles and Queen Camilla arriving on Friday for the couple’s first... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Contentious proposed bill would exclude professional news content, but News Corp worried that it would be considered a media serviceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNews Corp has raised concerns the federal... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Markson says sit-down with Israel’s PM like meeting ‘Winston Churchill during his fight against the Nazis’. Plus: News Corp reprints cartoon found to be offensiveFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSharri Markson spent... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Increasing number of black authors forced to self-publish or promote work on social media, says Selina BrownThe founder of a book festival celebrating black authors has said they are “forced” to pave their own way into the publishing world because of a lack of diversity within the... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Decision comes after UK real estate portal turned down fourth offer from Australian property companyBusiness live – latest updatesThe Rupert Murdoch-backed real estate company REA Group has abandoned its attempt to take over the website Rightmove after its fourth offer was rebuffed on Monday.The... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Behind closed doors in a courtroom in Reno, Nevada, a high-stakes family business dispute has been unfolding. Rupert Murdoch is trying to change the terms of a longstanding family trust to give his favoured eldest son, Lachlan, full control of his media empire after his death.Associate professor... Continue reading at The Guardian
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