Melissa Korn
@melissakorn
Deputy editor on the media team @WSJ. I like scoops, including those made of ice cream. Definitive book on #VarsityBlues, UNACCEPTABLE, out now!
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. @thesimonetti spent some time with him, take a read: wsj.com/business/media… via @WSJ
Scholastic book fairs are iconic. So are many of the publisher's titles, from "The Baby-sitters Club" to "Harry Potter." Now the company is trying to write a comeback story, as its stock is in a slump and cash is drying up. @JeffreyT1 has deets: wsj.com/business/media…
These consultants promise risk-free sports betting, with a combination of advanced algorithms and crafty strategy. Fascinating corner of the gambling world! wsj.com/business/the-a… via @WSJ
It’s easy to put a famous name on a mobile service, but making it successful can be a tougher task. @patiencehaggin looks at why celebs want in on wireless: wsj.com/business/telec… via @WSJ
The founder of a rolling-paper company is bringing back the stoner magazine High Times. wsj.com/business/media… via @WSJ
Scoop from @thesimonetti— Vice Media names former NBCU and Dick Clark Productions exec Adam Stotsky, as new CEO wsj.com/business/media…
A cyberattack on the Washington Post compromised email accounts of several journalists and was potentially the work of a foreign government, the company told affected staffers wsj.com/tech/cybersecu…
Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino’s pitch to lure back advertisers to X: Spend with us or we’ll see you in court. A must-read by @VranicaWSJ @DanaMattioli @jtoonkel wsj.com/business/media… via @WSJ
It's dark days for news publishers that rely on Google search traffic -- and AI advances are making the outlook even bleaker. @thesimonetti @KatherineBlunt with the story: wsj.com/tech/ai/google… via @WSJ
Florida Atlantic University is under consideration as the site of Donald Trump’s presidential library via @meridithmcgraw @jdawsey1 wsj.com/politics/polic…
The National Endowment for the Arts sent emails to hundreds of arts organizations around the country terminating their grants. The abrupt loss of federal support has organizations scrambling to make up for budget shortfalls. to.pbs.org/3T8Mc7f
Scoop: Meta is aiming to enable brands to fully create and target ads using AI by the end of next year, according to people familiar with the matter. Mark Zuckerberg called it "a redefinition of the category of advertising" on a recent podcast appearance. W/ @PatrickCoffee
Warner Bros. Discovery is rebranding its streaming service, again—back to ‘HBO Max’ wsj.com/business/media… via @WSJ
Tariffs are crashing TV’s annual ‘upfront’ ad-sales party. @VranicaWSJ @megancgraham have deets. wsj.com/articles/trump… via @WSJ
Saw "Chicago Pope" in my feed and briefly thought NBC has gotten a little carried away with those Dick Wolf shows.
New: the relationship bw MSFT and OpenAI is now very strained w/ the two sides arguing over OpenAI's access to compute / advanced chips, MSFT's access to OpenAI's tech & how close OpenAI is to AGI. w/ @keachhagey & @berber_jin1 gift link: wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-al…
Exclusive: Netflix aims to achieve a $1 trillion market capitalization and double its revenue by 2030 on.wsj.com/42bYcu9
President Trump had a busy day Wednesday, fair to say. Yet he still found time to take a call from Maria Bartiromo. And yes, he'd watched that Jamie Dimon interview. @thesimonetti looks at Bartiromo's unique--and powerful--perch. wsj.com/business/media… via @WSJ
For mystery writers, getting the details of the perfect crime correct can be bloody hard. These cops are here to help. A delightful story from @JeffreyT1 . wsj.com/arts-culture/b… via @WSJ
