Isabella Simonetti
@thesimonetti
Media reporter at The Wall Street Journal. [email protected]. 347-267-1571.
News publishers are building fences around their content in an effort to cut off AI bots that don’t pay for content wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-new… via @WSJ @thesimonetti
Anna Wintour is stepping down as editor in chief of the American edition of Vogue after more than three decades in the role on.wsj.com/44aRCDO
Brett Baier, who prides himself on being a straight news guy at a network best known for its conservative opinion hosts, is among a shrinking class of traditional anchors courting viewers who get information from more casual and opinionated voices. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4cONRbj
Four Silicon Valley investors and entrepreneurs debate economics and tech on their podcast. It’s among the most popular in the U. S.—and a force in Washington. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4m5Rw7T
Apple has offered Formula One as much as $150 million a year for the U.S. rights to air its races and is the top contender to secure a deal on.wsj.com/4lSXQje
Scoop: Vice has hired former NBCU exec Adam Stotsky as its new CEO. wsj.com/business/media…
Scoop: A cyberattack on the Washington Post compromised email accounts of several journalists and was potentially the work of a foreign government, company officials told some affected staffers in recent days. W/@dnvolz and @bobmcmillan wsj.com/tech/cybersecu…
Inside ABC News’s decision to oust Terry Moran, a longtime correspondent with @thesimonetti wsj.com/business/media… via @WSJ
Chatbots are replacing Google searches, eliminating the need to click on blue links and tanking referrals to news sites. As a result, traffic that publishers relied on for years is plummeting. on.wsj.com/3FRtez0
ABC News is parting ways with correspondent Terry Moran, who published an incendiary post on X about Trump aide Stephen Miller on.wsj.com/3HR1oU7
Chatbots are replacing Google searches, eliminating the need to click on blue links and tanking referrals to news sites. As a result, traffic that publishers relied on for years is plummeting. on.wsj.com/4mT6bV5
PBS joins NPR in contesting Trump's executive order to defund public media wsj.com/business/media…
The social-media influencers posting outside the federal courthouse during the Sean Combs trial say their audience wants more than just facts on.wsj.com/3YYGOah
Media companies are seeing financial bright spots in their streaming businesses, but navigating the options is still tough for consumers on.wsj.com/44ODWR0
ESPN’s New Streaming Service Will Cost $29.99 a Month wsj.com/business/media…
Disney’s theme parks and streaming services notched positive results in the most recent quarter, offering signs that efforts to bolster two important businesses are paying off on.wsj.com/42MoDXK
I spoke with @BretBaier. He says his show, "Special Report," is “trying to be a news product in a very, maybe, not news-friendly world.” wsj.com/business/media…
Maria Bartiromo is among those with a direct line to the president. A high-profile interview took center stage in a wild week for tariffs. on.wsj.com/3XXsSNg
Some of you know I'm an @F1 fan. Was super excited when @thesimonetti pitched a story on their U.S. media rights. And boy, did she deliver. wsj.com/business/media…