Charlotte Henry is a journalist and broadcaster who creates and runs The Addition newsletter and podcast; an award-winning publication looking at the crossover of culture, media and sport.
Bluesky Now Matters to the Media. So it Matters.
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Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. Last week, I reflected on the news that Gary Lineker is leaving Match of the Day at the end of the season and will leave the BBC after the 2026 World Cup. Many people noted, quite reasonably, that this means he can focus solely on his very successful Goalhanger Podcasts company. One somewhat overlooked element is that Lineker’s The Rest is Football show is going to be hosted by the BBC. It will be interesting to see how long that lasts, but it does not seem to be quite the parting of the ways that is being sold. (A big shout out to the kind subscriber who flagged this up after spotting the details buried at the bottom of a story from… BBC News.) Meanwhile, news of more redundancies at major UK publisher Reach is filtering through. Based on what one hack on one of the company’s national papers told me recently about the churn and targets staff there are subject to, some might be pleased to take any redundancy package they can get. Bluesky Beats its RivalsIn the last couple of weeks, and the last few days in particular, there has been a huge amount of buzz around Bluesky. The social media app looks reassuringly like Twitter in “the good old days”. It is the latest beneficiary of the anti-Elon Musk/Donald Trump backlash, with the number of users shooting up. A lot of the conversation around this development has been about how much “nicer” the platform is. Well, maybe, but that is not why it is relevant to the media. Bluesky is happy to promote links, and news in particular, unlike many of its rivals. Read the full article with a paid subscription.
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Charlotte Henry is a journalist and broadcaster who creates and runs The Addition newsletter and podcast; an award-winning publication looking at the crossover of culture, media and sport.
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. Thank you for reading. If you know somebody else who would find this interesting, forward it on! [Some links may help generate a commission that also supports The Addition. Subscribe for Free From my Notebook I headed to the British Library yesterday for the Spectator [a publication I sometimes contribute to] wealth tax debate. For was Novara Media founder and author Aaron Bastani. Against was Dr Arthur...
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. Thank you for reading. If you know somebody else who would find this interesting, forward it on! [Some links may help generate a commission that also supports The Addition. Subscribe for Free No newsletter this week, but there is a new episode of TV+ Talk to enjoy! Believe Again Today, Ted Lasso returns to our screens after a hiatus. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Chuck Joiner discuss the hit show coming back...
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. Thank you for reading. If you know somebody else who would find this interesting, forward it on! [Some links may help generate a commission that also supports The Addition. Subscribe for Free From My Notebook There is finally going to be some proper Test cricket towards the end of this month, as Pakistan visit England. Joe Root has taken up the captaincy once again, following the departure of Ben Stokes. It...