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What the Start of 2025 Might Tell usWe are, somehow, coming to the end of the first month of 2025. While I’m loathed to do predictions, mainly because I always get them wrong, I thought I’d share a few brief thoughts on what January might tell us about the media year to come. Firstly, obviously, Trump. I wrote about it the 47th President on Tuesday and once a week is more than enough. The media in the US and beyond needs to rise to the challenge though. And could the last person out of the Washington Post please remember to turn out the lights? We have also seen over the last couple of week’s that there will continue to be reorganisation and upheaval within the legacy media. Friend of The Addition Ben Mullin reported on cuts and shake-ups at CNN. It’s hardly going out on a limb to say that it will not be the only media organisation where that happens. Cutting newsrooms and going on about AI is not going to provide the robust report the world needs. Read the full article with a paid subscription January SaleI’m doing a January sale! This month, my Newsletter Masterclass is available for half of the usual price. That means you can get a single 1-on-1 session for just £50, or three for £125. If you want to start or accelerate a newsletter in 2025, sign-up and let me help you! You can also get a paid subscription for half price. |
Charlotte Henry is a journalist and broadcaster who creates and runs The Addition newsletter and podcast; an award-winning publication looking at the crossover between media and technology.
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Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. On Monday morning, I settled down to watch the Women's Football Show on the BBC iPlayer, hoping to catch up with the highlights from the Crystal Palace vs Spurs game. Technically, I was able to. They were on my TV, but the soggy London weather led to clips that were barely watchable as the camera was covered in rain. For some reason, nobody actually doing the filming dealt with this. Media companies...
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. January Sale I’m doing a January sale! This month, my Newsletter Masterclass is available for half of the usual price. That means you can get a single 1-on-1 session for just £50, or three for £125. If you want to start or accelerate a newsletter in 2025, sign-up and let me help you! A paid subscription to the newsletter is also just £2.50 a month/£25 for the year in the sale. £100.00 £50.00 1-to-1...