As SVP of digital operations and client success at Dow Jones, Jesse Waldele brings a coach’s mindset to everything from cross-functional alignment to client relationships.
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GLAAD's 2025 Social Media Safety Index (SMSI) assesses the safety of six major platforms—TikTok, X, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads—specifically for LGBTQ users. Spoiler alert: they all failed the test.
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Brand safety, as we know it, is dead. Not because brands have stopped caring about where their ads appear, but because the current framework has failed them.
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While trust in national news continues to erode, often due to political bias or polarization, local and independent journalism remains a trusted cornerstone for communities, and a place for advertisers to connect with consumers.
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Snackable Media’s acquisition of AdGrid marks a first. A Black-owned header bidding wrapper and full-stack ad platform built with multicultural publishers in mind. Founder Justin Barton explains the strategy, the tech, and why it’s time to redefine scale and ownership in ad ops.
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The collaboration with Revry allows marketers to reach REVOLT’s audiences by tapping into the publisher’s first-party data, while ensuring that data ownership and consumer trust remain central.
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Jasper Liu landed an entry-level analyst position at the Daily Mail in 2022 and he’s leveled up to a senior analyst role shaping the publisher’s programmatic strategy.
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HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence Team uncovered BADBOX 2.0, a massive escalation in cyber fraud infecting over a million devices worldwide—targeting everything from off-brand smart TVs to Android tablets. In this Q&A, HUMAN’s CISO, Gavin Reid, discusses how cybercriminals have leveled up their tactics, why advertisers should be concerned, and what…
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Meta’s latest content moderation shifts, the changing perception of DEI, and the ongoing debate over brand safety are reshaping the future of Black-owned media and the broader ad tech ecosystem. In a recent AdMonsters LinkedIn Live, DéVon Christopher Johnson, Co-Founder of BOMESI, shared his perspective on how these forces impact…
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The FCC’s latest investigations into media companies, led by Trump-appointed chair Brendan Carr, have raised alarms about press freedom. Targeting DEI programs at select organizations while ignoring others, the probes appear less about regulation and more about exerting political pressure. With NPR, PBS, CBS, and others under scrutiny, experts warn…
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