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🌯 LA Times Woes Signal It’s Time to Reinvent the Newsroom

The news business is on the ropes in general, but what’s been happening lately at The Los Angeles Times is particularly grim. How are publishers responding to all of this instability and disruption?

🌯 Did Publishers Waste Time Playing in the Privacy Sandbox?

Now that Google hit pause on its grand plan to kill third-party cookies in Chrome, publishers can breathe a sigh of relief (for now). But was the time spent testing the Privacy Sandbox worth it?

🌯 Ad Dollars and Google Antitrust Drama: 2024’s Banner Year, 2025’s Bumpy Ride

Digital ad revenue in the U.S. hit an all-time high of $259 billion in 2024—a 15% year-over-year surge and the fastest pace of growth since 2021. But was is the outlook for 2025?

Zero-Click Search Is Quietly Dismantling the Economics of Niche Publishing

As a niche publisher, Austin Historical, a site dedicated to restoring old homes, is feeling the impact of zero click search on his ad revenue and referral traffic.

Balancing Revenue and UX: How Jasper Liu Fine-Tunes Yield at Daily Mail

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.

Adapting to the Zero-Click Era: How Publishers and Ad Tech Must Evolve

Generative AI is quickly becoming the way people search, discover and shop. More platforms now offer end-to-end customer journeys that start with a question and end with a purchase, no clicks required.

🌯 Tariff Timeout: Can Publishers Make the Most of the 90-Day Reprieve?

Trump's tariffs caused economic chaos, even after the 90 days pause, but working through change and economic uncertainty is nothing new for publishers.

Women Leaders in Ad Tech on AI, Allyship, and What’s Next for the Industry

Glenda Bautista Baker, Senior Director of Product at Penske Media Corporation; Steph Layser, Worldwide Head of Publisher Ad Tech Solutions at AWS; and Hélène Parker, Founder of Hélène Parker Consulting—shared practical insights about what it takes to lead teams, integrate automation, develop others, and stay current in a rapidly shifting…