Crambe Repetita #196
Welcome to a (mostly daily) newsletter of recommendations from Todd L. Burns. In every email, I suggest some things that I find interesting. Maybe you will too…
Special Media Edition!
The company I work for, Yadastar, is shutting down today. Here’s just a bit of what we were able to put out into the world over 20 years in working with Red Bull. It’s been an honor and a privilege to work with so many talented folks since I started at the company in 2013, many of whom subscribe to this newsletter. (Hi! I’ll never forgot the stuff we got to do, who I did it with, and why we did it. I hope you don’t either.)
If you care about media, you’ve no doubt seen this piece this week already. It’s worth a read, as it outlines how Condé has (finally) become just another media company.
Stick to Sports? No Way. Deadspin Journalists Quit en Masse.
On Monday, the journalists at the freewheeling website Deadspin were instructed by its owners to stick to sports. On Tuesday, the site’s interim editor in chief, Barry Petchesky, was fired for refusing to obey that order. On Wednesday many longtime staff members quit in protest, hurling Deadspin into chaos.