After two decades of scale chasing, feed optimization, and platform dependence, the industry is rediscovering older mechanics that actually work: events, newsletters, sponsorships, classifieds, and direct audience relationships. Plus: The difficulty of changing legacy media organizations; micro-dramas as modern media format; and field notes from CES, the Affiliate Summit and an Ojai turtle sanctuary.
* Troy Young’s People vs Algorithms newsletter
* Brian Morrissey’s The Rebooting newsletter
* Alex Schleifer’s Human Computer
* Follow Alex, Brian and Troy on Twitter
Chapters:
* 00:00 Open
* 00:34 Welcome
* 03:44 CES 2026
* 10:40 Semaphore and Media Business Models
* 15:18 CBS News and Media Transformation
* 29:48 Creating New Products from Great Talent
* 32:48 Retro Media
* 42:35 Affiliate Summit
* 52:54 Good Product
* 59:17 Outro
