My Work in The Wall Street Journal
Other Business Reporting
The Creators (newsletter on the business of the people powering the creator economy):
First Person
Profiles
- ESPN Boss Jimmy Pitaro's Chaotic Race to Remake the Sports Giant (WSJ, March 2024)
- ESPN, Fox and Warner Team Up to Create Sports Streaming Platform (WSJ, February 2024)
- New CNN Boss Shakes Up News Operations, Explores Digital Subscription Model (WSJ, January 2024)
- Tucker Carlson Is Launching His Own Streaming Service (WSJ, December 2023)
- Former CNN Boss Jeff Zucker Eyes Unlikely Next Role: British Media Mogul (WSJ, December 2023)
- Fox News's New Fight Club: The DeSantis vs. Newsom Debate (WSJ, November 2023)
- LeBron James, Peyton Manning, and Obamas Plan Basketball Series for Netflix (WSJ, October 2023)
- How the NBA Plans to Remake TV Deals and Net Billions of Dollars for Its Stars (WSJ, October 2023)
- CNN Boss Mark Thompson to Staff: Network Is 'Nowhere Near Ready for the Future' (WSJ, October 2023)
- For Frustrated Fans, Streaming Makes Watching Sports a Sport Unto Itself (WSJ, September 2023)
- ESPN Bets Big on Pat McAfee, an F-Bomb-Throwing YouTube Star (WSJ, September 2023). Listen to The Journal podcast which features me talking about Pat McAfee and ESPN here.
- Disney's ESPN Plots Its Streaming Future, Seeking Tie-Ups With Leagues and Rivals (WSJ, August 2023)
- Fox News's Greg Gutfeld Rides 'Anti-Woke' Humor to Ratings Stardom (WSJ, June 2023)
- CNN CEO Chris Licht Is Out (WSJ, June 2023)
- Top Anchors Criticize CEO Chris Licht's Leadership (WSJ, June 2023)
- How Donald Trump and CNN Found Each Other Again (WSJ, May 2023)
- Carlson's Vulgar Messages About Colleagues Helped Seal His Fate (WSJ, April 2023)
- What Tucker Carlson's Ouster Means for Him and Fox News (WSJ, April 2023)
- Fox News Ousts Tucker Carlson (WSJ, April 2023)
- Fox to Pay $787.5 Million to Settle Dominion's Defamation Lawsuit (WSJ, April 2023)
- CNN Finalizing Deal to Add Gayle King (WSJ, March 2023)
- More WSJ stories.
- Living With Mom and Dad While Figuring Out a Financial Exit Plan (NYT, March 2023)
- The Fed Raises Rates a Quarter Point and Signals More Ahead (NYT, February 2023, front page)
- In Their 20s, Struggling to Save and Tired of Being Lectured About It. (NYT, January 2023)
- CoinDesk Broke Big News About FTX. Now the News Is Closer to Home. (NYT, January 2023)
- Stranded by Southwest and Stuck With Unexpected Costs (NYT, January 2023)
- Southwest's Debacle, Which Stranded Thousands, to Be Felt for Days (NYT, December 2022, front page)
- When a Taylor Swift Concert Means Getting Your First Credit Card (NYT, December 2022)
- You Bought the Thing. Now You Regret the Thing. (NYT, December 2022)
- Elon Musk Tells a Court He Had Little Say in His Giant Tesla Pay (NYT, November 2022)
- The $24 Trillion Market That Predicts and Influences Interest Rates (NYT, November 2022)
- Food Prices Soar, and So Do Companies' Profits (NYT, November 2022, front page)
- A Strong Dollar is Wreaking Havoc on Emerging Markets. A Debt Crisis Could Be Next. (NYT, October 2022)
- For 20-Somethings, a Confusing Rite of Passage: Finding Health Insurance (NYT, October 2022)
- The Queen is Everywhere. What Will the Royal Makeover Cost? (NYT, September 2022)
- Why King Charles's profile may face left on British coins, and why it matters. (NYT, September 2022)
- Steeper Winter Heating Bills Loom, With Less Federal Aid (NYT, September 2022)
- Gas Prices in the U.S. Fall Below $4 a Gallon (NYT, August 2022, front page)
- After Stock Market's Worst Start in 50 Years, Some See More Pain Ahead (NYT, June 2022, front page)
- All my work at The Times
Other Business Reporting
- How Body Positivity, Micro-Influencers, and Understanding Their Audience Made Aerie a Juggernaut (Observer, December 2021)
- How Gwyneth, Demi Lovato, and Cardi B Are Making 'Sexual Wellness' the Next Wave of Self Care (Observer, November 2021)
- They Used To Sell Adorable Toys and Elegant Vases on Etsy. Now They're Pivoting to Squid Game Masks. (Observer, October 2021)
- Inside the Cult Following of Olaplex: The Hair Care Brand That Ignited the Internet (Observer, October 2021)
- For this Vermont Hotel Near Dartmouth, Every Call a Cancellation (Bloomberg Businessweek,September 2021)
- TikTok Resumes 'Opens the Doors' to Discrimination, Experts Warn (Bloomberg, August 2021)
- Tale of Fake Hewlett-Packard Gear Spurs Arrest in China, Lawsuit (Bloomberg, August 2021)
- TikTok's Black Creators Say Unfair Treatment Complaints Ignored (Bloomberg, July 2021)
- What's new on the healthcare exchanges for 2021 (HerMoney, May 2021)
- Why are men still outpacing women when it comes to asking for a raise? (HerMoney, April 2021)
- College towns without college students have small businesses struggling (Vox, October 2020)
- It's easier than ever to make hand sanitizer. But eased restriction have come with consequences. (Vox, August 2020)
The Creators (newsletter on the business of the people powering the creator economy):
- Tinx and the Age of the Authentic Influencer (Observer, January 2022)
- Paris Hilton on the Age of the Influencer, Predicting the Future & the Genius of Jason Derulo (Observer, January 2022)
First Person
- Turning 21 during the pandemic means dialing back expectations (The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 2020)
- I'm entering adulthood without my mom. A book she wrote for me is serving as my guide. (The Lily (Washington Post), September 2021)
Profiles
- After abuse, addiction, and recovery Mike McDonell works to help others (The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 2021)