Associate Prof. of Media Management @ The New School, longtime media business journalist, longer time bassisthttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlieberman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlieberman.bsky.social/post/3meefsyjkes27I spent decades in newsrooms where journalists never talked about money. Now I’m asking people to help fund my book, "Citizens of Content." If you care about moving from audiences to real communities, I’d be grateful if you’d take a look: https://books.manuscripts.com/product/citizens-of-content/08 Feb 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:c4gzwpdtaaexdliloobj2ojq/app.bsky.feed.post/3meefsyjkes27https://bsky.app/profile/davidlieberman.bsky.social/post/3mbrm3yaovc24We’ve gone from being "consumers" to "citizens" of the content we love. We want a say in what gets made. My upcoming book will help advocates for this new world. Interested? Then join my mailing list for updates, drafts, and to help me get the ideas right: david-lieberman.kit.com/f1ce2e6302 ✍️ https://david-lieberman.kit.com/f1ce2e630206 Jan 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:c4gzwpdtaaexdliloobj2ojq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbrm3yaovc24https://bsky.app/profile/davidlieberman.bsky.social/post/3lwopsfxjjs2wNewsmax's new statement about its $67M settlement with Dominion: Delaware judge "ruled in ways that strongly favored the plaintiffs and limited Newsmax's ability to defend itself." It "encourages every business incorporated in Delaware to reconsider and exit the state, as it did so to Florida."18 Aug 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:c4gzwpdtaaexdliloobj2ojq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwopsfxjjs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlieberman.bsky.social/post/3lwomjqxcps2pSurprised there's little attention this AM to Newsmax's agreement to pay Dominion Voting Systems $67M to settle its defamation case. Dominion said Newsmax falsely suggested its machines rigged 2020 election. $NMAX shares are up 3%. In a similar case last year Newsmax agreed to pay Smartmatic $40M.18 Aug 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:c4gzwpdtaaexdliloobj2ojq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwomjqxcps2phttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlieberman.bsky.social/post/3lcvpdxnefc2kBig news in Murdochland. Is it crazy to wonder whether Elon Musk will approach with an offer for Fox News -- and that Rupert might accept it? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/business/media/rupert-lachlan-murdoch-family-trust.html09 Dec 2024 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:c4gzwpdtaaexdliloobj2ojq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcvpdxnefc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlieberman.bsky.social/post/3lbclcwyxkk2sPublicly traded rightwing media companies say that Trump's victory shows there's a market for a MAGA-friendly "parallel economy." Wall Street remains unpersuaded. Here's my take today in TheRighting. https://therighting.com/original/right-wing-biz-watch-wall-street-yawns-at-right-wing-media-companies-clinging-to-trumps-coattails/19 Nov 2024 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:c4gzwpdtaaexdliloobj2ojq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbclcwyxkk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlieberman.bsky.social/post/3lbabdcrxyc2eWho'll be 1st with the valuation for LeBron James’ SpringHill in its merger with Fulwell 73? It's certainly much less than its $725 million valuation from 2021, offering insight into the decline of sports programming celebrated in a 2017 Harvard B School case study abt James' "Hollywood empire." https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/lebron-james-springhill-ben-winston-fulwell-73-merge-1236212558/18 Nov 2024 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:c4gzwpdtaaexdliloobj2ojq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbabdcrxyc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlieberman.bsky.social/post/3lb5x3yylo22lThe monoculture fights back, again. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/business/media/gladiator-2-marketing-stunt-paramount.html17 Nov 2024 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:c4gzwpdtaaexdliloobj2ojq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb5x3yylo22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlieberman.bsky.social/post/3lb365dstnk2rThe monoculture fights back. https://www.wsj.com/articles/wicked-movie-marketing-strategy-a89ef31d16 Nov 2024 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:c4gzwpdtaaexdliloobj2ojq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb365dstnk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlieberman.bsky.social/post/3law5zt22zk2lTakeaways from John Malone's latest interview: Net Neutrality is vulnerable again. (He says it unfairly gives media entrants "access to distribution at zero cost.") And big cable operators will try to consolidate. (“With discount airlines, they don’t make each airline build its own airport...") https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/john-malone-media-ma-big-tech-future-sports-1236207558/14 Nov 2024 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:c4gzwpdtaaexdliloobj2ojq/app.bsky.feed.post/3law5zt22zk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlieberman.bsky.social/post/3latmr4b52c2eWall Street apparently doesn't buy Rumble CEO's claim last night that major brand advertisers will flock to the controversial rightwing video platform following Trump's victory last week. Rumble shares are down 10+% this AM after the company reported a larger than expected Q3 loss.13 Nov 2024 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:c4gzwpdtaaexdliloobj2ojq/app.bsky.feed.post/3latmr4b52c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlieberman.bsky.social/post/3larbdyr4ik2iDonald Trump Jr.'s surprising decision to eschew a role in the new administration and become a partner at 1789 Capital suggests MAGA world has big plans for the investment firm's founder: Omeed Malik -- a close ally of Tucker Carlson and RFK Jr. Here's my take on him a year ago in The Righting. https://therighting.com/original/will-tucker-carlson-turn-omeed-malik-into-the-rights-next-media-mogul/12 Nov 2024 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:c4gzwpdtaaexdliloobj2ojq/app.bsky.feed.post/3larbdyr4ik2i