"Meredith & The Media" Substack | Media Expert | FMR Pinterest, Walmart, Jet

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Joined September 2009
Recently launched a media Substack, "Meredith & The Media," focused on spotlighting the latest trends in media along with exclusive interviews with leading journalists on what's driving their coverage. Check it out and subscribe here: meredithandthemedia.substack…
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10,000+ attendees, 250+ speakers and a whole lot of AI. But what did PR pros actually get out of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026? Meredith & The Media correspondent Mila Che spent three days on the ground in San Francisco and shares her insider take on the biggest trends, emerging PR tools and opportunities for comms pros. Among her takeaways: AI and robotics dominated, founders are increasingly building audiences through their own channels, and reporters are pushing back on mass pitching. Plus, why the real value of Disrupt may be in the hallways, not on stage. Read her article, including practical advice for PR pros considering Disrupt in 2027: lnkd.in/e5KCaCdr
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Tiffany Guarnaccia, founder and CEO of @KiteHillPR, was on the scene at @advertisingweek New York last week as a Meredith & The Media correspondent. Check out her interviews and insider details with Advertising Week's Michael Gewirtzman, ADWEEK's @MarkStenberg3 and The CPG Guys Peter V.S. Bond and Sri Rajagopalan. Tiffany also got a scoop on Advertising Week for 2027. 👀 Read 👉 lnkd.in/ehM_zxuS
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Legal letters from AI giants. A breakout video business. A new bet on predicting the next big AI trend. Ahead of @theinformation's flagship WTF Summit, founder and CEO @Jessicalessin sat down with Meredith & The Media to discuss taking on Silicon Valley's power players, TITVs exciting growth, and the future of media. Plus, Meredith & The Media got a SCOOP on The Information's forthcoming AI Inflection Index, tracking nearly 100 AI terms to help investors spot emerging trends. Read 👉 lnkd.in/epTYmkdP
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Independent journalism has been having a moment for quite some time. But now that legacy media is putting down the defensive shield and admi... writing about it—heads are turning, phones are ringing, and people are starting to truly take indie journos and publications seriously. But what if independent journalists stopped going it alone and teamed up? That's @TWholf's bet. The former CBS News climate producer shared her ambitions with Meredith & The Media—“betting the house” on a new model, which is bringing independent journalists TOGETHER to “swarm report” a major story. Meredith & The Media editor @9Number9 took the pen on this great feature. Read it here: lnkd.in/eHEBrg6y
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Last week in Atlanta, @Adweek's flagship annual event for brand advertisers -- @Brandweek -- convened with over 1,000 brands and advertisers for a three-day event. Meredith & The Media Media Correspondent, Belle Lenz, from Toni Lee Communications was on the scene and provides today's feature story inside Brandweek. Read it here: lnkd.in/ezN3-rKT
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Check out my interview w/the fabulous @MereditheKlein to learn what makes a great BI pitch and how to break through the noms for our Top CMOs list:
This past Friday, Meredith & The Media hosted an intimate lunch with @BusinessInsider senior media correspondent @lmoses, sponsored by @higgsfield_ai, for a group of leading comms and marketing executives. We talked creator disruption, why Business Insider is going big on the CMO, and what actually gets you on its Most Innovative CMOs list. Read here 👉 : lnkd.in/eDr4_dbH
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This past Friday, Meredith & The Media hosted an intimate lunch with @BusinessInsider senior media correspondent @lmoses, sponsored by @higgsfield_ai, for a group of leading comms and marketing executives. We talked creator disruption, why Business Insider is going big on the CMO, and what actually gets you on its Most Innovative CMOs list. Read here 👉 : lnkd.in/eDr4_dbH
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This week, I sat down with @semafor Media Editor, @maxwelltani, on how he decides what makes the Semafor Media newsletter, who gets the mic on the Mixed Signals podcast, and the execs and personalities they’re looking to put on stage at Semafor’s growing slate of live events. Read the interview, exclusively on Meredith & The Media: lnkd.in/eS23dPCE
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This week, Meredith & The Media sat down with @InStyle Editor-in-Chief, Sally Holmes to get the tea on how Holmes is building a different kind of fashion media brand. Read the exclusive interview, only on Meredith & The Media: lnkd.in/eff6cGeH
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Affiliate Season is officially in gear. Sarah Karger, founder of Affiliate for Publicists, is hosting three FREE live masterclasses, “Stop Reporting UVM. Start Reporting Revenue,” covering how commerce desks decide what gets covered, what to add to your pitch and what a revenue-led client report actually looks like. Sign up for the free Masterclasses here: lnkd.in/enkMSGya If you're serious about affiliate, highly recommend the next step, which is a formal course and membership: lnkd.in/e-qsePdQ
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This week, Meredith & The Media sat down with @larakiara, chief correspondent and CMO Insider newsletter anchor at @BusinessInsider. Read the exclusive interview: lnkd.in/ew8qEr8D
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This week, Meredith & The Media partnered with Synthesia as part of a Sponsored Content collaboration, to get an inside look at two new AI tools built specifically for communications teams--an AI Media Trainer and an AI Press Officer. For comms teams being asked to prep more spokespeople, field more requests and operate across more channels and languages without more headcount, it’s an interesting look at where AI video could be headed next. 🗓️On September 16, Meredith & The Media and Synthesia are hosting an exclusive AI Video for Comms Mixer at in NYC. Read the full interview + RSVP below 👇 lnkd.in/eFdiR9_q
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Waterstone Human Capital announced the inaugural 2026 America’s Most Admired™ Culture & CEO program this morning, extending more than two decades of evaluating how culture contributes to business success. Read more on Meredith & The Media: meredithandthemedia.substack… Nominate an eligible client, company or partner: americasmostadmired.com.
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