With Alex still on vacation, Axios senior media reporter Sara Fischer joins Troy and Brian to break down the current state of the media business, including why TikTok is winning, the death of aggregation as a competitive advantage, why social media is a major reason women’s sports is one of the hottest segments, The New York Times as an extensible model and the future of print magazines as marketing pieces.

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00:00 Brooklyn, Miami or Washington?
01:10 Introducing 'People vs. Algorithms': A Deep Dive into Media Trends
02:37 The Power of Distinctive Journalism in Today's Media
05:39 The Evolution of News Consumption and the Rise of TikTok
07:41 The Future of Media: Between Eras and the AI Influence
10:00 The Art of Distinctive Reporting in the Digital Age
12:51 Exploring the Success of The New York Times and Other Media Giants
21:22 The Rise of Women's Sports and the Impact of Social Media
25:52 The Ongoing Battles in the Media Industry
34:04 The Shift in Media Brand Strategies
36:20 The Evolution of Legacy Media and New Upstarts
39:25 Navigating the Complexities of Media Business Models
52:35 Exploring the Future of Reddit and Other Platforms
56:17 Beyonce's New Album: A Cultural Phenomenon

Shifting Tides in the Media Business with Axios’s Sara Fischer

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