A.J. Katz is Media Editor at TheWrap covering the business of television, print, digital and social media. He previously spent eight years at Adweek, leading coverage of the television news industry. He later served as editor-in-chief of LateNighter before joining MS NOW in audience strategy and program research.
Experience:
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CNN Partners With Jubilee for James Talarico Texas Senate Town Hall
The Oct. 14 event is the start of a broader creative partnership between the network and the digital media company
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David Ellison’s CNN Challenge Is Already Here
The Media Front: The Paramount CEO had dinner with Trump amidst the president’s ban on the network
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Business
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Larry Kudlow Takes Over Maria Bartiromo’s Sunday Fox News Slot Through Midterms
The Fox Business host will temporarily fill the “Sunday Morning Futures” seat after her abrupt exit earlier this month
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White House TV Pool Returns After Networks Stood With CNN
ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC refused to replace CNN after the Trump administration barred the network from its rotation
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Cambridge Abandons Full Investigation Into Hiring of Late Professor Jason Arday
The narrowed inquiry may leave key questions about the “Great and Unfortunate Things” author’s story unanswered
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‘Dateline’ at 35: How the True Crime Sensation Became an Always-On Franchise
Two billion podcast downloads and a leading FAST channel are taking the NBC newsmagazine beyond Friday night — and to younger audiences
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TV
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Trump’s War With the Press Keeps Escalating. How Long Can the Guardrails Hold? | Analysis
A court victory and an unusual show of media solidarity ended the latest White House standoff — for now
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Journalism
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RedBird Capital Takes Majority Stake in Puck at $250 Million Valuation
Media startup tells staff the investment will fuel acquisitions, new markets and expansion while preserving editorial independence
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Political Podcast Ad Spending Has Nearly Doubled. Is It Eating TV’s Lunch? | Analysis
YouTube is making podcasts competitors for TV attention, but there’s little evidence their ad growth is coming at TV news’ expense
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Business
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Trump Press Ban: CNN, MS NOW and Politico Return to White House After Court-Order Standoff
The three outlets regained access hours after a judge ordered their credentials restored, but the White House TV pool remains suspended
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Trump Press Ban: Judge Holds Off on Ruling, but Says Due Process ‘Wasn’t Played Out’
Judge Timothy Kelly heard arguments Wednesday from MS NOW, CNN and Politico
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CNN Chief Mark Thompson Wants to Stay at Network ‘If Paramount Finds Me Useful’
The worldwide chairman and CEO says he remains “fully committed” but has not been told how CNN’s incoming owner intends to run it
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Business Insider, Politico Staffers Protest Over Peter Thiel Award
Parent company Axel Springer is honoring the billionaire who secretly bankrolled the lawsuit that helped bankrupt Gawker
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New York Times Sued by Shareholders Over Biased Israel Coverage
The lawsuit cites an anonymous former employee who says her complaints about anti-Israel bias and antisemitism were dismissed
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Can Paramount’s CNN and CBS News Oversight Board Actually Work?
Gulf funds are investing $24 billion as the panel is tasked with guarding against shareholder influence
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Deals & M&A
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