🌯 LA Times Woes Signal It’s Time to Reinvent the Newsroom

The news business is on the ropes in general, but what’s been happening lately at The Los Angeles Times is particularly grim. How are publishers responding to all of this instability and disruption?

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🌯 Did Publishers Waste Time Playing in the Privacy Sandbox?

Now that Google hit pause on its grand plan to kill third-party cookies in Chrome, publishers can breathe a sigh of relief (for now). But was the time spent testing the Privacy Sandbox worth it?

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🌯 Ad Dollars and Google Antitrust Drama: 2024’s Banner Year, 2025’s Bumpy Ride

Digital ad revenue in the U.S. hit an all-time high of $259 billion in 2024—a 15% year-over-year surge and the fastest pace of growth since 2021. But was is the outlook for 2025?

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🌯 Tariff Timeout: Can Publishers Make the Most of the 90-Day Reprieve?

Trump's tariffs caused economic chaos, even after the 90 days pause, but working through change and economic uncertainty is nothing new for publishers.

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🌯 Can the EU Rein in Big Tech While Avoiding a Trade War?

The European Commission is set to issue fines against Apple and Meta for violating the DMA—its first levies under the law.

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How to Win a Board Game Full of Ad Ops Burning Challenges

The daily routine of an ad ops manager, whether they work for a marketing agency or represent a web content publisher, is pretty much like a board game. Stumbling blocks are all around, even when they do not expect them. Not that ad ops managers should “beat the card” in…

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What Will the Ad-Supported Open Internet Look Like in 2023 and Beyond?

In Jounce Media's annual report, 'The State of the Open Internet,' three influential market forces shed light on the obstacles that media companies and advertising technology platforms face: demand concentration, bidstream bloat, and bidstream blindspots. How can we level the playing field between the dominant walled gardens and the rest of the…

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A Path to Net-zero for the Digital Advertising Sector

The digital advertising sector has a dirty little secret: its carbon footprint is huge. How big?  About the size of the airline industry. It’s only a matter of time before carbon neutrality and even net-zero become buying criteria for brands, so now is a good time to consider launching a…

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Uniting an Industry Through Education: In Conversation with U of Digital Founder Shiv Gupta

AdMonsters met up with U of Digital Founder, Shiv Gupta, to learn how U of Digital has grown over the years, where the company is headed, and to find out more about what Gupta is planning to speak about at AdMonsters Ops in New York City. 

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Celebrating AAPI Month: Don Valdez’s Parenting Styled Leadership Approach

Don Valdez head of ad tech and publisher sales at The Media Trust shares his parenting styled leadership approach and how he pays it forward. He is an inspiring professional from the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, whose journey serves as a beacon of hope for many aspiring…

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