Parker Molloy
Media critic/commentator on news decisions, audience dynamics, and platforms.
Traditional Media Audience Plummets Across Major Outlets
Today's newsletter: WaPo's new opinion podcast has 515 YouTube subscribers. CBS News is at historic ratings lows. The Daily Wire is shedding audience. https://www.readtpa.com/p/nobody-asked-for-this-washington
Arcade Game Lets Players Control Trump Invading Iran
There's a working arcade game at the D.C. War Memorial this week where you play as Trump invading Iran.
Washington Post Editorials Reveal Republican Bias on Gerrymandering
The Washington Post editorial board has a Republican bias problem, and these two gerrymandering editorials make it impossible to ignore. https://www.readtpa.com/p/the-freakout-and-the-abyss
Media Pushes JD Vance as Iran War Skeptic
Today's newsletter is about why mainstream media has been trying to help JD Vance frame himself as "skeptical" of or "opposed to" the war in Iran. Hint: 2028 https://www.readtpa.com/p/the-foremost-war-skeptic
Threads Users Eagerly Embrace Sascha Riley Conspiracy Theories
Great reporting by @brandyzadrozny about conspiracy theories and Sascha Riley, something I saw a lot of people on this platform latch onto. https://www.ms.now/news/sascha-riley-trump-epstein-conspiracy-theory
Superhuman CEO Pitches AI Clone on Grammarly, Ends Sales Pitch
The best part of the Superhuman CEO's interview is when he pitches @reckless1280 on building an AI agent of himself on Grammarly's platform. An hour of "you used my name without asking" and the guy closes with a sales pitch. https://www.readtpa.com/p/sloppelgangers
Fake Quotes Undermine Truth and Stifle Real Critique
New piece. I want to talk about something that keeps happening and that I think is making all of us worse at knowing what's true. There's a real cost to this. Every fake quote displaces the real story. There are legitimate...
CBS Censors Colbert Using Outdated FCC Rule
CBS lawyers told Colbert he couldn't interview a Senate candidate. Couldn't show a photo. Couldn't show a drawing. Couldn't tell the audience it was happening. Based on an FCC rule that hasn't actually been changed. New piece on what CBS...