The Press Box

The People Who Shaped the Media in 2025

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Dec 22, 2025
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INSIGHT

Stephen A. Became A Political Power Player

  • Stephen A. Smith leveraged celebrity to become a political actor without heavy reputational damage.
  • His contract and ubiquity position him as a gatekeeper political figures must engage with.
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Late Night's Power And Vulnerability

  • The Jimmy Kimmel suspension exposed corporate caution and Trump-era jawboning risks for late night.
  • Networks used brief suspensions to show contrition while maximizing the eventual ratings bounce.
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AI: Useful Tool, PR Weapon

  • AI became both a practical research tool and a PR obsession for publishers in 2025.
  • The hosts warn proprietary newsroom AI is often just a search tool that can mislead and hollow out clicks to original reporting.
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