As AI increasingly shapes first impressions before any human interaction, communications leaders are being challenged to rethink how reputation is formed, managed, and measured in a machine-first world.

In a candid That Said conversation, Graydon Carter shares what today’s communicators can learn from building influence through storytelling, instinct, and a clear editorial point of view.

Join Michael in his conversation with Graydon Carter about his memoir When the Going was Good, An Editor’s Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines which documents his life and storied journalism career including his twenty-five years as the award-winning editor of Vanity Fair.

Columbia College Chicago students are taking a stand, calling out censorship and hypocrisy in President Trump’s attacks on free speech.

Veteran reporters turned creators shared how Substack, YouTube, and podcasts are rewriting media trust and opportunity for communicators.

Journalists say democracy can endure Trump’s attacks when the public insists on truth and free speech.

A street-level shock launched this PR veteran into a lifetime of persuasive storytelling, with lessons communicators still need to hear today.

As Trump sidelines the national press, experts urge local reporters to step up and inform democracy.

CNN’s Brian Stelter and Spectrum News NY1’s Jamie Stelter will lead the 2025 PRSA-NY Big Apple Awards, continuing a tradition of connecting New York’s PR and journalism leaders.

Howard Homonoff’s analysis of the Skydance-Paramount deal offers a roadmap for what’s next—and what’s at stake—for communicators in a politicized media age.

Public relations veteran Tom Madden shares how hard work—not luck—built his career, and why he remains committed to human creativity even as AI transforms the industry.

A scathing look at how President Trump’s pardons are reshaping power, privilege, and punishment in America.

The sports industry continues to reward bad behavior—from Pete Rose to Brent Musburger—while sidelining ethics and accountability.

Discover why today’s sports broadcasters play cheerleader while real journalism gets left on the sidelines.

In this episode of That Said, Michael Zeldin interviews Melissa Ludtke about her new book Locker Room Talk and her pioneering fight for equal access to Major League Baseball locker rooms as a woman sports reporter.

America has been upended in just 28 days, with sweeping policy changes, economic uncertainty, and a government overhaul leaving both businesses and citizens bracing for what comes next.

Uncover how cable news is still failing to hold politicians accountable, letting lies slip through unchecked.

In 2024, the world lost six influential leaders whose groundbreaking contributions continue to shape industries and inspire future generations.

2024 exposed a critical crisis in journalism as fear replaced courage and elite media compromised integrity, threatening democracy’s foundation and demanding a bold call to accountability.