Simon Dumenco

Media Guy

Simon Dumenco is the "Media Guy" columnist for Ad Age. You can follow him on Twitter @simondumenco.

Watch deepfake Jon Snow apologize for Season 8 of ‘Game of Thrones’

Watch deepfake Jon Snow apologize for Season 8 of ‘Game of Thrones’

06.14.19 @ 06:36 PM ET

Hearst Mags beefs up video team, Time’s déjà vu cover: Publisher’s Brief

Hearst Mags beefs up video team, Time’s déjà vu cover: Publisher’s Brief

06.13.19 @ 02:23 PM ET

‘The Daily Show’ brings back the Trump Presidential Twitter Library to celebrate Trump’s birthday

‘The Daily Show’ brings back the Trump Presidential Twitter Library to celebrate Trump’s birthday

06.12.19 @ 10:07 AM ET

Oh, great, old-media people are supposed to fix digital media (again): Publisher’s Brief

Oh, great, old-media people are supposed to fix digital media (again): Publisher’s Brief

By Simon Dumenco on 06.06.2019

Watch a pastry chef try to make gourmet Doritos: Publisher’s Brief

Watch a pastry chef try to make gourmet Doritos: Publisher’s Brief

05.30.19 @ 03:11 PM ET

Vanity Fair does Star Wars, the Vogue thief, Esquire’s editor to exit: Publisher’s Brief

Vanity Fair does Star Wars, the Vogue thief, Esquire’s editor to exit: Publisher’s Brief

05.23.19 @ 02:07 PM ET

Time’s next-gen leaders, a Brides dis, Selena Gomez slams social media: Publisher’s Brief

Time’s next-gen leaders, a Brides dis, Selena Gomez slams social media: Publisher’s Brief

05.16.19 @ 01:59 PM ET

Discovery buys Golf Digest from Condé Nast

Discovery buys Golf Digest from Condé Nast

05.13.19 @ 10:49 AM ET

As Disney writes off its Vice investment, 10 Vice stories to help staffers cope: Publisher’s Brief

As Disney writes off its Vice investment, 10 Vice stories to help staffers cope: Publisher’s Brief

05.09.19 @ 02:38 PM ET

Facebook co-founder says it’s time to break up the ‘powerful monopoly’: Watch the video

Facebook co-founder says it’s time to break up the ‘powerful monopoly’: Watch the video

By Simon Dumenco on 05.09.2019

Tyra Banks is here to help sell Sports Illustrated

Tyra Banks is here to help sell Sports Illustrated

05.08.19 @ 03:44 PM ET

There are two ways to process the NYT’s bombshell report about Trump’s taxes

There are two ways to process the NYT’s bombshell report about Trump’s taxes

05.08.19 @ 12:03 PM ET

HGTV stars get their own collectible covers, the New York Post obsesses about AOC, Conde Nast diversifies: Publisher’s Brief

HGTV stars get their own collectible covers, the New York Post obsesses about AOC, Conde Nast diversifies: Publisher’s Brief

05.07.19 @ 02:23 PM ET

Meredith and Hearst Magazines adopt new data standard, Oprah on ‘Buttabeep, Buttaboop’ (Pete Buttigieg): Publisher’s Brief

Meredith and Hearst Magazines adopt new data standard, Oprah on ‘Buttabeep, Buttaboop’ (Pete Buttigieg): Publisher’s Brief

By Simon Dumenco on 04.30.2019

Wired’s Facebook boom, and why we need new labor laws for kidfluencers: Publisher’s Brief

Wired’s Facebook boom, and why we need new labor laws for kidfluencers: Publisher’s Brief

By Simon Dumenco on 04.25.2019

The New Yorker redacts itself

The New Yorker redacts itself

04.22.19 @ 01:08 PM ET