Mediaite's new newsletter, "One Sheet," launched on Wednesday, as a daily subscription-based email briefing focused on the world of media coverage itself.
It's designed as a quick, five-minute read that curates and interprets the most notable scoops, sharp analysis, gossip, arguments, and emerging fault lines from the explosion of media-focused newsletters, Substacks, and similar outlets.
Rather than just aggregating links, it provides interpretation and context on what's shaping media discourse in real time.
The newsletter is written by Colby Hall, Mediaite's editor (and a founding editor of the site, with prior experience at HBO and iHeartMedia).
It publishes weekdays around 11 a.m. ET.
Examples of newsletters and sources it covers include:
- Adweek’s On Background
- Axios’s Media Trends
- Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News
- CNN’s Reliable Sources
- Columbia Journalism Review
- Morning Brew
- The Poynter Report
- PR Daily
And many others in the "news about the news" space.
The first edition (a free preview) highlighted items like Bari Weiss-related coverage, Minneapolis media stories, Davos insights, and more.
It's positioned as a way to cut through the overwhelming volume of media newsletters out there—essentially a meta-newsletter summarizing other media newsletters (which outlets like The New York Times noted has a fun "meta" layer to it).
Subscription details: It's part of Mediaite's premium offerings (Mediaite+). Pricing is $8/month or $80/year (sometimes listed as ~$79.99/year). It's included for existing Mediaite+ subscribers at no extra cost, delivered weekday mornings.
Mediaite founder Dan Abrams has expressed confidence that dedicated media watchers will pay to streamline their intake of this niche.
You can check it out or subscribe via Mediaite's site: https://www.mediaite.com/subscribe or look for announcements on their homepage.
The first edition of Mediaite's One Sheet newsletter (titled "Mediaite One Sheet: Bari Weiss, Minneapolis Coverage, Davos, and More!") was published on January 21, 2026, as a free preview to mark its launch.
Written by Mediaite editor Colby Hall, it serves as an introductory "maiden voyage" of the daily weekday briefing.
Key elements from the inaugural issue include:
- Welcome and introduction: It opens with a greeting and explanation of the newsletter's purpose—a quick, five-minute read curating scoops, analysis, gossip, arguments, and emerging debates from the flood of media-focused newsletters/Substacks. It emphasizes interpretation and context over plain aggregation, positioning itself as the "ultimate meta media newsletter."
- Highlighted topics (based on the edition's title and launch coverage):
- Coverage related to Bari Weiss (likely drawing from media commentary or newsletters discussing her work, influence, or recent developments in independent media circles).
- Minneapolis coverage (referencing ongoing media stories around local events, possibly tied to recent incidents like the ICE agent shooting or related journalism debates, as echoed in broader Mediaite reporting that day).
- Davos insights (insights from the World Economic Forum, including reactions to speeches, media angles on global leaders' responses to U.S. politics, and newsletter takes on Trump's appearance or related coverage).
- And more — additional curated items from various media newsletters highlighting the day's key fault lines in media discourse.
The edition stresses that future issues will draw from a wide range of sources (e.g., Adweek’s On Background, Axios Media Trends, CNN’s Reliable Sources, The Poynter Report, and others) with smart takes and insider context. As a preview, it was made freely available to showcase the format for potential Mediaite+ subscribers.
Full details beyond the headline teases aren't publicly excerpted in launch articles (as it's a paid/subscriber product going forward), but the focus was on demonstrating how One Sheet cuts through the noise of the "news about the news" ecosystem. You can view the launch announcement and preview context directly on Mediaite's site: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/mediaite-one-sheet-bari-weiss-minneapolis-coverage-davos-and-more/.
Subsequent editions are delivered weekday mornings to subscribers.