Ad Age “Media Guy” columnist Simon Dumenco’s media roundup for the morning of Friday, March 31:
What can you expect in today’s media scan? Let me quote an expert: “I will say it’s everything. It’s the highs and lows, brightness and darkness, alpha to omega, a quiet-loud-sad-happy tragiredemptive circus of emotion, anguish, and grace. I hope people feel it all come together and have that rush you feel when the roller coaster finally coasts back to the platform.” OK, actually that’s showrunner Scott M. Gimple describing this Sunday’s season finale of “The Walking Dead” to Entertainment Weekly’s Dalton Ross. But it more or less applies here too! Anyway, let’s get started …
1. At 9:37 p.m. ET last night, a “Breaking News” alert from The New York Times landed in our email inbox: “Michael Flynn wants to talk to congressional investigators examining the Trump team’s ties to Russia. But first he wants immunity” — linking to a piece by Mark Mazzetti and Matthew Rosenberg headlined “Michael Flynn Offers to Testify Before Congress in Exchange for Immunity.” Naturally, that’s one of the stories dominating the morning news cycle — along with a certain flaming freeway. (For that story, check out “7 things to know about the fiery I-85 bridge collapse” via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.)
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