The Daily Wire's Decline

The Daily Wire has been having some hard times. Layoffs, a CEO stepping down, and losing some major talent. This video looks at the decisions that led to its current situation. In this case, decline is not the same as death, but things don't seem to be going well there.

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0:00 - Intro and The Daily Wire's history
7:20 - The entertainment initiative
19:15 - The kids content idea
27:52 - Managing talent
33:14 - Publishing and merch
38:03 - Looking for more money
46:12 - Credits

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