
Inside Politico’s franchise playbook for Playbook
From The Rebooting Show by Brian Morrissey
May 12, 2026 · 56 min · Episode 225
About this episode
The episode discusses Politico's Playbook and its evolution into a global franchise.
At nearly two decades old, Politico's Playbook was an innovator in the now-familiar daily agenda-setting newsletter. Playbook is now more than a DC staple. It has editions in five countries with two more on the way. And it is looking to adopt a franchi...
People in this episode
Host: Brian Morrissey
Topics covered
- newsletter innovation
- franchising
- media expansion
- daily agenda
- international editions
Keywords
- Politico
- Playbook
- newsletter
- franchise
- media
- expansion
- DC
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Politico
Books & works: Playbook
Places: DC
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