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At #POSSIBLE2026, I spoke with Cameron Clarke, editor at The Drum, about how The New York Times is winning over "never newsers" — brands that love our audience and influence, but are cautious about news adjacency. Our challenge to the industry is to stop treating this purely as an issue of brand safety and start having a more precise discussion about suitability. When marketers think in terms of brand suitability rather than blanket news avoidance, they find more room to grow and tell their story across our portfolio, including within news itself. Our answer is not to downplay news, but to widen the door with products like Games, Cooking, NYT Wirecutter and The Athletic that offer habit, utility, fandom and shopping intent in trusted environments. Read more: https://bit.ly/4tC192m