“President Trump said he is considering a country-wide ban of the app, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, over concern that it may be used as a spying or propaganda tool for the Chinese government.”— Alexandra Sternlicht, forbes.com
“Many of the latest cuts, which total six percent of Vox Media’s remaining workforce, impact those who were already furloughed from May 1-July 31 (and who hadn’t already chosen to take buyouts), but the cuts also impact some employees who weren’t previously furloughed.”— Andrew Bucholtz, awfulannouncing.com
“In the midst of a multi-pronged crisis, it’s not easy to get a lay of the land – much less predict what tomorrow looks like. But right now publishers are forced to do that every day.”— Digiday, digiday.com
“A travel-writing utopia would be one that’s full of nuance and expertise, but also more representative of the way we travel: Korean-American writers covering Argentina, Black writers reporting on India, Puerto Rican writers visiting Kenya—because their perspectives will broaden the way we come to vi…”— Sarah Khan, cntraveler.com
“The data only reveals what companies pay foreign workers in roles for which they have hired immigrant workers. And the database also does not appear to include equity grants.”— Matt Turner, businessinsider.com
“As previously reported by VICE, among the questions top brass was asked at an all-hands the Times held last month was whether Weiss would be fired for 'openly bad mouth[ing] younger news colleagues on a platform where they, because of strict company policy, could not defend themselves.'”— Laura Wagner, vice.com
“We know this is a big change, and we anticipate some road bumps as we switch over.”— Money Diaries, refinery29.com
“The United States is considering banning TikTok and other apps from China over national security concerns, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham in an interview on Monday.”— Pranav Dixit, buzzfeednews.com
“Bon Appétit has become a flashpoint for conversations about institutional racism following allegations of racism from former and current employees.”— Rachel Premack, businessinsider.com
“The move comes after Business Insider published an in-depth report in which 14 former and current employees, all people of color, came forward to discuss their experiences with Rapoport, Duckor, and what they say as a culture of pervasive toxicity and systemic racism.”— Chris Crowley, grubstreet.com
“Refinery29 tells women to ask for more money, even publishing a book that dealt in part with the subject, but 27 staffers said they were underpaid or restricted from raises.”— Kerry Flynn, cnn.com
“Refinery29 is reeling from claims of racism and toxic work culture. Employees say it's even worse behind the scenes.”— Kerry Flynn, cnn.com
“Days after Bon Appétit's editor in chief, Adam Rapoport, wrote in a May 31 newsletter that 'food is inherently political,' he again denied a pay raise for the only Black woman on the magazine's staff.”— Rachel Premack, businessinsider.com
“When those same brands started posting more directly in support of the Black Lives Matter movement over the past two weeks, their engagement with the cause led many who had had experiences that didn’t align with that stated commitment to come forward.”— Emma Hinchliffe, fortune.com
“Moving forward, she hopes Condé Nast fills the editor-in-chief position with a person of color. El-Waylly said she and her colleagues also plan to share information about their contracts and salaries to make sure everyone is treated fairly.”— Stephanie K. Baer, buzzfeednews.com
“Over the past three months, the media industry has been dedicated to covering the global pandemic. In the past two weeks, a significant shift has been made to covering the George Floyd protests. Both subjects have dominated the news cycle and as a result, misinformation and false news have popped up…”— Kayleigh Barber, digiday.com
“Publications open about their bias might feel freer to focus on the specifics: story selection, presentation, facts, fairness, balance. Not devoid of subtlety for sure, but manageable.”— Van Gordon Sauter, wsj.com
“Barstool’s stance was, if you guys take ‘Call Her Daddy’ and go somewhere else, we’re going to sue the fuck out of you. Like, you’re under a three-year contract.”— Dave Portnoy, nypost.com
“What is Going on Between @barstoolsports and @callherdaddy? (Thread)Inspired by tweets from @blakeir, @mdudas, @sarthakgh Notes”— Ari Lewis, twitter.com
“In an internal email to staff obtained by Variety, CEO Nancy Dubuc stated that although the digital side of VICE accounts for 50% of headcount costs, it only brings in 21% of their revenue. As a result, the layoffs primarily affect the digital teams, and account for more than 5% of their total staff…”— Dan Gentile, sfgate.com