Business Insider’s Quiet Bleed
Earlier this month, just days before she was set to appear alongside other Axel Springer executives at events in Davos for the World Economic Forum, Business Insider’s chief revenue officer, Maggie Milnamow, notified company brass that she would no longer be flying to the Swiss Alps. The notice came as a surprise, arriving at the eleventh hour after travel plans had been finalized and an appearance already scheduled and promoted.
Shortly thereafter, the reason became clear: Last week, Milnamow formally resigned from her role at Business Insider—adding to a growing list of high-level departures from the Barbara Peng-led news organization and raising fresh questions about the future of the digital outlet. When Business Insider leadership got word that Status had learned of her exit, the outlet…
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The Weiss Silence: Sometimes silence can be louder than words. On Wednesday, the Israeli military killed three journalists in a military strike, including Abdel Raouf Shaat, a freelance cameraman who worked for CBS News and the AFP. The AFP quickly issued a forceful statement, saying it “demands a full and transparent investigation into his death” and warning that “far too many local journalists have been killed in Gaza over the past two years while foreign journalists remain unable to enter the territory freely.” Bizarrely, CBS News—now run by the stridently pro-Israel Bari Weiss—has not…
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