INTO, them, Out: Corporate folly and the collapse of queer media →

“The only place on the White House grounds where a mask has been required is the White House press area, and the only people who have routinely violated that rule have been White House staff.”

“Bonnier plans to maintain a small foothold in the U.S. market through its Bonnier Events business and conference and diversity consulting business, Working Mother Media, the person said.”

“Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed the company removed the post for breaking its rules on Covid-19 misinformation.

The President also posted the same message on Twitter. That post is still live. Twitter declined to comment.”

“Facebook hasn’t disclosed how many people use Instagram since 2018, six years after it bought the app, when the founders were still there and argued with CEO Mark Zuckerberg that 1 billion users was enough of a milestone to talk about. Facebook has never posted Instagram’s unique revenue, though sources have told Bloomberg it’s the fastest-growing part of Facebook’s advertising business, contributing about $20 billion in 2019.”

“After 95 years, staffers at The New Yorker will no longer be at-will employees, NewsGuild of New York President Susan DeCarava told CNN Business. Instead, the New Yorker union secured just cause, a labor protection that requires an employer to build a case for why an employee should be fired, in its contract.”

“Playbook has grown significantly over the last four years, and we have no doubt that will continue. As for us — Anna and Jake — we’re excited to take on a new challenge and we’ll have more to say about our next steps soon enough.” —SS

“Instagram is rolling the labels out mere weeks before the 2020 presidential election on November 3rd. In the lead up to the election, Facebook has consistently faced criticism for its mostly hands-off approach to misinformation on its platforms. At the end of September, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Joe Biden’s campaign manager, called the company ‘the nation’s foremost propagator of disinformation.’”

“For some of the older-school outlets that prided themselves on their air of detachment and posture of impartiality, only to alter that in the Trump era, what comes next is going to be a huge question.” —SS

“As technology advances, so do the opportunities and methods of harassing female journalists,” Kat Duncan, interim director of innovation at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, said. “Female journalists overwhelmingly face more harassment and assault than male journalists online and in the field. I wanted to help journalists combat this and get them the resources they need to help them be safe and taken care of when these incidents happen.” —SS

“In a new carousel within the app, users in supported markets will be presented with a row of tappable visual Stories from participating publishers. These Stories can include full screen video, photos, and audio and can link out to the publisher’s other content, if desired.”