LAist employees clash over Bari Weiss ad campaign – The Verge

This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more.Today I will cover a controversial ad campaign that has raised questions at LAist, a pivot at Clubhouse, and a group of late night hosts who are taking their podcast to Las Vegas. Before I start with the news, one brief side note: Herb Scannell, the head of Southern California Public Radio, announced his retirement just yesterday. Nick Gerda of LAist does a good job of laying out what Scannell’s exit means for SCPR — which includes LAist 89.3 (formerly KPCC), LAist.com, and the podcast unit LAist Studio — in a reported piece that I suggest you read. LAist avoids questions on audio ads sponsored by Bari Weiss’ The Free PressLAist’s union has issued a statement that condemns management’s decision to air audio ads promoting an event in Los Angeles hosted by The Free Press, which it accused of amplifying “harmful anti-trans rhetoric” and spreading misinformation on transgender youth. The union wrote that it would work to “make sure that this does not happen again and that our organization upholds its values across all platforms.”“Our mission statement says we adhere to accurate, fact-based journalism that contributes to the health
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