Ben Smith
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Is your cost structure slightly lower?
Is your cost structure slightly lower?
Is your cost structure slightly lower?
years ago, protesters went to Tucker Carlson's home. I think you probably both remember very vividly. You called it at the time stomach turning and said it has to stop. But it's funny, I was talking to another broadcaster the other night and she said, you know, one thing Meghan does that is most of us don't do is go after other people in media really personally.
years ago, protesters went to Tucker Carlson's home. I think you probably both remember very vividly. You called it at the time stomach turning and said it has to stop. But it's funny, I was talking to another broadcaster the other night and she said, you know, one thing Meghan does that is most of us don't do is go after other people in media really personally.
years ago, protesters went to Tucker Carlson's home. I think you probably both remember very vividly. You called it at the time stomach turning and said it has to stop. But it's funny, I was talking to another broadcaster the other night and she said, you know, one thing Meghan does that is most of us don't do is go after other people in media really personally.
Like there's sort of a gentleman's agreement in a lot of media to not attack each other personally. And that I don't know if I don't know if you think that's true as a broadcast or
Like there's sort of a gentleman's agreement in a lot of media to not attack each other personally. And that I don't know if I don't know if you think that's true as a broadcast or
Like there's sort of a gentleman's agreement in a lot of media to not attack each other personally. And that I don't know if I don't know if you think that's true as a broadcast or
You recently talked about Maddow's public complaints and sort of said that she should put up or shut up basically. But also about her expensive real estate, about her homes. And I'm curious, do you have any compunction about getting that personal information?
You recently talked about Maddow's public complaints and sort of said that she should put up or shut up basically. But also about her expensive real estate, about her homes. And I'm curious, do you have any compunction about getting that personal information?
You recently talked about Maddow's public complaints and sort of said that she should put up or shut up basically. But also about her expensive real estate, about her homes. And I'm curious, do you have any compunction about getting that personal information?
You're exactly right about the characterization of the relationship, right? We work for them. They don't work for us. And, you know, we operate at the pleasure of these hosts. And the minute that they see someone who's doing better for them, who can help them monetize better or grow their show better or whatever it may be that we're doing in each individual case, then they can move. Yeah.
You're exactly right about the characterization of the relationship, right? We work for them. They don't work for us. And, you know, we operate at the pleasure of these hosts. And the minute that they see someone who's doing better for them, who can help them monetize better or grow their show better or whatever it may be that we're doing in each individual case, then they can move. Yeah.
You're exactly right about the characterization of the relationship, right? We work for them. They don't work for us. And, you know, we operate at the pleasure of these hosts. And the minute that they see someone who's doing better for them, who can help them monetize better or grow their show better or whatever it may be that we're doing in each individual case, then they can move. Yeah.
This is the way that this business works. And so if you want to be part of the creator economy, you have to realize that creators are in charge. And it's our job to do as good of a job for them as we possibly can to make sure that they do want to be with us and not somebody else.
This is the way that this business works. And so if you want to be part of the creator economy, you have to realize that creators are in charge. And it's our job to do as good of a job for them as we possibly can to make sure that they do want to be with us and not somebody else.
This is the way that this business works. And so if you want to be part of the creator economy, you have to realize that creators are in charge. And it's our job to do as good of a job for them as we possibly can to make sure that they do want to be with us and not somebody else.
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it would not be true that i had offered him money and it's not you know he hasn't denied any of the things we reported and i think that's it's not really it's not really all that relevant to the story i wasn't okay i was not privy to a deal that he was talking about with buzzfeed around the time i was leaving you weren't involved in that at all i i sent a two-sentence email introducing him to my boss on my boss's request that was that was my involvement