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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien on Trump and an industry in crisis
Good morning! NBCU offers to buy MLB rights, Laurene Powell Jobs lays off Emerson Collective employees, and Fortune's Ruth Umoh profiles the New York Times Company's Meredith Kopit Levien.– Fit to print. At 49, Meredith Kopit Levien became the youngest person and second woman to lead The New York Times Company when she was named CEO in September 2020. She did so during an historically tumultuous time: in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matters protests, which caused a reckoning on race and power not just in the nation's public consciousness but within the journalism industry as well. In the time since, Levien, No. 50 on Fortune's 2025 Most Powerful Women list, has worked to transform the Times from the storied 'Gray Lady' known for its rigorous journalism into a lifestyle subscription platform that has something for every kind of reader, Fortune's Ruth Umoh writes in a profile of the media bigwig. 'I didn't really understand, as COO, how profoundly different the CEO role would be,' Levien, who previously held roles as chief revenue officer and COO of the NYT Company, told Umoh. 'It took me at least a year—maybe two—just to have any confidence that I could do the job. And that I could maybe even do it well.' On the subscription side, Levien is certainly doing the job well. The New York Times has some 11 million paid digital subscribers, up from under one million in 2015, Umoh reports. But critics say some of that growth has come at the expense of the top-tier journalism the Times stakes its reputation on. And in a time of profound distrust of the media, it becomes trickier to balance traditional journalistic sentiment with the needs of the business that make producing the journalism possible. Still, it's hard to argue against her successful turnaround of a company that many people warned her to stay away from, Umoh writes. 'I never wanted the top job,' she says. 'I just wanted to do the biggest version of the work I loved.' You can read the rest of the feature here. MPW Daily will return Tuesday after the Memorial Day holiday. Alicia The Most Powerful Women Daily newsletter is Fortune's daily briefing for and about the women leading the business world. Today's edition was curated by Nina Ajemian. Subscribe here. This story was originally featured on Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Kiwiblog
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Kiwiblog
Murdered
Sarah Milgrim was 26. Yaron Lischinsky was 30. They were about to get engaged. They were murdered in Washington DC by Elias Rodriguez, a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (a far-left, Marxist, pro-Palestine group) and Black Lives Matters activist. After he murdered them he shouted 'There's only one solution, Intifada revolution,' So immensely sad.
Spectator
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Spectator
The police have lost it
When hyper-liberal identity politics went into overdrive in that year of madness, 2020, one of the greatest casualties in this country was to be our police forces. This wasn't obvious at the time, although officers 'taking the knee' at the foot of Black Lives Matters protestors hinted at things to come, as did their growing inclination to attend Pride events and adorn their vehicles in LGBT+ colours. Only in recent months, however, has there emerged the extent to which our police have become contaminated and compromised by this ideology. As today's Sunday Telegraph reveals, in November 2023 officers from Kent Police arrested and detained an old man for a social media post he made warning about the threat of anti-Semitism in Britain.
Washington Post
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
With his marathon speech, Cory Booker showed us how to fight
Anyone who has been a fighter knows that cardio wins fights. You can have the skill, the size and the muscles — but if you gas out before your opponent does, you'll probably lose. For more than 25 hours, from Monday at 7 p.m. until Tuesday at 8:05 p.m., Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) displayed a historic level of legitimate cardio — stamina — speaking on the Senate floor against the Trump administration's onslaught against everything Washington. His marathon address broke the record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond's 24-hour filibuster against civil rights legislation in 1957. As a political effort, Booker's speech wasn't even an actual filibuster, just a political spectacle. But in a fight, spectacle matters. Persuasion matters. Symbolism matters. Winning the crowd matters. To stand for 24-plus hours is an honorable display of physical and mental strength. And let's be honest, we need to see way more fighting spirit from the Democrats. Maybe it is appropriate that a Black politician has broken Thurmond's long-standing record. The segregation spirit of Strom Thurmond lives on in Donald Trump's administration. The street art near the White House celebrating the Black Lives Matters movement has been painted over. Government workers are arduously wiping websites, publications and museums of Black people, LGBTQ+ people, Native Americans and women. Booker's inspiring words have done nothing to stop any of this. It's notable that, so far, Booker was willing to put his vocal cords and stamina on the line, while another Black Democrat, Rep. Al Green (Texas), was willing to be physically escorted out of Trump's address to Congress to protest the president's agenda. However, Black people have been exhorting each other to stay home from the fight and let others do the work this time. As protests are planned for this weekend, Black social media is encouraging African Americans to sit this one out. There are memes and videos of Black people in robes with drinks in hand, staying home — asserting that we did our part to vote and march, and that our priorities now should be self-care and safety. Even offline, conversations have focused on long-term rethinks about self-sufficiency, and for some, joining the increasing numbers of Black people leaving the United States altogether. Perhaps this is where Booker's spectacle and persuasion matter the most: to stir the masses to wake up. What Booker did will live on for the history books, but we need bodies on the line in the here and now. As a female martial artist and a connoisseur of gym culture, I know that the physical matters. Will people be willing to put their bodies at risk to protect this country? When the courts fail, when universities and businesses and law firms fall into line under Trump's threats, will there be people willing to form human chains and shield the vulnerable? Will they fill the streets and create a nonviolent visual wall of protest? What are we willing to not just say or tweet — what are we willing to do? This fight will be as physical as it will be legal, procedural and political. And if Booker is any example, it will take stamina and an indomitable will. If you believe in America, you can't gas out now.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Arizona anti-Trump rallies try to protest everything. They need to be focused
Dear Arizona protesters, Congratulations on your strong showing on President's Day — more than 1,000 people protested outside of the Arizona State Capitol, and you had companion protests throughout the Valley. You and I probably don't have the same politics. I'm a conservative in the mold of Ronald Reagan, Bill Buckley and George Will. If I'm permitted a bit of deduction and — forgive me — a bit of stereotyping, I doubt that describes you. But we do share a similar view of President Donald Trump. I'm not a fan, to say the least. So, with that point of solidarity in mind, I hope you'll receive the following laundry list as well-intended recommendations for future protests. Academic research largely shows that violent protests are less effective at achieving their desired results. The guys who hit police officers at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot are still unpopular, even with Republicans. As are the Black Lives Matters protesters who broke into business places. Most of us intuitively grasp this. And, happily, you were largely successful, although there was a near miss outside the doors of the state Senate, and things got a little rowdy in Glendale, according to ABC 15. Just don't do it. I get that you don't like President Trump. But beyond that, it was a little unclear. According to Derek Staahl of Arizona's Family News, you were protesting a 'range of topics, including cuts to federal workers, mass deportations,' and local legislation. Gabriella Bachara of 12 News reported that you were advocating for 'justice' and 'equity for all.' And Fox 10 said the protests were about Elon Musk, DOGE and the abrupt termination of many federal workers. That's a lot. Michigan State Professor Danielle Brown, who studies protests, says effective protests should have a 'clear, unified message and concrete solutions.' Salome Nthenya Nzuki, who led of the successful #MyDressMyChoice movement in Kenya in 2014, teaches that 'for a protest to be powerful, you must communicate clearly about why you are protesting and what changes you desire.' What were you trying to clearly communicate? It can't just be that you don't like President Trump. That's not actionable. You're proud of your Mexican heritage. That's great. You should be. But you're playing right into the hands of your detractors. Instead, invite your detractors to empathize with you by showing a point of commonality — that we are all American, and that we all love America. Opinion: Mexican flag-waving protesters are making a mistake You do that by carrying the stars and stripes. Moreover, do you really think that carrying the Mexican flag is effective advocacy on the point of immigration? Majorities of both Republicans (80%) and Democrats (65%) 'favor a 'melting pot of cultures' rather than immigrants maintaining distinct cultures in the U.S.' That means that if you're flying the Mexican flag, you're likely going to make President Trump's already popular immigration and border policies even more popular. According to multiple news reports, you now plan to protest outside the State Capitol every Monday. You presumably want to increase the size of your protests. That means you have to be inviting. Your goal, as psychology professor Lauren Duncan stated, is to get the 'silent majority on [your] side,' and the 'majority of Americans … are politically moderate and … not typically convinced by extreme actions.' So, don't be a nuisance. That means no lying down in traffic. No throwing paint on artwork. After a 2023 spate of such protests in Britain, 78% of Britons said 'this kind of protesting hinders, rather than helps a cause.' And even 61% of the protesters agreed. It also means losing the creepy Antifa-like masks and black clothing that some of you were wearing. Bullhorns should be used sparingly. Guillotines should never be used (fake or real). And speaking of not pushing people away, definitely lose the Palestinian flags that appeared in every newscast I watched. Unless you're on a college campus, the vast majority of Americans are supportive of Israel in the current conflict. That's especially true during a week in which Hamas is slowly returning both the dead bodies of the people it abducted, and the live hostages they tortured for months. Plus, as stated above, your protest can't be about everything, and what the heck does the Palestinian flag have to do with fired federal workers, Elon Musk, deportations or executive orders? I'm not the street protesting type, so I'm afraid you'll never see me out there. But by following the above five recommendations, you might be able to expand your movement and effect change. As the kids say, FWIW (for what it's worth). Stephen Richer is a former Maricopa County recorder. He is now a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and CEO of Republic Affairs. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, at @stephen_richer. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ Trump protests aren't effective. What's your message? | Opinion
