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"mark seibel tells stories" were always the most delightful times in the BFN newsroom

Worked with the talented Tina Smith on this update to the Bridgerton glossary for Netflix Tudum: netflix.com/tudum/articles…

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I messaged Adolfo as soon as I saw this news, but let me just say publicly that media organizations making dumb moves is not news, sadly, but laying off Adolfo in an election year is among the dumber moves out there. He is an incredible reporter and a good person. Hire him.

Our reporting on Eric Schmidt’s stealth drone project was posted this AM by Perplexity . It rips off most of our reporting. It cites us, and a few that reblogged us, as sources in the most easily ignored way possible. Note the views. #zeroclick forbes.com/sites/saraheme…

Perplexity’s knock off of our reporting feels like a crystallization of the "Can journalism survive AI?" convo. The company took our paywalled work, without our permission, and competitively broadcast it across web, video, mobile — as though it were itself a media outlet.

* a lone trumpet plays a somber, minor key version of "Old Town Road" *

Palestinians walk out of the rubble, covered in dust after the Israeli attack on Abu Aisha family house in Deir al Balah, Gaza on June 14, 2024. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Here's my brother (who is much less cool and not nearly as good looking) getting Fox5 DC hosts sloshed this morning. Good job Owen King! fox5dc.com/video/1482730

How much does Venmo hate you having privacy? So much that they wouldn’t allow private contacts despite constant complaints until finally in 2021 Ryan Mac 🙃 used public Friends to find Joe Biden’s personal account, and finally Venmo caved buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanma…

Jeremy is fantastic, tremendous hire. I just need you to all be aware his brother wrote the 2010 recession pop banger “Like a G6” (really, this is true)

hire Roger! Hire him now!

Some new illustrations / logo treatment from me in this great investigation series:

The Ben Folds Five is my favo(u)rite band! cc Jennifer Heuer Jen Hill 🛒

Status News hosted a freedom of the press-themed WHCD kickoff party in DC, and I designed the invite: