LAist employees clash over Bari Weiss ad campaign
by Amrita Khalid from The Verge - All Posts on (#6EQXE)
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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.
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