AramZS. he/him. Privacy Engineer. Tech for journalism. Ad Tech. Prev: Fullstack, strategy, econ/game journo, storytelling, altac. Views are only my own
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I see this and @laurahazardowen already has a good read through at niemanlab.org/2025/10/msnbc-
Mainly, I read this and I think of just how limited Weiss's vision is for a global news organization. More than that, I think just how easy these principles will be to wiggle out of.
In her first note to CBS News staffers, Bari Weiss lists 10 "core journalistic values that have defined this profession since the beginning" and says "I will continue to champion them alongside you:"
oh wow and now they have a wrapper where they control the bid process and def no chance they'll bias their own systems as they take control of top to bottom of the entire open ad ecosystem
don't call it "the open internet" it's "the ttd internet"