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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · 3d

But Dave Heinzinger says “Social media is not journalism. Social media platforms are a great place to do journalism ... but the platforms themselves are not replacing the craft of journalism"

Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: X's former communications chief speaks out in an exclu interview, telling me social media is not a replacement for journalism.

That's in direct contrast to what his former boss Elon Musk says, who often bashes the media and says X is the media now.

He used to work for X. Here’s what he says is wrong about Musk’s stance on the mainstream media. | CNN Business

X’s former communications chief spoke exclusively to CNN to about why social media isn’t a replacement for journalism, contrasting the opinion of his former boss Elon Musk.

www.cnn.com

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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · 11d

A new year long study says X is the 'go-to' platform for antisemitic content www.cnn.com/2025/09/29/b...

Musk’s X is ‘go-to platform’ for antisemitism, study finds | CNN Business

The new year-long study found that X’s content restrictions are not having much effect on antisemitic content.

www.cnn.com

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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · 22d

CARR - "I think it's worthwhile to have the FCC look into whether "The View" and some of these other programs that you have still qualify as bona fide news programs and therefore exempt from the equal opportunity regime that Congress has put in place."

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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · 22d

Carr here seemingly threatens The View's status as a "bona fide news" program and whether it would be exempt from the "equal opportunity rule"---->
x.com/ScottJenning...

Scott Jennings on X: "The Scott Jennings Radio Show | September 18th, 2025 https://t.co/q7jo3UCYlp" / X

The Scott Jennings Radio Show | September 18th, 2025 https://t.co/q7jo3UCYlp

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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · 22d

>>>This morning Jimmy Fallon pulled out of a Fast Company talk to promote his new 'On Brand' show 30min before he was supposed to take the stage. A spokesperson for Fast Company said “In light of recent events, Jimmy couldn’t be here. But we were so happy to have Bozoma Saint John.” t.co/6pHTUadBXZ

https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/jimmy-kimmel-show-pulled-abc-09-18-25#cmfpka58f00053b6np4znc9yv

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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · 23d

Little scoop --> Elon Musk is back to asking employees to list out "what you've accomplished" per email I obtained www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/t...

Elon Musk is back to asking xAI employees to prove ‘what you’ve accomplished’ | CNN Business

Elon Musk is back to business – and back to sending emails asking employees what they’ve accomplished.

www.cnn.com

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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · Mar 10

X appears to be having issues today. Will be curious to see the cause whether malicious or just fluke.

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Lisa Eadicicco @lisaeadicicco.bsky.social · Mar 10

ICYMI this weekend: A deep dive from @hadasgold.bsky.social on the fight to stop AI celebrity deepfakes from flooding the internet...including some news on an update to the No Fakes Act that could be introduced soon www.cnn.com/2025/03/08/t...

Celebrity AI deepfakes are flooding the internet. Hollywood is pushing Congress to fight back | CNN Business

Steve Harvey and Scarlett Johansson are among the celebrities advocating for legislation and penalties for creators of deepfake scams and the platforms hosting them.

www.cnn.com

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · Feb 24

Plot twist:
From CNN's Hadas Gold,
The Office of Personnel Management formally notified agencies this afternoon that the “What did you do last week” email sent over the weekend is voluntary and failure to respond will not equate to a resignation,”. Via @hadasgold.bsky.social

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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · Feb 19

“Good luck with that, they just fired the whole privacy team,” an OPM email address responded to CNN’s FOIA request.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/p...

‘Good luck with that.’ Trump administration terminates privacy officials at agency overseeing government hiring and firing | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has quietly fired multiple members of the “privacy team” and other officials from the office that oversees the hiring of federal workers, a move that limits outside access to ...

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · Feb 11

It's not OK. It never is, never was. @hadasgold.bsky.social

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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · Feb 6

Full story here www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/p...

Office of Personnel Management CFO, who manages more than $1 trillion in funds, pushed out of role | CNN Politics

The Office of Personnel Management’s chief financial officer, who manages more than $1 trillion in funds, was pushed out this week, two sources with knowledge of the situation told CNN.

www.cnn.com

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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · Feb 6

NEW - the CFO of OPM - who manages a fund worth $1 trillion - was asked last week if she was “loyal” in a meeting with a political appointee. A few days later she was told she’d be reassigned within OPM. She chose to resign, source familiar tells me

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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · Feb 5

When you're working on DOGE and politics reporting now, but your computer is so used to Middle East reporting, transcriptions and auto correct sometimes remind you what you used to.

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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · Feb 5

How Elon Musk's Twitter takeover shows a road map for what will happen in government www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/t...

They lived through Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Now, they have advice for federal government employees | CNN Business

As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency associates barrel through the federal government, former Twitter (now X) employees have seen this all before.

www.cnn.com

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Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · Jan 17

Ahead of Elon/Vivek's DOGE effort, federal workers are quietly editing their job descriptions to remove references to DEI and other terms in hopes of saving their jobs, via @hadasgold.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/p...

Federal employees quietly edit job descriptions to protect roles from DOGE scrutiny | CNN Politics

Some federal employees are quietly changing the language of job descriptions and performance reviews in an effort to protect roles and critical government functions in the face of the so-called Depart...

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Geoffrey A. Fowler @geoffreyfowler.bsky.social · Jan 15

This is my periodic rant that Apple Intelligence is so bad that today it got every fact wrong its AI a summary of @washingtonpost.com news alerts.

It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.

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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · Jan 13

That's likely around the same or more than what The Onion's bid was valued at.
@bencollins.bsky.social
tells me "all options are open" for the Onion and "we're going to keep pursuing". Looks like Trustee will come back to judge to discuss another sale or auction process. Stay tuned!

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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · Jan 13

Small bit of news in the Infowars/Onion sale saga: during a hearing today was revealed the Alex Jones-connected company First United American Companies made an "unsolicited" bid that "more than doubles the price" they offered previously. That would put them at at least $7M (cont)

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Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · Jan 8

News: Trump was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance by someone inside the network, according to a forthcoming book. scoop from @hadasgold.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/m...

Trump camp was fed questions for Fox News town hall in advance from person inside network, new book says | CNN Business

President-elect Donald Trump’s team was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance by someone inside the network, according to a forthcoming book, in wh...

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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · Jan 8

First on CNN: Trump camp was fed questions ahead of a Jan '24 Fox News town hall in advance from someone inside network, new book by @politico's Alex Isenstadt says. Fox says they have no evidence but are investigating www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/m...

Trump camp was fed questions for Fox News town hall in advance from person inside network, new book says | CNN Business

President-elect Donald Trump’s team was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance by someone inside the network, according to a forthcoming book, in wh...

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · Dec 17

New - Emboldened by ABC settlement, Trump threatens more lawsuits against the press via @hadasgold.bsky.social

www.cnn.com/2024/12/16/m...

Emboldened by ABC settlement, Trump threatens more lawsuits against the press | CNN Business

President-elect Donald Trump had not been terribly successful in suing media organizations until this weekend when ABC News agreed to settle a closely-watched defamation case he brought against the ne...

www.cnn.com

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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · Dec 11

"And for all of those as upset about this as we are, please know we will continue to seek moments of hope. We are undeterred in our mission to make funnier world."

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Hadas Gold @hadasgold.bsky.social · Dec 11

"We appreciate that the court repeatedly recognized The Onion acted in good faith, but are disappointed that everyone was sent back to the drawing board with no winner, and no clear path forward for any bidder."

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