V Pappas has decided on their next move. The former Chief Operating Officer at TikTok has joined the board at Simon & Schuster as the publisher looks to take advantage of the burgeoning #BookTok community.
Pappas is one of six members of Simon & Schuster’s board of directors. The publisher has revamped its top-level structure since its acquisition by private equity firm Kkr. The $1.62 billion deal closed in October 2023. Three Kkr representatives will sit on the Simon & Schuster board, alongside Pappas, ex-Penguin Random House U.S. CEO Madeline McIntosh, and Disney vet Kareem Daniel.
“This board is going to help us be the pre-eminent publisher,” said Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp. “We have aspirations to grow. We have aspirations to be the first choice for authors. And I think this board really gives us a window into how people throughout the media landscape are thinking about how books fit into the world.
Pappas is one of six members of Simon & Schuster’s board of directors. The publisher has revamped its top-level structure since its acquisition by private equity firm Kkr. The $1.62 billion deal closed in October 2023. Three Kkr representatives will sit on the Simon & Schuster board, alongside Pappas, ex-Penguin Random House U.S. CEO Madeline McIntosh, and Disney vet Kareem Daniel.
“This board is going to help us be the pre-eminent publisher,” said Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp. “We have aspirations to grow. We have aspirations to be the first choice for authors. And I think this board really gives us a window into how people throughout the media landscape are thinking about how books fit into the world.
- 12/7/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Some Jewish influencers are not happy with TikTok‘s response to inflammatory language. During a private call held five weeks after the outbreak of war in the Middle East, celebs like Sacha Baron Cohen, Debra Messing, and Amy Schumer criticized TikTok’s perceived inaction toward a growing “antisemitic movement” on its platform.
The call was organized by TikTok’s Head of Operations, Adam Presser, and its Global Head of User Operations Seth Melnick. The execs, both of whom are Jewish, held the meeting to discuss the alarming rise of antisemitic rhetoric on TikTok since October 7. At least 30 people joined the call, including the Jewish celebs listed above.
“What is happening at TikTok is it is creating the biggest antisemitic movement since the Nazis,” Baron Cohen said during the call. He argued that TikTok could simply “flip a switch” to curb Jewish hate among its community.
Since the renewal of hostilities between Israel and Gaza,...
The call was organized by TikTok’s Head of Operations, Adam Presser, and its Global Head of User Operations Seth Melnick. The execs, both of whom are Jewish, held the meeting to discuss the alarming rise of antisemitic rhetoric on TikTok since October 7. At least 30 people joined the call, including the Jewish celebs listed above.
“What is happening at TikTok is it is creating the biggest antisemitic movement since the Nazis,” Baron Cohen said during the call. He argued that TikTok could simply “flip a switch” to curb Jewish hate among its community.
Since the renewal of hostilities between Israel and Gaza,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
A score of Jewish celebrities are criticizing TikTok following a surge of antisemitic rhetoric going viral on the social media app following Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel, which has culminated in some young people supporting 9/11 terror leader Osama bin Laden.
According to The New York Times, more than 30 influential people — including Sacha Baron Cohen, Debra Messing and Amy Schumer — had an impassioned 90-minute video call with TikTok executives earlier in the week.
“What is happening at TikTok is it is creating the biggest antisemitic movement since the Nazis,” Cohen declared on the call, according to a video of the exchange. “Shame on you.” The Borat creator added that the service could “flip a switch” to silence such videos, and noted, “If you think back to Oct. 7, the reason why Hamas were able to behead young people and rape women was they were fed images from when they were small...
According to The New York Times, more than 30 influential people — including Sacha Baron Cohen, Debra Messing and Amy Schumer — had an impassioned 90-minute video call with TikTok executives earlier in the week.
“What is happening at TikTok is it is creating the biggest antisemitic movement since the Nazis,” Cohen declared on the call, according to a video of the exchange. “Shame on you.” The Borat creator added that the service could “flip a switch” to silence such videos, and noted, “If you think back to Oct. 7, the reason why Hamas were able to behead young people and rape women was they were fed images from when they were small...
- 11/17/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sacha Baron Cohen, Debra Messing and More Jewish Celebrities on Call to TikTok Execs: ‘Shame on You’
In a private call Wednesday evening, more than a dozen Jewish celebrities and TikTok creators addressed rising antisemitism on the social media platform.
Speaking to TikTok executives, actors Sacha Baron Cohen, Debra Messing, and Amy Schumer were among the 30 people in the meeting led by Adam Presser, TikTok’s head of operations, and Seth Melnick, its global head of user operations, according to the New York Times. The company set up the call in response to an open letter sent by creators last week urging TikTok to take action.
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Speaking to TikTok executives, actors Sacha Baron Cohen, Debra Messing, and Amy Schumer were among the 30 people in the meeting led by Adam Presser, TikTok’s head of operations, and Seth Melnick, its global head of user operations, according to the New York Times. The company set up the call in response to an open letter sent by creators last week urging TikTok to take action.
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- 11/17/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Changes are coming to TikTok‘s internal structure. A report in The Information discusses the video app’s reorganization of its operations division, which includes its creator and content teams.
According to The Information, the reorganization will affect “hundreds of operations staff,” who will be divided across three focuses: Creators, content strategy/policy, and publishers. Under the former TikTok COO, V Pappas, the operations unit included different divisions, such as “marketing and distribution” and “creators and content partnerships.”
Pappas left the COO position in June 2023, nine months after they endured a grilling in front of the U.S. Congress. To replace its outgoing Chief Operating Officer, TikTok turned to its Chief of Staff, Adam Presser.
As COO, Presser has initiated a structural shift in order to make TikTok’s operations more efficient. “Our current structure has not allowed our teams to reach our full potential,” Presser wrote in a note viewed by The Information.
According to The Information, the reorganization will affect “hundreds of operations staff,” who will be divided across three focuses: Creators, content strategy/policy, and publishers. Under the former TikTok COO, V Pappas, the operations unit included different divisions, such as “marketing and distribution” and “creators and content partnerships.”
Pappas left the COO position in June 2023, nine months after they endured a grilling in front of the U.S. Congress. To replace its outgoing Chief Operating Officer, TikTok turned to its Chief of Staff, Adam Presser.
As COO, Presser has initiated a structural shift in order to make TikTok’s operations more efficient. “Our current structure has not allowed our teams to reach our full potential,” Presser wrote in a note viewed by The Information.
- 11/15/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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