Another High-Profile Departure

There's been a number of high profile departures in the publishing industry over inappropriate behavior during the last two months. Last night, Hearst Magazines president Troy Young left the company, resigning after a damning New York Times story alleged a slew of lewd actions and helping foster a toxic culture. Young's exodus follows Adam Rapoport, the former editor in chief of Bon Appétit, who left because of allegations of an unfair work culture and a photo of him in brownface. Refinery29, The New York Times and Variety have also experienced backlash from staffers on social media about working conditions and the actions of executives.

Read more: Cosmopolitan’s editor in chief Jessica Pels was also named in the Times article as an executive who fostered a “culture of discrimination.”

For those of you who have never had the joy of playing a video game in the Halo series, this breathtaking campaign is a chance to experience a legendary title that any creative could appreciate. It's one of the best video game spots since the iconic Dead Island Trailer, which we ranked No. 7 in our 2011 list of top ads. The Microsoft marketing team and longtime agency partner 215 McCann are behind this gorgeous spot.

In the story: Creativity editor David Griner spoke with the masterminds of the campaign to learn how it came together.

What's old is new again. As TV reinvents itself, streamers are tapping models that look awfully familiar in order to differentiate themselves in an incredibly crowded field. They're attracting eyeballs with live channels, just as you'd see on traditional TV, and Peacock is the highest-profile example to tap the classic TV staple. These features come as the live sports drought led consumers to accelerate their cord-cutting—permanently.

Why live channels are suddenly in the spotlight: It all comes down to consumer preferences. And ads. (The answer is always ads.)

In other TV news: Hallmark has a new CEO following Bill Abbott's departure (you may remember he left a month after the network's controversy over pulling ads featuring a same-sex couple kissing). Wonya Lucas will lead Crown Media Family Networks starting Aug, 10.

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Thursday's earnings calls revealed some distressing info about a number of companies:

Five stories at a glance:

Jeremy Schumann paid the Tiger King star to urge TikTok to "confess."

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Top Black executives across marketing and advertising came together for A State of Revolt event, where they reflected on their experiences with racism and called for concrete action to combat it both in general society and within the workplace.

The content recommendation platforms are uniting to take on Big Tech.

The company picked 6 out of thousands of businesses it had featured on social.

They're expecting to spend more on computers and less on clothes.

Free, interactive activities from The North Face, Amazon Handmade, Arm & Hammer.

Integrity First for America is doing something about it.