Friday, March 27, 2009
What Do Maxim Magazine, Chrysler and Your Tax Dollars Have to Do With Each Other?
More than you think. Or more precisely, they all have former media bank bigwig Steve Rattner in common.
More than you think. Or more precisely, they all have former media bank bigwig Steve Rattner in common.
Under normal circumstances, if the CEOs of big companies like Cisco, Microsoft, and Comcast speak in front of an audience of bigwigs, it’s news. But you’re unlikely to hear what John Chambers, Steve Ballmer and Brian Roberts say today and tomorrow at Quadrangle’s Foursquare conference–no press allowed. Unless…
Peter Kafka has been covering media and technology since 1997, when he joined the staff of Forbes magazine. Most recently, he has been the managing editor of the tech and media Web site, Silicon Alley Insider.
Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.