#CondeNast

[08wishes]

Edward Steichen - Perfection in Black, 1935 Condé Nast Archives

[bauendahl]

It's always nice to see where your own photos are published. Here in an article in US Vogue from the publishing house Condé Nast.

✂ Hairstylist: Marco Hülsebus 📸 Photography: Martin Bauendahl Photography 🏢 Studio: BRIESE Lichttechnik GmbH

[uinterview]

Infamous Conde Nast editor Anna Wintour fired the staff of the music website Pitchfork while wearing her signature sunglasses.

Full Story Here:  https://uinterview.com/news/anna-wintour-fires-pitchfork-staff-while-keeping-her-sunglasses-on/

[sweepstakeszara]

Conde Nast Readers’ Choice Awards Survey Sweepstakes

Enter Condé Nast Traveler's sweepstakes to win a dream getaway for two with Viking Cruises!

[highlifestyleindia]

Drake, 21 Savage are sued for using 'Vogue' name to promote album

Conde Nast, the publisher of Vogue magazine, has filed a complaint against Drake and 21 Savage for using the Vogue name without authorization to promote their new album "Her Loss."

Conde Nast claimed that the rappers' promotional campaign was "entirely" based on the unauthorised use of Vogue trademarks and false claims that they would appear on the magazine's upcoming cover with the "love and support" of longtime editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.

"All of this is false. And none of it has been authorized by Conde Nast," according to the complaint filed on Monday night in Manhattan federal court.

Conde Nast said that the defendants also produced a fake issue of Vogue that was distributed in significant urban areas along with posters that closely resembled the layout of the magazine.

The end consequence, according to the report, was "unmistakable" public misunderstanding, particularly in the media, which hailed Drake and 21 Savage as Vogue's "new cover stars."

Lawyer for the defendants Larry Stein declined to comment right away on Tuesday because he hadn't yet read the lawsuit.

Conde Nast, also known as Advance Magazine Publishers Inc., is requesting at least $4 million in damages, which equates to three times the defendants' music and "counterfeit" magazine sales revenue.

Additionally, it demands a halt to all trademark infringement and punitive damages.

Since its release on November 4, "Her Loss" has received a range of negative reviews.

Conde Nast said that it has made many attempts to settle its issues with Atlanta-based 21 Savage and Toronto-born Drake since October 31.

Conde Nast was forced to start this action due to the defendants' "flippant disregard for Conde Nast's rights," the statement read.

[xinyats]

QUE EL HIERRO SIEMPRE AL CALOR ES BLANDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

Good morning RTA

I love you blog i learn a lot about how everything works about rumours and pr. i learn something new everyday. thank you

(Also, i enjoy the messyness with the suxx because they give me the chance to learn from their mistakes haha)

but i want to know if there is a book you can suggest or recommend about communication, PR and/or politics? i want to learn more about that. seeing everything about them and how they play with the media help me to learn in real time And i want to learn more about that.

and if you can give any tips about this topic i will really appreciate

thank you

Ask from August 7th

So I’ve sat on this post for awhile, trying to think of resources to share and unfortunately, anon, I’m coming up blank. I’m going to babble for a bit and hopefully some ideas or recommendations will come to me

I didn’t read any books or get a formal education on this. A lot of what I know about PR and media comes from being online, watching things happen, and a curiosity to dig when things don’t match up or there’s way too much coverage than normal.

I should probably disclose here that I’m a millennial who came of age on the internet in the TMZ/Perez Hilton-Britney/Lindsay/Paris-Bennifer-Brangelina-TomKat era of the mid-00s, which is when celebrity PR as we consider it today started and where I learned a lot about celebrity PR management and media relations. I don’t know if or where an equivalent culture might exist today - I thought maybe Travis and Taylor, but it’s not as lawless, if you will, the way it was back in the 00s.

So first, if you’re in college or you’re working somewhere with a training program, definitely consider taking classes on communications and marketing. You’ll learn a lot there and some of it may be relevant to understanding PR. Particularly with communications, you’ll also want to read up on nonverbal communications (and if you’re working somewhere that gives you free training, you can even do this on work time!) as that’s half the battle with PR, as we see all the time from the Sussexes - if you’re verbally telling one story but your body language and your behavior tells a different one, you got a credibility issue.

I do read a lot of political memoirs and nonfiction so that’s an option too. If you go this way, you’ll have to read from all walks of political affiliation. Meaning if you’re a left-leaning liberal, you need to read books or articles from the right/conservative side and vice versa. The goal here isn’t to change your political beliefs but to recognize media spin. How a liberal sees something will be very different from how a moderate sees it which is different from how a conservative see it, and they’ll all spin the facts differently. If/when you do this, then focus on what’s the same and what’s different in each story.

(To figure out where a media company or publication is in terms of political affiliation, check out this website. It tracks media bias and I find it to be pretty consistent. The tool doesn’t work as well on mobile as it does on desktop - you might have to download an app for mobile access. And also, most of the publications being tracked by the company are English-speaking publications. If that isn’t relevant to you, then definitely consider doing your own research into any media bias oversight in your own country.)

If you have three different stories on the same thing from three different affiliations (say the Daily Mail, who’s very conservative/right-leaning; NPR, who’s close to the center/moderate; and Mother Jones, who’s very liberal/left if politics or CondeNast, Dotdash Meredith and Hearst if entertainment, for example) - the things that are the same in each story are the facts that are most likely to be true and consistent. The things that are different in each story is the PR gamesmanship and the spin.

It’s not always that easy, though, because the tricky part is that modern PR and media relations usually involves sending a press release out en masse to everyone and everyone publishes it. The key to figuring out if that’s what is what’s happening here is to look at who’s publishing and the content. If the stories all use similar or identical language, it’s a widely-distributed press release copypasted to the internet. If the stories are appearing in publications that have the same corporate owner (like Murdoch or Condé Nast, for example) but the language varies, that’s also a widely-distributed press release likely the result of a PR rep’s deal with the corporate company.

Now getting back to the political nonfiction - what I like to do is compare what’s being described in the book with how it was covered by the press. And by doing that, you can usually start picking out what was PR and what was real. I will warn you, it’s not always easy. But it does get easier the more you do this. And it doesn’t even have to be political memoirs. It can be history books. It can be celebrity biographies. It can be magazine articles or newspaper stories. Anything non-fiction where you can compare stories and coverage will work for this.

Specifically for the Sussexes, Plant’s archive is really good, especially in the 2016-2017 time. If/when you have time, go check her archive out and just read through everything. I made a list for Empress once with a bunch of important Plant stories that might help you narrow things down — I’ll dig that up soon and repost it.

If you do want to continue dabbling in Sussex/BRF PR since you’re already aware of that, it may be an easy way to dip your foot into the “PR analysis” pool. The best way to do that is start reading books and comparing what’s written in the books with the narratives you already know and are familiar with. Maybe start with Tom Bower’s Revenge or Valentine Low’s Courtiers (they’re not as sugary).

Oh! I just thought of something! Look up PR experts on social media or influencers who do deep dives into celebrity culture and follow them. The really good ones will explain what they see and walk you through their processes to teach you how to do this yourself.

I quit TikTok a couple months ago but a few accounts I still remember:

Molly McPherson - PR expert and celebrity crisis management.

Jalen - he’s an Aussie lawyer that got big during the Depp-Heard trial for how he covered it. His account is mostly legal coverage but his work on the Depp-Heard trial can teach a lot about celebrity crisis management. I don’t remember his last name but if you google the Depp-Heard trial and TikTok, he’ll probably pop up.

Chris - I don’t remember his name or his account but on TikTok, he does huge deep dives into celebrity scandals and controversies. He did a series on Kelly Clarkson, her ex-husband, and their divorce that went into a lot of great detail on what happened and the PR around it.

I hope this gives you something to start with, anon!

And if anyone else has any resources for the anon to learn about PR and communications, please put them in the comments!

[d-u-d-a-s-ss]

Si supieras el infierno en el que me condenaste a vivir toda mi vida, la culpa te mataría

[redrosecarnage]

gabi pq me condenaste ao vício. agr todos os momentos do meu dia são gastos pensando em slow damage 😑

[thoughtportal]

Anne Hathaway walked out of a Vanity Fair photo shoot Tuesday morning in support of the Condé Nast Union walk out.

Nearly 400 union members who work at Condé Nast are currently holding a 24-hour work stoppage to protest negotiation practices they claim are unlawful.

Hathaway was unaware of the work stoppage when she arrived at the New York City photo shoot. She was still in hair and makeup when her team was notified by a staffer from SAG-AFTRA to advise Hathaway to support the work stoppage.

“They hadn’t even started taking photos yet,” a source tells Variety. “Once Anne was made aware of what was going on, she just got up from hair and makeup and left.”

The work stoppage coincided with the announcement of the 2024 Oscar nominations, which took place Tuesday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET. Employees at Vanity Fair, Vogue, GQ, Allure, Condé Nast Entertainment, Architectural Digest, Glamour, Self, Teen Vogue and other Condé Nast publications walked to hold a rally in front of the company’s offices in New York.

Videos posted to the union’s X/Twitter show protesters holding signs that read, “Layoffs are out of fashion.” They can also be chanting, “Say it loud, say it clear, winter’s extra cold this year,” an obvious play on Anna Wintour’s name.

Last week, Condé Nast merged Pitchfork with men’s magazine GQ — resulting in layoffs at the digital music publication, including the exit of editor-in-chief Puja Patel.

Wintour, Condé Nast’s chief content officer and global editorial director of Vogue, explained the changes in a memo to company staff, writing, “Today we are evolving our Pitchfork team structure by bringing the team into the GQ organization. This decision was made after a careful evaluation of Pitchfork’s performance and what we believe is the best path forward for the brand so that our coverage of music can continue to thrive within the company.”

The Condé Nast Union shared its potential walkout plans last Thursday on X: “Our longest yeah boy ever: Nearly 400 of us have pledged to STOP WORK when our bargaining committee calls for a 24 hour walk out. RT to tell @CondeNast you stand with workers: stop breaking the law, stop union busting, and stop the layoffs. Keep your eyes here for more soon.”

Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch announced in November 2023 that the company will lay off upwards of 300 employees and take other cost-reduction measures to improve efficiency.

[kidcita]

estoy tan bajo que ya no siento tocar el fondo, he llegado a mi límite y el tiempo ya no es oro, perseguí fantasmas y portarretratos sin rostro, solo para comenzar en el mismo lugar, he llamado y las noches no pudieron sentirse más vacías, la línea está rota y me aferré a encontrarte por un largo tiempo, pero me perdí a mí misma y me condenaste a la miseria desde que nací

[astro-jester]

Venus y la flor

Venus, te odio

Me sometiste a esta maldición

Así que decido escribir en este folio

Como mi alma es una perdición

Venus, me viste así de frente

Me sentenciaste injustamente

Noté que por mi cuello subía una serpiente

Me mordió y ahora soy insuficiente

Venus, me condenaste a ser una flor

Mis pétalos tendrían colores vivos

Una flor que busca amor

Una flor que busca mimos

Venus, me arrancaron

Algunas personas que por la avenida pasaron

Me pisotearon, me tiraron

Y las ganas de llorar no faltaron

Venus, ¿por qué soy así?

¿Por qué dejo que me arranquen?

¿Por qué lloro como cuando nací?

¿Por qué merezco que me demacren?

Venus, no soy una flor de plástico

A la que pueden tirar por la ventana

Soy una flor que necesita un abrazo

Aún sabiendo que nadie me ama

Venus, ayúdame

Quiero sentirme amado

Quiero que alguien con sus besos me calme

Para olvidar que mis pétalos han arrancado

[j-blaked]

Ella entro en la casa de su abuela con su vestido rojo y se percató que el lobo estaba solo cubierto con una sábana en la cama.

Con sensualidad camino hacia el y se sentó en el borde de la cama

ella sonrió y pregunto.

Porque tienes esas manos tan grandes lobito.

El con su mirada asesina lentamente levanto la mirada y vio su cuerpo.

Para responder para sujetar te mejor..

Y para que tienes esos dientes tan grandes.

Para saborear tu piel

Ella se percató que este juego provocaba al lobo y entre las sábanas cada ves era más notorio como aumentaba su libido.

Ella solo quería preguntar una cosa más al lobo.

Y el la interrumpe....

Basta de este juego!!!

Voy a devorar tu cuerpo, hasta que se borre cada aroma y marca que no sea mía

-Ella respondió yo no soy tu juguete con una sonrisa disimulada.

El mostró los dientes, se levantó de la cama y camino dominante y lento hacia ella, la tomo del cuello para acercarla a el .

-y le susurró al oído.

Te condenaste hacer mía en el momento en que cruzaste la puerta de mi casa Caperucita.

La tomo con fuerza y la puso de frente a la pared, levanto su vestido y introdujo su polla.

Entre la lujuria y el pecado no solo el lobo gemía de placer, también lo hacia Caperucita con su vestido rojo.

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

Timeline: Part 9 - December 1-10 2017

For earlier timeline posts: click here or here.

December starts out strong with a daily bombardment of tons of stories about Meghan and/or Harry. Their PR backs off in the middle of the month, but only barely. Luckily for us, there is salvation: Meghan gets her first, second, third, and fourth dose of royal criticism.

Like I mentioned in the November 2017 timeline, this month sees Meghan pulling her support from Star Magazine, US Weekly, and E Online. People Magazine begins to earn her loyalty instead.

Ok, apparently I exceeded the limit of links that can be in a Tumblr post. the December edition is going to be split up into smaller segments. I've got a solution for how to fix this going forward, but it's going to take some time to figure out how to implement it.

12/1/2017: Fleet Street has a fever and the solution is more Harkle coverage.

Doria is papped at a laundromat in California.

Another story about Ninaki's photos of Meghan.

Can Kate cope with Meghan Mania?

Harry and Meghan make their first appearance together at a royal engagement.

Meghan and Pippa look alike.

Meghan and Harry's engagement is straight from Love Actually.

Meghan's old men's magazine photoshoot resurfaces.

Replica of Meghan's ring is an instant bestseller.

Meghan merches her outfit.

Meghan's 1993 Nick at Nite appearance reserfaces.

Meghan is Best Dressed of the Week.

Meghan's resume will seriously surprise us.

Anything Kate can do, Meghan can do better: First Royal Engagement edition.

Meghan's royal style vs her old Suits style.

Meghan leaks intent to visit US and Canada after the wedding in her first official foreign royal tour.

12/2/2017: Meghan's "draw your own box" essay goes viral again, as does her old Larry King Show interview. The Markles sell more pictures of Meghan, Meghan once tried to hook up with Ashley Cole but failed, and she makes a dig at William and Kate with a story about her and Harry holding hands.

12/3/2017: Meghan merches the Botswana camp again. The Times writes about Meghan's old instagram account and Bogart and leads speculation about bridesmaids and pageboys. Et tu, Times?!

Note: December 2 is a Saturday and December 3 is a Sunday. How nice Meghan's PR gave us a break for the weekend. But don't worry...the bombardment is back!

12/4/2017: Harkle Mania continues

About Meghan's ring

Meghan once auditioned for Shakira

All about Thomas Markle

Meghan leaks her expectations of marital bliss.

Meghan leaks that Harry has asked William to his best man. (Note, in Spare, Harry argues that this leak came from Kensington Palace but the source is US Weekly...Meghan's magazine.)

Wedding dress designer predictions

Meghan Markle Under Fire: Why is the Future Princess the Subject of So Much Scrutiny? (From E News, a Meghan affiliate)

Let the Misogynistic Public Shaming of Meghan Markle Now Commence (From Vogue, part of the CondeNast empire, to which People Magazine also belongs...Meghan affiliate)

Meghan Markle the garden influencer

Meghan's photoshoot charity work in Rwanda resurfaces.

What's with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and Bananas? (I kid you not, that's the title of the article.)

Will Meghan's wedding be like Pippas?

Meghan and Harry love bananas some more - they merch a banana cake.

12/5/2017: New day, same shit. Senior royals attend the Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace but Meghan and Harry skip it to attend the Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund carol concert (pssh...like they were even invited to the Diplomatic Reception in the first place).

Daily Mail promotes Suits

Meghan's style inspiration is Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.

Meghan merches clothes from when she was a teenager.

Harry appears on Top Gear.

Meet Meghan's celebrity doppelganger.

Meghan wants to wear the Spencer tiara for the wedding.

Meghan merches her engagement ring again.

Meghan the beauty icon.

12/6/2017: (le sigh...)

Who does Meghan curtsey to?

Meghan manifests The Lover's Knots Tiara for the wedding.

Nobody told Meghan she was pretty as a kid. (But did they ask her if she was OK?)

Meghan leaks about Ninaki's betrayal.

Harry attends the London Fire Brigade Carol Service alone, and so does his ex, Cressida. Meghan is upset and leaks that she is in LA visiting her mother.

Meghan merches Strathberry.

Can Meghan rewrite the royal fairytale?

Meghan the fashion influencer

12/7/2017: Another story about Misha Nonoo being the royal matchmaker. Thomas Markle does a papwalk. Meghan merches a pilates workout and is "incredibly moved" by how much people love her.

12/8/2017: The Crown Season 2 is released on Netflix

Meghan's old home video of her driving around LA resurfaces.

How Meghan won over Harry's friends.

Doria gets papped in LA.

Meghan leaks that she and Harry are staying with William and Kate at Anmer Hall for Sandringham Christmas.

Meghan leaks that William is planning Harry's stag party.

Meghan manifests for Selena Gomez to play her on The Crown.

World Vision promotes Meghan's charity work again.

All about Nottingham Cottage and Meghan's interior design style

Kate takes style inspiration from Meghan

12/9/2017: Meghan merches her Toronto rental. Harry quits smoking.

12/10/2017:

Meghan's old Tig article waxing poetic on Ivanka Trump resurfaces.

Harry goes to Germany with friends for a hunting party.

Doria does a papwalk.

Kensington Palace announces that Meghan will attend Sandringham Christmas and that she is expected to attend the Windsor Christmas luncheon at Buckingham Palace.

Old photos from a 2009 TV appearance Meghan did resurface.

William and Harry choose a sculptor for Diana's Kensington Palace statue.

Meghan hailed as a royal fashion asset.

[consciouslynostalgic]

Después de todo -pero después de todo-

sólo se trata de acostarse juntos,

se trata de la carne,

de los cuerpos desnudos,

lámpara de la muerte en el mundo.

Gloria degollada, sobreviviente

del tiempo sordomudo,

mezquina paga de los que mueren juntos.

A la miseria del placer, eternidad,

condenaste la búsqueda, al injusto

fracaso encadenaste sed,

clavaste el corazón a un muro.

Se trata de mi cuerpo al que bendigo,

contra el que lucho,

el que ha de darme todo

en un silencio robusto

y el que se muere y mata a menudo.

Soledad, márcame con tu pie desnudo,

aprieta mi corazón como las uvas

y lléname la boca con su licor maduro.

[arcoirisgris]

Maldito.

Mil veces maldito seas César.

Nunca podré vivir tranquila por tu puta culpa, jamás.

Intento salir de esto, enserio lo intento y no puedo, siempre vuelvo a caer, siempre vuelvo a sentirme sucia, asquerosa, usada.

Maldito seas, me condenaste a ser miserable.

AÑOS, llevo con miedo y sigo igual, esto nunca va a acabar y ya estoy cansada, muy cansada, no puedo vivir por intentar sobrevivir.