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John Simons

@thinksimons

Partner @BrunswickGroup Previously @TIME, @WSJ, @AP, @FortuneMagazine, @BlackEnterprise @USNews @NewAmerica Proficient in Word

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1/ Last month, my editor suggested I look into a piece on loneliness at work. The story is out today, and I hope you’ll read. After dozens of conversations with workers, companies & social scientists, here’s what I found:
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Alum John Simons to offer insights on 30 years in journalism at CAMD graduation celebration

College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD)

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@TIME20 Feb 2023
Capitalism and humanitarianism can coexist. Chobani's CEO is trying to prove it ti.me/3Igs9hh
How Chobani's CEO Balances Humanitarianism and Capitalism

How Chobani's CEO Balances Humanitarianism and Capitalism

Hamdi Ulukaya recently gave $2 million of his own money to help residents of Turkey and Syria after the devastating earthquake on Feb. 6.

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@TIME30 Jan 2023
“There are a lot of myths and misconceptions out there. But the fact is, we are growing." Impossible Foods CEO Peter McGuinness has beef with how the media portrays plant-based meat ti.me/3Hfqwjv
Impossible Foods CEO Peter McGuinness Has Beef With Media

Impossible Foods CEO Peter McGuinness Has Beef With Media

He took out a full-page ad in the New York Times to bust myths about plant-based meat.

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@TIME11 Jan 2023
Employers are increasingly giving workers phony job promotions to avoid paying overtime wages, according to new research ti.me/3vQR2dX
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Now that “woke” is a naughty four-letter word in business circles, here’s hoping that morality, fairness, inclusion, sustainability and human decency never go out of style… My thoughts on that @TIME. time.com/6245318/ceos-doing-…
CEOs Should Ignore Anti-Woke Attacks And Do What's Right

CEOs Should Ignore Anti-Woke Attacks And Do What's Right

As the economy struggles, critics are condemning companies’ efforts to become more sustainable, more inclusive, and more ethical.

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DeGea would’ve stopped that!
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@TIME23 Nov 2022
"I hope Bob Iger has one foot out the door." @abigaildisney spoke to TIME after Disney, the company her grandfather co-founded, replaced chief executive Bob Chapek with his predecessor Bob Iger ti.me/3GOhbAu
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Meet the other billionaire who's hellbent on fixing social media... from @andrewrchow time.com/6235171/frank-mccou…

Another Billionaire's Plan to Rebuild Social Media

Frank McCourt is stepping down from CEO of McCourt Global to focus on Project Liberty, his decentralized social media initiative

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A slew of pay transparency laws across the country can help you negotiate for higher pay ti.me/3AmSS91
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The White House is cracking down on so-called “junk” fees from banks, airlines, cable companies, and other entities. Here's what that means for you ti.me/3Dq7hlB
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BREAKING: Twitter employees fire back against @elonmusk 's plan to oust 75% of the company's staff. @billyperrigo has the EXCLUSIVE @TIME ! time.com/6224380/elon-musk-t…
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New: Colombian official says the labor ministry will open an investigation into issues raised by outsourced TikTok moderators in a joint investigation between @TBIJ and @TIME. "New ways of working bring new forms of exploitation [that] many of our young people are subjected to."
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@PalmaEdwin21 Oct 2022
Nuevas formas de trabajar traen novedosas formas de explotación y estas, son las que están sometidos muchos de nuestros jóvenes. Promoveremos de oficio una investigación sobre estas denuncias e invitamos al sindicato a aportar las pruebas que tenga en su poder.
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Thanks to @TBIJ for teaming up with @TIME for this look at what it's like to be a poorly paid content moderator powering TikTok's rapid rise. Great work from @niamh_mcintyre @_RosieBradbury & @billyperrigo time.com/6223340/tiktok-cont…
The Traumatized Content Moderators Behind TikTok’s Boom

The Traumatized Content Moderators Behind TikTok’s Boom

TikTok’s content moderators in Colombia are tasked with fighting a never-ending battle against disturbing and sometimes traumatizing content

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"Institutions and policymakers like to take action. Sometimes, the best action is no action. There is still time to halt the onward rush. Pulling back from an outmoded script will at least avoid further damage," writes Zachary Karabell ti.me/3SgIvd6
There Is a Painless Way to Fix Inflation

There Is a Painless Way to Fix Inflation

The Federal Reserve's moves to keep raising interest rates is going to lead to disaster. There is a better way.

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This, this, this all the way: "I want people to be able to go see the world, to write the book, to go to culinary school AND work for us! The only way to bring back more of you is to give you your life back." - Mai Ton #CharterSummit @charterworks
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Watch: "I believe that algorithms will appear over the next five or so years that will allow you to stitch together very, very bad viruses." Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt shares his biggest tech concerns at the TIME100 Leadership Forum in Singapore ti.me/3UUhwGx
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Business closures, 10 days of mourning, and Queen Elizabeth II's funeral put the U.K. economy out of commission at a really bad time, writes @RealConstable @TIME time.com/6215674/britain-tur…

Queen Elizabeth II's Death Slowed Action on an Economy in Turmoil

Britain's struggling economy is at a watershed moment.

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.@AlanaSemuels reports! Apologies to both @alana and @AlanaSemuels! Where's that Twitter edit button???!!!
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What they were promised: high-paying tech jobs What they got: Sub-standard training and lots of debt And none of these students qualify for Biden’s loan forgiveness plan, @Alana reports @TIME time.com/6211477/tech-boot-c…
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What they were promised: high-paying tech jobs What they got: Sub-standard training and lots of debt And none of these students qualify for Biden’s loan forgiveness plan, @Alana reports @TIME time.com/6211477/tech-boot-c…
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