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In reply to the discussion: The Inside Story of Matt Taibbi's Departure From First Look Media [View all]Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)Statement from Racket executive editor Alex Pareene:
Working with Matt Taibbi was one of the best experiences of my career and Id be thrilled to have the opportunity to do so again. From my perspective, the management of First Look Media repeatedly took incidents that shouldve been minor hiccups of the sort experienced at any media company or startup and, through incompetence, escalated them into full-blown crises. Having worked closely with Matt since he hired me, I witnessed no behavior on his part that I would characterize as abusive, and his hostility was reserved for his superiors, not his subordinates. He certainly was no more combative than any number of other editors Ive worked with, including Intercept editor-in-chief John Cook. I also categorically reject the allegation that there was a gendered component to his managerial issues. We were successfully working to address those issues when First Look once again stepped in to fuck things up. I regret that the world wont get a chance to see Matt Taibbis Racket.