Hajpat mediebolag granskar sig själva efter fejksamtal
Det digitala mediebolaget Ozy startar en intern utredning efter att New York Times avslöjat hur de lurade Goldmans Sachs under ett investerarmöte. Det rapporterar Wall Street Journal.
Strategichefen Samir Rao kommer under tiden inte vara kvar på bolaget då det var han som utgav sig för att vara en Youtube-chef under mötet.
Ozy har lockat till sig riskkapital från bland annat den tyska mediekoncernen Axel Springer och Laurene Powell Jobs organisation Emerson Collective.
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Ozy
Wikipedia (en)
Ozy (styled OZY) is an international media and entertainment company launched in September 2013 by former CNN and MSNBC news anchor, journalist, and businessman Carlos Watson and Goldman Sachs alumnus Samir Rao. Ozy describes its mission as to help curious people see a broader and a bolder world. Its headquarters is in Mountain View, California, and it also has an office in New York City.
Ozy is also a producer of podcasts, television series and events. Ozy received its first Emmy for a 2019 television show that aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network.Ozy has major partnerships across its business lines with legacy media industry leaders such as A&E Networks, iHeart Media, the BBC and Live Nation, as well as with digital advertising giants Dentsu and GroupM.The company hosts an annual festival of "music, comedy, food and ideas" called OZY Fest, held in New York City's Central Park.On September 26, 2021 the New York Times published a column titled 'Goldman Sachs, Ozy Media and a $40 Million Conference Call Gone Wrong' that included revelations an OZY Media representative had impersonated a YouTube executive in a formal meeting with Goldman Sachs earlier in the year to secure a $40 Million investment and that there was evidence to suggest an open FBI investigation into the matter. The piece also discussed inflated traffic numbers which Buzzfeed had reported on in 2017.
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