Behind the Conways’ Clash

Marty Baron Makes His Exit • Times Plans “Sweeping” Reforms • More Bigotry From Greene [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair]( Behind the Conways’ Clash Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, and various journalism and Hollywood luminaries, yesterday toasted Marty Baron, who [talks to]( Joe Pompeo about getting angry calls from Donald Trump, grappling with issues of race and speech—[not unlike]( The New York Times—and how misinformation threatens democracy. Meanwhile, Evgenia Peretz [dives]( into Kellyanne and George Conway’s messy marriage. Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says Kellyanne “fell into the cult,” while Chris Christie says the very public anti-Trump crusader is “not the George Conway that I knew.” Also, Nick Bilton [explores]( whether the Bitcoin bubble is about to burst. Thanks for reading! [State of the Union: Kellyanne Conway and George Conway]( By [Evgenia Peretz]( [The Washington power couple has spent the past several years very publicly divided. Now that America is starting to get over Trump, how will they move on?]( [Image]( [“You’ve Made the Post Swashbuckling Once Again”: Marty Baron Receives a Star-Studded Farewell and Dishes in a Wide-Ranging Exit Interview]( By [Joe Pompeo]( [Stars from Hollywood (Spielberg, Schreiber) and the news biz (Baquet, Blitzer) toasted the legendary editor, who recalls angry calls from Trump, reflects on newsroom upheavals over race and speech, and shares “deep concerns” about the survival of newspapers and democracy as so many believe “outright falsehoods, lies, and conspiracy theories.”]( [Read More]( [“We Must Change Our Culture”: The New York Times Plans “Sweeping” Reforms After Diversity Report]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [The report, based on more than 400 employee interviews, comes as newsroom frustration over race has boiled over in the past year, from the Cotton op-ed to McNeil’s abrupt departure.]( [Read More]( [“Spending Real Money to Get Something You Can’t Even Really Explain”: What the Hell Is Going On With Bitcoin?]( By [Nick Bilton]( [Is the bubble about to burst? Or are savvy investors about to strike it rich? As the cryptocurrency market blows up yet again, even experts can’t say. “When you have your neighbors telling you which crypto to buy, something is probably going to go pop pretty soon,” one investor warned.]( [Read More]( [Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican nominee for Georgia's 14th Congressional District, speaks during a campaign event with Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., who is running for reelection, at J.D.’s on the Lake in Canton, Ga., on Saturday, October 31, 2020.]( [Marjorie Taylor Greene Wants People to Know She’s Not Just Crazy, She’s a Crazy Bigot]( By [Bess Levin]( [When she’s not spewing QAnon conspiracy theories, the Georgia representative is attacking transgender people.]( [Read More]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [(image) Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2021 Condé Nast