There, managers gave a PowerPoint presentation about corporate values, detailed the results of an employee survey and promised to improve the office culture. It has been a bruising time for Billboard and its parent company, Valence Media. In May, The Daily Beast published a detailed article focused on Billboard’s top executive, John Amato. Faced with questions about its journalists’ independence, Billboard initiated an internal investigation into the matter. Mr. Amato left as chief executive of the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group three weeks ago.

Source: New York Times July 31, 2018 22:32 UTC