Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Hearst Tells Staff To Report Colleagues' 'Controversial' Posts In STRICT New Social Media Policy! Whoa!
perezhilton.comA massive media company is cracking down on employee’s freedom of speech — and it’s causing a ton of controversy! Hearst, who owns magazines like Elle, Cosmopolitan, and Town & Country, sent their staff a shocking email on Monday announcing a brand new social media rule.
According to an internal document that staffers were encouraged to sign (a copy of which The Washington Post viewed), the company revealed: The problem is, Hearst doesn’t explicitly say what’s off limits — so they could be coming after anyone for pretty much anything that sparks the smallest bit of controversy.
They did share some guidelines, saying employees should not post or even interact with social media content that wouldn’t meet Hearst’s editorial standards — and this goes for “a Hearst account or a personal one.” Whoa. Related: Kelly Ripa Tries To Set Up Her 26-Year-Old Son With 65-Year-Old Sharon Stone! The policy goes on to declare that managers have the right to tell employees to delete “objectionable” content and even encourage co-workers to rat each other out if they see anything that isn’t appropriate or that could “impact the reputation or objectivity of Hearst Magazines.” And simply “liking” or reposting content counts in all of this, they said: Anyone who dares break this rule could face “termination,” the doc warned while adding that these restrictions apply to posts about seemingly “apolitical” or local topics, adding: Jeez.
They’re really trying to silence all their staffers!! While they never mention it in the announcement, it seems likely this new rule was put in place because of the Israel-Gaza turmoil online.
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