• Gabbing with Gabbard. Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard met with president-elect Donald Trump and his transition team yesterday and is reportedly being considered for possible jobs at the Defense Department, State Department and the United Nations. She's not the first Dem to meet with Trump, who last week sat down with former Washington schools chancellor Michelle Rhee, a potential pick for education secretary. CNN • Facebook's fake news freakout. Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook's VP for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, is the latest exec from the social media giant to acknowledge the threat of fake news and to assure users the company is taking steps to tackle the issue. Fortune • She shines. Reese Witherspoon is teaming up with AT&T joint venture Otter Media to develop a new media startup aimed at women called Hello Sunshine. Former Martha Stewart and Victoria's Secret marketing exec Kerry Tucker will serve as CEO of the new company. Fortune • Warren's way or the highway? This story argues that Sen. Elizabeth Warren is stepping into the power vacuum atop the Democratic Party, reminding "the party and its most ambitious members that all roads to 2020—not to mention 2018—go through her." Politico • Bryant drops a bomb. This week's MPW OnStage podcast features a super entertaining interview with Intel EVP Diane Bryant. In it, Bryant talks about how she attempted to fit into the company's boys club atmosphere back in the 80s—including drinking scotch, buying a stick shift BMW, and dropping F bombs at every opportunity. iTunes MOVERS AND SHAKERS: Abigail Johnson, CEO of Fidelity Investments, is succeeding her father, Ned Johnson, as chairman. Deborah Needleman is leaving her post as editor-in-chief of T, the glossy style magazine published by the New York Times. Meg Goldthwaite, currently CMO for Conservation International, will take the same role at NPR beginning Dec. 12. Jocelyn Aqua is joining PwC as a principal. Previously, she held a number of senior-level policy and enforcement positions at the Justice Department. |