Podcasting Conference Offers Whimpering Apology for Conservative Commentator’s ‘Presence’
The organizers of the Podcast Movement conference, which is billed as the “ world’s largest podcast conference ,” are apologizing after “harm” was allegedly done by the mere “presence” of one podcast host. On Wednesday…
The organizers of the Podcast Movement conference, which is billed as the “world’s largest podcast conference,” are apologizing after “harm” was allegedly done by the mere “presence” of one podcast host.
On Wednesday, The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro showed up at the conference and was seen near a booth that was sold to the conservative outlet. And apparently, it did not go over well with some attendees.
In a tweet on Thursday, the Podcast Movement’s Twitter account wrote, “Hi folks, we owe you an apology before sessions kick off for the day. Yesterday afternoon, Ben Shapiro briefly visited the PM22 expo area near The Daily Wire booth.”
“Though he was not registered or expected, we take full responsibility for the harm done by his presence,” it continued.
The organization explained that it “agreed to sell The Daily Wire a first-time booth based on the company’s large presence in podcasting.” However, it added, “The weight of that decision is now painfully clear. Shapiro is a co-founder. A drop-in, however unlikely, should have been considered a possibility.”
https://twitter.com/PodcastMovement/status/1562765176239099905
As if a podcast conference apologizing for the mere presence of a popular podcast host couldn’t get weird enough, it went on, “Those of you who called this ‘unacceptable’ are right. In 9 wonderful years growing and celebrating this medium, PM has made mistakes. The pain caused by this one will always stick with us. We promise that sponsors will be more carefully considered moving forward.”