{
  "id": 9640289,
  "title": "Microsoft puts Brad Smith in charge of communications",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/microsoft-puts-brad-smith-in-charge-of-communications",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-24T22:08:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/news/1000374/microsoft-comms-pr-brad-smith-cela"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft has reorganized its communications department, moving it from marketing to the Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA) organization. Brad Smith, Microsoft's vice chair and president, will now oversee communications within this new structure. Frank Shaw, the company's chief communications officer, is set to depart later this year, and Microsoft is currently seeking a replacement. In an internal memo, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella expressed gratitude to Shaw for his 30-year tenure supporting the company's communications efforts.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}