Facebook execs Zuckerberg and Sandberg put on public show of solidarity at Sun Valley amid report of rift
Sheryl Sandberg and Mark Zuckerberg (Getty Images) Facebook’s top executives Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg have made a point of appearing together in public after the release of an excerpt from a book that painted a turbulent picture of their professional relationship. Mr Zuckerberg and Ms Sandberg took what appeared to be a casual stroll around the grounds of Sun Valley Lodge in Idaho, which is hosting an annual tech conference, resulting in pictures of them walking together chatting amicably – as they walked steadily past a pack of reporters. In an excerpt from their forthcoming book published in the New York Times on Thursday, reporters Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang detail how the two executives came under strain as they navigated the fallout from the 2016 election and the ever-rising pressure on Facebook during the Trump administration. As the authors tell it, the early Trump years saw the Facebook leadership struggle not only to steer the company through the rough waters i...