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Displaying all articles tagged:
Buzzfeed
adult in the room
May 28, 2024
Vivek Ramaswamy Wants BuzzFeed to Hire Candace Owens
The former presidential candidate envisions a hard-right pivot for his new investment, but Jonah Peretti isn’t having it.
By
Matt Stieb
the money game
May 23, 2024
What Does Vivek Ramaswamy Want With BuzzFeed?
The failed Republican candidate has purchased a stake in the media site, but his intentions are murky.
By
Kevin T. Dugan
the money game
Jan. 9, 2024
BuzzFeed’s ‘Dire’ Debt Problem
The media company borrowed a lot of money to grow. Now the bill is coming due.
By
Kevin T. Dugan
screen time
Apr. 28, 2023
The News Went Viral
The media bet its future on Facebook. Did it learn from that mistake?
By
John Herrman
stop the presses
Apr. 20, 2023
The End of Buzzfeed News Isn’t Very Surprising News
“You learn the lesson of the thing you did before,” says Ben Smith.
By
Shawn McCreesh
the money game
June 28, 2022
The BuzzFeed SPAC Fiasco Is Only Getting Worse
Some ex-employees, it turns out, were able to trade while others could only watch the shares plummet.
By
Jen Wieczner
stop the presses
Dec. 16, 2021
‘The Media Variant’ Hits New York City
It began in the group chats. Everyone seemed to know someone who’d tested positive. Then it hit Twitter.
By
Shawn McCreesh
stop the presses
Dec. 2, 2021
BuzzFeed Is About to Go Public — and Its Employees Are Walking Out in Protest
The small but high-profile BuzzFeed News unit is using the occasion to register dissatisfaction with management.
By
Shawn McCreesh
just asking questions
Jan. 29, 2020
Ben Smith on What He’ll Bring to the New York
Times
The BuzzFeed News head will soon take over the media column made famous by David Carr.
By
James D. Walsh
the media
Jan. 28, 2020
BuzzFeed News Editor Ben Smith to Join New York
Times
Smith, a pioneer in digital media, is taking over the “Media Equation” column once helmed by the late David Carr.
By
Chas Danner
who were the 2010s?
Nov. 26, 2019
BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti on Making the World a Meme
Talking the dress, the dossier, and the next pivot to video with the CEO of the company that transformed digital media over the last decade.
By
Max Read
buzzfeed
Jan. 29, 2019
Remaining BuzzFeed Staff Still Very Unclear on What’s Going On
In an internal Slack, CEO Jonah Peretti is “getting slammed in multiple languages,” a source said.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
just asking questions
Jan. 29, 2019
BuzzFeed Paid the Teen Making Its Top Quizzes in Free Swag
Rachel McMahon is a 19-year-old college student in Michigan who learned this week that she was BuzzFeed’s second-highest traffic driver in the world.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
buzzfeed
Jan. 29, 2019
BuzzFeed’s Experimental Era Is Over
The site prided itself on taking risks and shifted media as a result. But it still hasn’t turned a profit.
By
Brian Feldman
russia investigation
Jan. 24, 2019
What We Know About BuzzFeed’s Michael Cohen Scoop, and Why Mueller Shot It Down
It seems likely that the controversy stems from a dispute between BuzzFeed’s sources and Mueller’s office, not simple journalistic error.
By
Nick Tabor
media
Nov. 19, 2018
BuzzFeed Has a New Money Idea: You
For $100, you get a tote bag.
By
Brian Feldman
select all
Nov. 21, 2017
BuzzFeed’s Conyers Scoop Shows That Mike Cernovich Isn’t Going Away
In normal times, someone like Mike Cernovich wouldn’t be allowed anywhere near “traditional” journalism. But these aren’t normal times.
By
Jesse Singal
select all
Oct. 6, 2017
4 Key Takeaways From the Monster Milo Yiannopoulos Document Leak
A distressing number of journalists tipped off Yiannopoulos during his Breitbart days.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
June 22, 2017
BuzzFeed Has Bedbugs
Employees were told not to report to the 18th Street headquarters Thursday.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Jan. 11, 2017
Many in Media Shout ‘Fail’ at BuzzFeed for Publishing Unverified Trump Dossier
The justification from editor Ben Smith did not fly with many of his peers.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Dec. 30, 2016
The Democrats Are Not a Pro-Palestinian Party
By allowing the U.N. to condemn Israeli settlements, Obama did not abandon the longstanding, bi-partisan consensus on Israel – he reaffirmed it.
By
Eric Levitz
select all
Oct. 5, 2016
BuzzFeed Hacked by OurMine Group
The news site identified one of the hacking group’s members in a report.
By
Brian Feldman
select all
Aug. 25, 2016
The Rise of Video Is Making 2016 a Weird Year to Be a Digital Publisher
It’s video all the way down.
By
Brian Feldman
select all
Aug. 23, 2016
BuzzFeed Reorganizes to Embrace Video
Video wins the BuzzFeed civil war.
By
Brian Feldman
interview
July 24, 2016
Buzzfeed’s Ben Smith on What’s Wrong (and Right) With the Media
“If you want to please people, you’re in the wrong line of work.”
By
Nick Tabor
July 12, 2016
BuzzFeed Denies Stealing Video Ideas by Admitting to Recycling Its Own Stuff
One vlogger has had enough of BuzzFeed’s shenanigans.
By
Brian Feldman
June 21, 2016
BuzzFeed Reminds Its Employees: We Own Your Stuff
As BuzzFeed Motion Pictures grows up, it’s forced to remind its employees that they don’t have Hollywood contracts.
By
Brian Feldman
select all
June 15, 2016
These People Signed Their Personal Brands Over to BuzzFeed and It Was Real AF
What happens when a company calls dibs on your personal brand?
By
Brian Feldman
Apr. 12, 2016
80 Million Reasons BuzzFeed Had to Halve Its Revenue Projections for 2016
“Omg” and “wtf.”
By
Max Read
Apr. 8, 2016
This Is What Facebook Live Is For: Blowing Up Watermelons With Rubber Bands
What does it all mean?
By
Brian Feldman
early and often
Mar. 22, 2016
Trump Campaign Manager Might Sue BuzzFeed
“I told McKay Coppins that his story was inaccurate. I told him not to publish.”
By
Gabriel Sherman
select all
Jan. 26, 2016
BuzzFeed Sued for $11 Million After Calling BS on Viral-News Site
Viral news may get its day in court.
By
Brian Feldman
Oct. 27, 2015
BuzzFeed to Withdraw From SXSW After the Cancellation of Gamer-Harassment Panels
SXSW canceled the discussions on harassment … because of harassment.
By
Elaine Godfrey
give me liberty or x-pro ii
Feb. 17, 2015
Would George Washington Have Used a Selfie Stick?
George Washington would have never used a selfie stick, because cameras didn’t exist.
By
Jaime Fuller
media
Oct. 21, 2014
Pew Report: No One Trusts BuzzFeed (Yet?)
A new report shows “liberals and conservatives inhabit different worlds.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
scandal-stained wretches
Sept. 6, 2014
Benny Johnson Hired by
National Review
The
National Review
.
By
Caroline Bankoff
Aug. 14, 2014
BuzzFeed Explains Why It’s Been Deleting Posts
You guys just don’t
understand.
By
Jessica Roy
semantics as a service
Aug. 11, 2014
10 Words That Helped BuzzFeed Raise $50 Million
Say you’re a tech company, and watch the money flow.
By
Kevin Roose
media
July 29, 2014
N.Y.
Times
Investigating Wikipedia Plagiarism
The Paper of Record is investigating its own case of low-level copying.
By
Joe Coscarelli
blog-stained wretches
July 26, 2014
BuzzFeed Fires Serial Plagiarist
Benny Johnson lifted material from other websites at least 40 times.
By
Caroline Bankoff
blog-stained wretches
July 25, 2014
BuzzFeed Has Itself a Serial Plagiarist
Viral politics editor Benny Johnson, from sources like Yahoo! Answers, Wikipedia, and About.com.
By
Joe Coscarelli
trumped!
Feb. 17, 2014
Trump Responds Trumply to Unflattering Profile
By firing an aide who tried to resign.
By
Adam Martin
hillary watch
Jan. 27, 2014
Clinton Spokesman Goes Off on BuzzFeed for Asking ‘Inane Questions’
They just wanted to know if she’s used a MetroCard.
By
Margaret Hartmann
media spats
Nov. 26, 2013
Fired BuzzFeed Writer Did Not Find Termination Letter ‘Cute’
But that’s what the affixed Post-it note said.
By
Adam Martin
media
Oct. 14, 2013
BuzzFeed Plans to Crowdsource Its Own Translation
By turning to language students.
By
Adam Martin
the internet
Sept. 24, 2013
@Horse_ebooks Is Human After All
And friends with Susan Orlean? And BuzzFeed??
By
Joe Coscarelli
media
June 20, 2013
Michael Hastings, FBI, WikiLeaks: Conspiracies
The reporter told friends he was under investigation.
By
Joe Coscarelli
pixel-stained wretches
May 28, 2013
CNN Planning to BuzzFeed the News
A new YouTube channel uses CNN’s content and BuzzFeed’s special sauce.
By
Adam Martin
the internet
Feb. 21, 2013
Did Jose Canseco Just Tweet His Way Into the White House Correspondents’ Dinner?
Sure hope so!
By
Adam Martin
internet gold
Jan. 3, 2013
Lists + Politics + GIFs = $19.3 Million in Funding for BuzzFeed
OMG!
By
Delia Paunescu
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