Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Could Pay for ‘High-Quality News’– Should It?
Facebook’s relationship with the media might be shifting once again, after chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said the social-media giant is looking at funding “high-quality news” that would be...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Staffers Criticize Company After Management Bails on Union Talks:...
BuzzFeed staffers criticized the company on Wednesday after representatives for their still unrecognized union accused management of bailing on a negotiating meeting just minutes before it was set to...
View ArticleSnapchat Unveils Daily BuzzFeed News Show Among Several New Original Series
Snap Inc. is doubling down on original content, unveiling a new slate of scripted and unscripted shows on Thursday morning — including a new daily afternoon news series from BuzzFeed — as the Snapchat...
View ArticleNYC Mayor Calls Out BuzzFeed Over Union Talks: ‘You Insulted All Working New...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called out BuzzFeed management in a tweet on Thursday, saying the company’s strong-arm negotiations in union talks with employees was an “insult” to all New Yorkers....
View ArticleWhy Snap’s Original Content Head Is Big on 5-Minute Shows That Are Shot...
Can new shows help Snapchat get its groove back in 2019? It’s certainly a key piece to the Snap 2.0 puzzle, with the company last week unveiling 10 new scripted and unscripted shows — along with a slew...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Finally Updates Story That Claimed Trump ‘Directed’ Michael Cohen to...
BuzzFeed News has posted an update to their story reporting that Donald Trump had directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress, officially conceding that the Special Counsel had in fact said this was...
View ArticleHow Jake Paul Became the ‘First Postmodern YouTuber’ (Hint: Social Media...
Chris Stokel-Walker is a British journalist specializing in YouTube and digital culture. His work has appeared in a variety of publications, including BBC, Wired, The Economist, The Guardian and...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Drops Out of White House Travel Pool Amid Cost Concerns
BuzzFeed will no longer include a regular reporter in the White House travel pool that accompanies the president on trips at home and abroad. The development comes amid broader cost concerns and...
View ArticleWhy Instagram Hiding ‘Likes’ Could Be Good for Users – and the Bottom Line
Instagram is testing whether to hide “likes” on posts — a potential move that, if adopted across the entire platform, could have a substantial impact on the routines and mental health of its 1 billion...
View ArticleBernie Sanders Rebukes BuzzFeed for ‘Stalling Tactics’ in Union Negotiations
Sen. Bernie Sanders offered a finger-wagging rebuke to BuzzFeed on Tuesday after their union blasted the company on Twitter for lack of progress in recognition talks. “Let’s not forget that the middle...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Promotes Cindy Vanegas-Gesuale to Oversee Film and TV Programming
BuzzFeed is revamping its studio business by putting Cindy Vanegas-Gesuale, its current head of programming at BuzzFeed News, in charge of its TV and film operations, according to a company memo....
View ArticleImax Hires Former BuzzFeed Exec Mark Jafar to Head Global Corporate...
Former BuzzFeed communications executive Mark Jafar had been hired to head Imax’s global corporate communications effective immediately, the company announced on Monday. Jafar, who will report directly...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Chairman Ken Lerer to Step Down
Ken Lerer is stepping down as chairman of BuzzFeed, the digital publisher he has overseen for the last 10 years. Lerer is departing for personal reasons in order to pursue other projects and focus on...
View ArticleHow So Yummy Is Reinventing Food Videos – and Scoring 16 Million Views on...
Top-down cooking videos, those quick tutorials recorded with an overhead camera, have become the bread and butter of First Media’s food brand So Yummy. Despite competing with food giants Tastemade,...
View ArticleMore Than a Quarter of Big Newspapers Had Layoffs in 2018
More than a quarter of large newspapers had layoffs in 2018, according to latest data from the Pew Research Center, which confirms what is already known: This is a bad time for the industry. 27% of...
View ArticleAngela Kinsey, Ian Hecox to Star in New Facebook Watch Shows for Tastemade
Facebook is funding eight new shows from Tastemade that will star the likes of Angela Kinsey, Ian Hecox, and Arden Rose among others, the companies announced on Wednesday. The eight shows, which will...
View ArticleTrump Hails ‘Patriot’ Curt Schilling’s Potential Congressional Run: ‘Terrific!’
President Donald Trump has reacted positively to news that Curt Schilling may be running for Congress. “Curt Schilling, a great pitcher and patriot, is considering a run for Congress in Arizona....
View ArticleLauren Duca’s NYU Students File Formal Complaint About Former Teen Vogue...
When it was announced that Teen Vogue columnist and Tucker Carlson foe Lauren Duca was teaching an NYU class called “The Feminist Journalist,” the school’s decision was criticized on Fox News. Now,...
View ArticleLauren Duca Responds to Complaints From Her NYU Class: ‘I Am Disappointed...
Author, advocate and journalist Lauren Duca responded to current headlines in a piece for Marie Claire Thursday, addressing her public perception and the complaint filed by students who took her New...
View ArticleNo End in Sight for Digital Media Merger Madness Following Vice, Vox and...
Digital media companies, once marked by rapid growth as legacy media faltered, are consolidating in hopes of riding out the perfect storm of dwindling digital advertising dollars, tighter bank lending...
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