News Corp’s Chief Exec Slams BuzzFeed’s ‘So-Called Journalism’
News Corp’s Chief Executive, Robert Thomson, had some choice words for the staff over at BuzzFeed during the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference on Tuesday. “There is so much rubbish that...
View ArticleLena Dunham Breaks Silence Over ‘Barry One’ Rape Allegations in New Op-Ed
Lena Dunham broke her silence Tuesday evening to clarify why she finally came forward with her sexual assault story, as well as to clear the name of the man now dubbed “Barry One.” The essay, “Why I...
View ArticleSony Hack: Maureen Dowd Denies Sending Amy Pascal’s Hubby Column In Advance...
New Sony leaks suggest New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd previewed a column she was writing about Sony Pictures chief Amy Pascal to Pascal’s husband Bernard Weinraub–a former Times reporter–...
View ArticleHLN Chief Albie Hecht’s Rebrand Is Going to Blow Up Cable News Biz: It’s Sort...
Earlier this year, HLN—known for years as CNN’s “crime time” sister station, decided it was time for a makeover. Also read: HLN Rebrands as Cable News Network for Millennials of the Social Media Age...
View ArticleFour More Staffers Quit The New Republic to Protest New Direction
Four more editors resigned from The New Republic Tuesday, weeks after approximately 50 of their colleagues did the same, an insider familiar with the situation told TheWrap. Managing editor Linda...
View ArticleNYPD Boosting Security Outside Gawker, BuzzFeed and The Daily Beast After...
New York City-based media companies Gawker, BuzzFeed and The Daily Beast have received enhanced police security around their buildings in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris. “I want to...
View ArticleInstagram Expanding With Journalist Hires
Journalists are increasingly using social media and now social media to wants to use more journalists. Instragram is the latest example of social platforms hiring TV and digital journalists. One...
View ArticleNowThisNews Shuts Down Website, Will Live Only on Social Platforms
NowThisNews, a channel that produces breaking news videos, closed their online home at NowThisNews.com — and will live exclusively on social media platforms. “Homepage. Even the word sounds old. Today...
View ArticlePresident Obama Takes to BuzzFeed to Tell People to Register for Health...
President Obama appeared in a new BuzzFeed video Thursday to remind people of the upcoming February 15 deadline to register for Obamacare. The video, called “Things Everybody Does but Doesn’t Talk...
View ArticleObama Captioned as ‘Assclown,’ Newspaper Producer Apologizes
A Minnesota newspaper sports producer walked back statements calling the president an “assclown” Monday. Kevin Cusick, a sports producer for the Pioneer Press, wasn’t a fan of Obama taking selflies as...
View ArticleNew York Times Nears Content Deal With Facebook
Facebook is in talks with at least half a dozen media companies including The New York Times, BuzzFeed and National Geographic to host content directly within the social media platform instead of on...
View ArticleBuzzFeed! YouTube’s GloZell! InstaMeets! Obama Gives Old Media Big Brush-Off...
BuzzFeed, YouTube, InstaMeets — over the last few weeks, the politician who leapfrogged into the Oval Office seven years ago by capturing the mainstream media’s adoration has all but abandoned it in...
View Article‘Going Clear’ Director Says Ex-Scientologists Received Physical Threats for...
In the wake of HBO’s explosive Scientology documentary “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,” which premiered Sunday on HBO, director Alex Gibney said former church members featured in...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Editor Ben Smith Apologizes for Yanking Post Critical of Advertiser...
Just one day after BuzzFeed deleted a post critical of advertiser Dove, editor-in-chief Ben Smith has released a mea culpa apologizing for the site’s actions. Smith posted the following message to his...
View ArticleFacebook Uses NY Times, BuzzFeed to Test Direct Publishing of News Articles
Facebook’s long-awaited plan to directly host articles from news organizations begins on Wednesday. The self-hosted editorial content called “Instant Articles” will feature news from nine media...
View Article5 Times Taylor Swift Used Her Social Media Powers for Good
Long before she took on Apple and won, Taylor Swift was utilizing social media to do good and actualize her savvy business decisions. Apple bowed to criticism by Swift on Sunday, reversing a policy to...
View ArticleComcast in Talks With Vice, BuzzFeed and Business Insider for Acquisition or...
Comcast is in early talks with several “new media” companies in an effort to reach younger consumers who are turning away from traditional TV. Among those in discussions are Vice, BuzzFeed and Business...
View ArticleTwitter Rolls Out News Tab to Boost Lagging User Growth
Twitter on Monday unleashed the latest in its feature arsenal aimed at attracting more users: The service gave select users access to a News tab, which highlights trending news headlines on the social...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Leaks Show $5.9 Million Spend for Traffic From Facebook, Other Sources
BuzzFeed’s financials are no longer a secret after leaked documents spread on Wednesday. Gawker obtained financials for the company showing very strong years from 2012 to 2014. BuzzFeed, which added...
View ArticleNBCUniversal Confirms $200 Million BuzzFeed Investment
NBCUniversal announced Tuesday it will make a $200 million investment into social news site BuzzFeed. The legacy media company is set to distribute its content on the viral news and video platform...
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