BuzzFeed News’ business model turned to dust because they were always at the whim of mercurial tech titans | James Hennessy

BuzzFeed News’ business model turned to dust because they were always at the whim of mercurial tech titans | James Hennessy

[ad_1] The announcement of the demise of BuzzFeed News last week felt unlike the cavalcade of media closures and layoffs of the past decade. In a sense, it represented the death of an entire era. BuzzFeed News, launched in 2011, imagined a format which would marry the intense virality and relentless social media focus of…

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BuzzFeed News to shut down

BuzzFeed News to shut down

[ad_1] BuzzFeed is consolidating its news operations within HuffPost, and BuzzFeed and HuffPost will offer roles to some BuzzFeed News staffers. “HuffPost and BuzzFeed Dot Com have signaled that they will open a number of select roles for members of BuzzFeed News,” Peretti said. “These roles will be aligned with those divisions’ business goals and…

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