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Back to news homeBuzzFeeds Lays Off 15% of Staff, Shuts Down News Division
BuzzFeed is shutting down its namesake news division, which won acclaim for its journalism but fell prey to the punishing economics of digital publishing that has laid low many of […]
Times Media Columnist Ben Smith to Leave Paper
Ben Smith, the media columnist for The New York Times, is leaving the media outlet to start a new global news organization with Justin Smith, who is stepping down as […]
BuzzFeed Is Going Public. Now What for Vox Media, Group Nine and Vice?
“For us, it’s a question of ambition and opportunity, and we are ambitious,” said Jim Bankoff, Vox Media’s chief executive. “We are going to evaluate our options, but we’re going […]
Washington Post, Reuters and Los Angeles Times Search for New Top Editors
Vox, the flagship site of Vox Media, has two high-level openings: editor in chief and senior vice president. Both jobs are held by Lauren Williams, one of relatively few Black […]
BuzzFeed is Buying HuffPost
After falling prey to some of the same business difficulties that have plagued newspapers and magazines, the digital-media giants BuzzFeed and HuffPost have decided to join forces, the companies announced […]