
Why Buzzfeed News got shut down
People vs Algorithms
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BuzzFeed's Exit From Insider
John Avlon: Who can we contrast BuzzFeed with from that era That built something more resilient? Would it be insider? Well they laid off 10% But I mean everybody laid off people So I don't think that disqualifies them One could consider, and certainly the exit was a success Oh the exit, I mean come on Henry belongs in the Hall of Fame of Media Exist Yeah, but okay so he got that right Is insider going to be around? What's diversified right? We're going to criticize BuzzFeed for not having a subscription line item Insider's a subscription product It's born of the same era Used many of the distribution tactics In terms of headline hyperbole And getting distribution on
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