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business15 days ago•4 min saved

Allen to Acquire BuzzFeed and HuffPost, Rebooting Digital Media

Byron Allen's Allen Family Digital agreed to buy a 52% stake in BuzzFeed for $120 million (40 million shares at $3) with $20 million upfront and $100 million due in five years, and will also take over HuffPost. Allen becomes chairman and CEO; HuffPost will be included; BuzzFeed AI leadership to be led by Jonah Peretti as president of BuzzFeed AI; BuzzFeed Studios and Tasty to spin off; deal aims to expand into free streaming video and digital content while cutting costs ahead of the takeover.

via Los Angeles Times|

#business #buzzfeed #byron-allen

politics7 months ago•2 min saved

White House and Media Clashes Highlight Tensions Over Peace Talks and Personal Attacks

HuffPost's S.V. Dáte defended his reporting on Trump amid a viral exchange where White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded childishly to a question, calling him a 'left-wing hack' and sparking debate over professionalism and media coverage of the Trump administration.

via HuffPost|

#huffpost #karoline-leavitt #politics

politics7 months ago•3 min saved

Karoline Leavitt Clashes with HuffPost Reporter Over Texts and Questions

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt engaged in a social media spat with HuffPost, dismissing their questions about the choice of Budapest for a Trump-Putin meeting and attacking the reporter, while avoiding answering key questions about Ukraine and Putin's actions.

via HuffPost|

#budapest #huffpost #karoline-leavitt

media-and-politics2 years ago•2 min saved

"Vivek Ramaswamy Pushes for Major Changes at BuzzFeed"

The article discusses the intersection of media and politics, highlighting how politicians like Ramaswamy and Musk see value in owning news platforms for their political influence rather than financial returns. It critiques Ramaswamy's proposal for BuzzFeed, comparing it to other failed media ventures, and notes the broader trend of conflating media business with political motives.

via Semafor|

#buzzfeed #huffpost #media-and-politics

business3 years ago•7 min saved

BuzzFeed News to Cease Operations, Laying Off 180 Staff Members.

BuzzFeed is shutting down BuzzFeed News and laying off 15% of its employees, or about 180 people, across BuzzFeed News and other divisions due to not being able to turn a profit. BuzzFeed will concentrate its news efforts in a single profitable news organization — HuffPost, which it acquired from Verizon in 2020. BuzzFeed.com site will remain in place. BuzzFeed News first launched in 2011 under then-editor in chief Ben Smith.

via Variety|

#business #buzzfeed #digital-media