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Ben Smith charts the history of online news and the trouble chasing internet traffic
Demise of Pulitzer Prize-winning site comes amid wider job losses in sector
Chief executive admits responsibility for failing to build profit ‘buffer’ as 180 employees lose jobs
BuzzFeed; Gorkamorka; Yellen; housing; convexity; Adani; etc
Chinese and US autonomous vehicles battle it out for the future of transportation
Digital media group misses predictions as editor-in-chief quits
Netflix’s F1 hit, Hermès and fake NFTs, Crypto Christmas jumper
Calculating the value of news and entertainment start-ups has until now been about hype and not the bottom line
Founder Jonah Peretti says withdrawals from Spac fund will not derail expansion plans
Jonah Peretti says he has learned from earlier ‘mistake’ and promises to grow in ‘sustainable way’
The pair believe they can take a piece of the rapidly growing online pie and justify their billion-dollar valuations
Digital media group’s implied valuation set at $1.5bn compared with $1.7bn at its height
Verizon sells news site for minority stake in acquirer after slide in digital advertising
Tougher environment for likes of BuzzFeed and Vice raises prospect of more consolidation
Subscriptions are up but advertising has collapsed for media groups that were already under intense pressure
Tim Montgomerie linked populism of UK PM and authoritarian opposite number
The company is under pressure to find new sources of growth
Non-US figures underscore challenges facing digital publishers
Life coach Tony Robbins among those attracted to Irish courts by low bar for claims
And now it must bite the brand that (News) feeds.
‘Strategic restructure’ come days after similar moves at BuzzFeed and Huffington Post
Reader appetite is healthy but converting audiences into income remains a challenge
The wider the audience, the smaller the revenue opportunity
News and entertainment site’s cuts come amid deteriorating climate for online publishers
President accused of directing Michael Cohen to mislead Congress about Russia meeting
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