Why Buzzfeed is trying to shift its strategy
By Claire Cain Miller In an interview about a new investment in BuzzFeed, Jonah Peretti, its co-founder and chief executive, told The New York Times, "We're organizing ourselves to be a media company...
View ArticleBuzzfeed launches movie arm, Michael Shamberg joins
Social news website Buzzfeed is to launch a dedicated feature film arm after receiving $50m in investment from venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz. Film division BuzzFeed Motion Pictures will...
View ArticleBuzzFeed sees future in high-quality content
In an interview about a new investment in BuzzFeed, Jonah Peretti, its co-founder and chief executive, told The New York Times, "We're organizing ourselves to be a media company for the way people...
View ArticleBuzzFeed's viral politics editor fired for plagiarism
No matter your opinion of the site, BuzzFeed appears to be sticking to its policies. Late Friday BuzzFeed announced it was firing its Viral Politics editor Benny Johnson for plagiarism. The writer...
View ArticleAndreessen Horowitz invests $50 million in BuzzFeed
Ryan Anson Andreessen Horowitz put $50 million behind online publisher Buzzfeed. Staff Silicon Valley Business Journal is injecting $50 million into BuzzFeed, matching the cumulative money that the...
View ArticleBuzzFeed fires editor after Twitter users unearth plagiarised articles
Twitter users have highlighted an episode of plagiarism by one of Buzzfeed's senior writers. Photo: Getty Images This post was originally published on Mashable. News website BuzzFeed, reportedly valued...
View ArticleMorning Media Newsfeed: BuzzFeed Editor Fired for Plagiarism | Palin Launches...
Click here to receive Mediabistro’s Morning Media Newsfeed via email. BuzzFeed Fires Staffer for 40 Instances of Plagiarism (FishbowlNY) It looks like the magic number was 40. BuzzFeed has decided...
View ArticleAndreessen Horowitz Announces $50 Million Investment In Buzzfeed
Andreessen Horowitz has announced a $50 million investment in BuzzFeed. The news puts BuzzFeed's valuation at $850 million, the New York Times' Mike Isaac reports. In a post on his blog, AH's Chris...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Reportedly Worth $850M After $50M Investment From Andreessen Horowitz
Over 150 million people visit BuzzFeed every month to scroll through lists, complete quizzes, write comments, and, increasingly, to read thoughtful, zeitgeisty, and well-reported journalism. But where...
View ArticleBuzzfeed to launch movie studio
Venture Capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is investing $50 million in BuzzFeed, the social news and entertainment website known for producing advertising-sponsored "listicles" that go viral. img...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Raises $50 Million, Creates Motion Picture Division
BuzzFeed plans to make video a larger part of its business under the newly created BuzzFeed Motion...
View ArticleBuzzFeed expanding, and taking the world more seriously
The social news website, BuzzFeed, which claims to have more 150 million people using it each month, has unveiled a major expansion plan thanks to a US$50million cash injection. Andreessen Horowitz, a...
View ArticleBuzzFeed: we report news differently now – but is it better?
BuzzFeed has poured resources into becoming a 'serious' news provider. But can its coverage ever be truly comprehensive? Buzzfeed: part Tit-Bits, part Answers, part Economist and Sunday Times colour...
View Article>BuzzFeed Is the Apple of Media, and Everyone Else Is Microsoft
A detail from a Buzzfeed event at South By Southwest in 2014. Hal Horowitz/Invision for Buzzfeed/AP Images Edward R. Murrow’s storied radio broadcasts from the London blitz might seem as distant from...
View ArticleBuzzfeed Raises $50 Million for Expansion, Motion Picture Division
Buzzfeed, the online news site that built a massive following off of news lists and cat videos, has...
View ArticleBuzzFeed gets $50 million from Andreessen Horowitz
BuzzFeed, the website known for its humorous top-10 lists, has received a $50-million investment from Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. In a blog post announcing the deal Sunday,...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Editor Ben Smith Details All 41 Instances of Political Reporter's...
When so many people have access to Google, it's tough to get away with plagiarising others’ work, as BuzzFeed political writer Benny Johnson found out Friday. Allegations that Johnson was using...
View ArticleBuzzfeed to use $50m investment to fund new ventures
Here are three insights about BuzzFeed, the viral content startup: 1. BuzzFeed is a web traffic sensation that draws 150 million average monthly viewers. 2. Numbered lists, like this one, are what the...
View ArticleBuzzfeed got $50m in venture capital. What happens next?
Silicon Valley firm Andreessen Horowitz has more than doubled investments in the meme-tastic site. Can traditional media companies compete? Jonah Peretti of Buzzfeed talking at a TechCrunch Disrupt...
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