9 Best Articles in 2021
Stratechery
The BuzzFeed Lesson
Stratechery
9 min read · From 2019 · The lesson of BuzzFeed is that dominant Aggregators like Facebook have no incentive to act against their self interest and support suppliers.
The Verge
BuzzFeed vs. Trump
The Verge
~11 min read · From 2017 · BuzzFeed News pushes further than its competitors. Can it handle the consequences?
Digiday
BuzzFeed's Jonah Peretti: Platforms need to pay publishers or risk regulation
Digiday
5 min read · From 2018 · The CEO of BuzzFeed sees Facebook returning to its roots -- and thinks that’s not a bad thing for BuzzFeed.
BuzzFeed News
BuzzFeed News
BuzzFeed News
~11 min read · From 2018 · BuzzFeedNews | Breaking News | Original Reporting | News Analysis | Breaking stories and original reporting on politics, world news, social media, viral trends, health, science, technology, entertainment, and LGBT issues.
Digiday
With Tasty as centerpiece, BuzzFeed aims for $260m in branded product sales
Digiday
4 min read · From 2019 · BuzzFeed is on track to drive $260 million in retail sales of BuzzFeed-branded products in 2019, the company said.
BuzzFeed
Recode
BuzzFeed wins the internet daily. Here’s what its boss thinks is next.
Recode
~12 min read · From 2017
Fast Company
How BuzzFeed's Jonah Peretti Is Building A 100-Year Media Company
Fast Company
20+ min read · From 2016 · Once the "bored at work" network, BuzzFeed is now a globally distributed digital media powerhouse read by 79 million people every month.
The New York Times
Digital Media: What Went Wrong
The New York Times
8 min read · From 2019 · For years, BuzzFeed seemed to be leading the journalism industry toward a brave new future. Now that it has stumbled, the way ahead looks more old-school than ever.
Trending
BuzzFeed News
Pulitzer Prize: BuzzFeed News Wins For China Detention Investigation
BuzzFeed News
6 min read · Jun 11th · BuzzFeed News won for its innovative series exposing China’s mass detention of Muslims and was named a finalist for its colossal FinCEN Files investigation into the global banking industry.
Variety
BuzzFeed Will Pay for User-Contributed Content for the First Time — Up to $10,000 per Post
Variety
1 min read · Jun 14th · BuzzFeed wants to spark a summer wave of viral quizzes, listicles and more — created by its own fans — by offering, for the first time, to pay them for their content submissions. And th…
BuzzFeed News
Natalie Edwards Sentenced For Giving Fincen Documents To BuzzFeed News
BuzzFeed News
5 min read · Jun 3rd · Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards pleaded guilty in January 2020.
Axios
BuzzFeed announces plans to go public via SPAC
Axios
1 min read · Jun 24th · BuzzFeed plans to create a publicly traded digital behemoth that houses many different brands.
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BuzzFeed News
Black Capitol Police Officers Describe The Racism They Faced
BuzzFeed News
6 min read · Jan 9th · Two Black officers told BuzzFeed News that their chief and other upper management left them totally unprepared and were nowhere to be found on the day.
Axios
Scoop: BuzzFeed going public in 2018
Axios
From 2017 · With a blinding spotlight on Snap's IPO, BuzzFeed is quietly making preparations...
Inc.
Meet BuzzFeed's Secret Weapon
Inc.
9 min read · From 2017 · Meet Dao Nguyen. She helped BuzzFeed quintuple traffic in two years. The secrets behind how she became one of the most important and beloved BuzzFeeders.
Reuters
Exclusive: Facebook signs BuzzFeed, Vox, others for original video shows
Reuters
2 min read · From 2017 · Facebook Inc (FB.O) has signed deals with millennial-focused news and entertainment creators Vox Media, BuzzFeed, ATTN, Group Nine Media and others to make shows for its upcoming video service, which…
Vox
Why the Myers-Briggs test is totally meaningless
Vox
10 min read · From 2017 · It's no more scientifically valid than a BuzzFeed quiz.
Digiday
BuzzFeed News quietly tests a membership program
Digiday
2 min read · From 2018 · The news publisher is testing a membership program that will let readers contribute $5 to $100 to support its journalism.
Andrew Chen 🇺🇸
"Is your startup idea taken?"
Andrew Chen 🇺🇸
6 min read · 2019-11-06 · ☝️Above: Michelle Rial (follow her at @TheRialMichelle), then working at Buzzfeed, posted this hilarious infographic with all the “X for Y” ideas. Here’s the original article. I had a quick laugh, of…
The Wall Street Journal
WSJ News Exclusive | BuzzFeed to Acquire HuffPost in Stock Deal With Verizon Media
The Wall Street Journal
4 min read · 2020-11-19 · BuzzFeed is acquiring Verizon Media’s HuffPo, the companies said, uniting two large digital media players in a sector looking to jumpstart growth.
BuzzFeed News
Pulitzer Prize: BuzzFeed News Wins For China Detention Investigation
BuzzFeed News
6 min read · Jun 11th · BuzzFeed News won for its innovative series exposing China’s mass detention of Muslims and was named a finalist for its colossal FinCEN Files investigation into the global banking industry.
