9 Best Articles in 2021
Stratechery
The BuzzFeed Lesson
Stratechery
9 min read · 186 saves · 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 · 21 saves · 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 · 42 saves · 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 · 53 saves · 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 · 18 saves · 2019-06-14 · BuzzFeed is on track to drive $260 million in retail sales of BuzzFeed-branded products in 2019, the company said.
BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed Press Blog
BuzzFeed
8 min read · 37 saves · From 2015 · I shared this note with BuzzFeeders this week.
Recode
BuzzFeed wins the internet daily. Here’s what its boss thinks is next.
Recode
~12 min read · 72 saves · From 2017
Fast Company
How BuzzFeed's Jonah Peretti Is Building A 100-Year Media Company
Fast Company
20+ min read · 90 saves · From 2016 · Once the "bored at work" network, BuzzFeed is now a globally distributed digital media powerhouse read by 79 million people every month.
BuzzFeed News
Black Capitol Police Officers Describe The Racism They Faced
BuzzFeed News
6 min read · 294 saves · 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.
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HuffPost
BuzzFeed Announces Deep Cuts To HuffPost Staff After Acquisition
HuffPost
2 min read · 23 saves · Mar 9th · BuzzFeed acquired HuffPost from Verizon Media in February.
BuzzFeed News
Madison Cawthorn Classmates Allege Sexual Misconduct
BuzzFeed News
~20 min read · 33 saves · Feb 26th · BuzzFeed News interviewed more than three dozen people as part of an investigation into allegations that Madison Cawthorn harassed women in college.
BuzzFeed News
Clearview AI Offered Thousands Of Cops Free Trials
BuzzFeed News
20+ min read · 50 saves · Apr 6th · A BuzzFeed News investigation has found that employees at law enforcement agencies across the US ran thousands of Clearview AI facial recognition searches — often without the knowledge of the public…
The New York Times
BuzzFeed lays off 47 HuffPost workers weeks after acquisition.
The New York Times
2 min read · Mar 9th · As part of the cutbacks, BuzzFeed closed HuffPost Canada and announced plans to decrease the size of its operations in Australia and Britain.
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The New York Times
Digital Media: What Went Wrong
The New York Times
8 min read · 86 saves · 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.
Axios
Scoop: BuzzFeed going public in 2018
Axios
34 saves · 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 · 34 saves · 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 · 21 saves · 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…
Digiday
BuzzFeed News quietly tests a membership program
Digiday
2 min read · 40 saves · From 2018 · The news publisher is testing a membership program that will let readers contribute $5 to $100 to support its journalism.
Vox
Why the Myers-Briggs test is totally meaningless
Vox
10 min read · 146 saves · From 2017 · It's no more scientifically valid than a BuzzFeed quiz.
Andrew Chen
"Is your startup idea taken?"
Andrew Chen
6 min read · 336 saves · 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 · 81 saves · 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.
CJR
Can BuzzFeed afford to keep funding BuzzFeed News?
CJR
5 min read · 28 saves · From 2018 · BuzzFeed appears to be wrestling with the same issue as many other media companies these days: Namely, how do you justify continuing to invest in news when it doesn’t make any money? Becoming a global…
