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A surprisingly well written article, by buzzfeed standards. I always thought of buzzfeed as a clickbait silo, but that appears to have changed at some point.
by Retr0spectrum 11y ago
A surprisingly well written article, by buzzfeed standards. I always thought of buzzfeed as a clickbait silo, but that appears to have changed at some point.
- gnu8 11y agoYeah it's looking like a well executed pivot.
- kevinschumacher 11y agoA lot under their BuzzFeed News banner seems pretty well researched and written (in general, it's actual news) They do still have plenty of clickbait stuff under their other sections, though.
- sehr 11y agoFrom a Popular Mechanics article about how the New York Times works: The Times is occasionally mocked for its staid and deliberate pace, but it is in moments like these that the seriousness with which it approaches every aspect of its operation becomes clearest. There are few organizations with the resources to spend such time and consideration on stories that aren't primed to go viral—though search-engine optimization and other tricks of the digital age do receive plenty of consideration. When the conversation turns to a vivid story from Liberia, where Ebola has overtaken a particular neighborhood in Monrovia, one editor proudly reports that she believes the Times is the only outlet with a reporter on the ground, which makes everyone happy until another editor says, "I think BuzzFeed actually has somebody there." There is momentary silence. http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a14030/how-the-new-york-times-works/ http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a14030/how-the-ne...
- gry 11y agoThe BuzzFeed News division is solid. There is a surprising amount of investigative journalism. http://www.buzzfeed.com/news http://www.buzzfeed.com/news