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How does buzzfeed get the scoop on this? I didn't know they did tech reporting.

by kelukelugames 9y ago

Mutinix 9y ago
BuzzFeed News is very good. The money they make from monetizing their meme-y content helps with their journalism.
curiousDog 9y ago
They were the first ones to break news on how Palantir was in trouble and failing a while back as well.
kornish 9y ago
Buzzfeed is actually growing a pretty legitimate and respectable journalism brand, subsidized by the clickbait ad-heavy content for which they're best known.
- kelukelugames 9y ago
  https://www.buzzfeed.com/tech https://www.buzzfeed.com/tech I went there to check it out but all of the titles are click bait.
jitl 9y ago
The author of this article (William Alden) writes consistently negative headlines about two companies: Palantir and Uber. That’s his beat at Buzzfeed. https://www.buzzfeed.com/williamalden https://www.buzzfeed.com/williamalden
- deleted 9y ago
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- avs733 9y ago
  Are you saying he is unfairly negative or that there are so many such stories that it is a full time job?
  - tristanj 9y ago
    Neither, it's a feedback loop. By writing negative stories, when company insiders have a scoop and they want to leak it, they know they can contact Mr. Alden because they've seen his previous articles on the company and his track record of not revealing leakers. Mr. Alden then writes an article using such leaked information, which generates buzz within the company (employees share these articles among themselves), resulting in more insiders who know about Mr. Alden and what he does. This encourages more people to share with Mr. Alden. A similar situation happened with WSJ's Christopher Weaver and Theranos, after his initial few articles, several Theranos investors contacted him with more information, which lead to more articles published, and further attracted people who had company information to share.
    - trimbo 9y ago
      > WSJ's Christopher Weaver and Theranos FWIW, I think it was primarily John Carreyrou. At least that's who Jesse Draper blames https://twitter.com/JesseDraper/status/799108097675378688 https://twitter.com/JesseDraper/status/799108097675378688
      - tristanj 9y ago
        You're right, thanks for catching that. My google-fu failed me, apologies.

How does buzzfeed get the scoop on this? I didn't know they did tech reporting.

Mutinix 9y ago

BuzzFeed News is very good. The money they make from monetizing their meme-y content helps with their journalism.

curiousDog 9y ago

They were the first ones to break news on how Palantir was in trouble and failing a while back as well.

kornish 9y ago

Buzzfeed is actually growing a pretty legitimate and respectable journalism brand, subsidized by the clickbait ad-heavy content for which they're best known.

kelukelugames 9y ago
https://www.buzzfeed.com/tech https://www.buzzfeed.com/tech I went there to check it out but all of the titles are click bait.

jitl 9y ago

The author of this article (William Alden) writes consistently negative headlines about two companies: Palantir and Uber. That’s his beat at Buzzfeed. https://www.buzzfeed.com/williamalden https://www.buzzfeed.com/williamalden

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avs733 9y ago
Are you saying he is unfairly negative or that there are so many such stories that it is a full time job?
- tristanj 9y ago
  Neither, it's a feedback loop. By writing negative stories, when company insiders have a scoop and they want to leak it, they know they can contact Mr. Alden because they've seen his previous articles on the company and his track record of not revealing leakers. Mr. Alden then writes an article using such leaked information, which generates buzz within the company (employees share these articles among themselves), resulting in more insiders who know about Mr. Alden and what he does. This encourages more people to share with Mr. Alden. A similar situation happened with WSJ's Christopher Weaver and Theranos, after his initial few articles, several Theranos investors contacted him with more information, which lead to more articles published, and further attracted people who had company information to share.
  - trimbo 9y ago
    > WSJ's Christopher Weaver and Theranos FWIW, I think it was primarily John Carreyrou. At least that's who Jesse Draper blames https://twitter.com/JesseDraper/status/799108097675378688 https://twitter.com/JesseDraper/status/799108097675378688
    - tristanj 9y ago
      You're right, thanks for catching that. My google-fu failed me, apologies.