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To be fair Buzzfeed takes a portfolio approach. One part makes all the money, which funds legitimate journalism (ex: their zenefits investigation)

• cocktailpeanuts 9y ago
  Yup I'm aware. But you can't really fundamentally change the core value of your company no matter how you try. I've seen a lot of "investigative journalism" pieces written by Buzzfeed designed to be controversial. There's a fine line between "let's investigate to let the public know what they really need to know" and "let's investigate to find all the dirty secrets of some successful organization or a person so that the public can publicly shame them and feel good about themselves while doing it". To be fair, a lot of formerly reputable journalistic sources are doing the same thing, but Buzzfeed is the spiritual leader of this trend. Which brings back to my main point--it's not a single publication, the entire media industry is rotting and eventually there will come a crash, which is a good thing, since from the ashes will arise quality.
  • hkmurakami 9y ago
    True -- good points. I remember a Hner mentioning once, "why are only conservatives willing to pay for their publications". It's an interesting point, really.
    • tnzn 9y ago
      Where does this claim come ? Do they actually ? If so, I'd say it has to do with average age of conservatives vs "progressives".