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And many others: http://dailycaller.com/2014/11/20/buzzfeeds-ben-smith-plays-dumb-about-company-investors-how-would-we-even-know/ http://dailycaller.com/2014/11

And many others: http://dailycaller.com/2014/11/20/buzzfeeds-ben-smith-plays-dumb-about-company-investors-how-would-we-even-know/ http://dailycaller.com/2014/11/20/buzzfeeds-ben-smith-plays-... I'm not refuting any ethical questions that were being thrown around, but I would never trust Buzzfeed to do any honest and serious journalism. These are the same people that created the most annoying clickbait lists, sponsored news and their whole design seems to be centered around getting as many ad impressions as possible. Sensationalizing a story for their own benefits is not beyond them.

dkrich 12y ago
Not sure why you are getting down-voted. I agree 100%. If we are going to discuss conflicts of interest, we should start with the fact that BuzzFeed's entire business model centers on getting the most page views in the shortest period of time they possibly can.
- ericd 12y ago
  Yeah, we should probably collectively start referring to those sites as online tabloids so that people don't confuse them with high quality news organizations.