UNBELIEVABLE: Buzzfeed news - The Untold Story

4Chan broke the news of Epstein’s death 38 minutes before anyone else—and the FBI still can’t figure out how

Newly declassified docs shed light on the matter.

We Got This Covered · Feb 27

Epstein said he was ‘asked everyday’ for advice on #MeToo: ‘So many guys reaching out to me’

Files released by DoJ reveal the financier engaging in efforts to blunt the impact of the movement as it was gaining ground

The Guardian - US · Feb 6

TikTok's CEO used to work for Mark Zuckerberg as a Facebook intern. Just one decade later, he's become one of Meta's fiercest competitors

Shou Zi Chew interned at Facebook during his time at Harvard Business School.

Fortune · Sep 23, 2025

Is journalism disappearing? These top educators have a lot to say about that

The leaders of six journalism schools discuss the ongoing media bloodbath, the cost of a journalism degree, and how to prepare journalists for the future.

WEKU · Mar 7, 2024

Ben Smith's One Neat Trick for Going Viral

The Semafor editor and former BuzzFeed News editor in chief on the online media explosion of the 2000s.

Reason · Aug 27, 2023

Brian Merchant: What it looks like when jobs disappear in the shadow of AI

What will it look like when AI comes for your job? How will it happen? Will it happen at all? These are the questions on so many minds in the age of OpenAI and Google's Bard, of the suddenly ubiquitous text and image generators such as ChatGPT and Midjourney.

Los Angeles Times · May 24, 2023

These women were raped and reported the crimes. America’s police turned them into suspects

A new Netflix documentary sheds light on the cases of women who went to the police and reported being assaulted, only to be accused of false reporting. Clémence Michallon speaks to journalist Rachel de Leon, who investigated their stories

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Vice is going bankrupt, BuzzFeed News is dead. What does it mean?

When it comes to news in the digital age, which journalism model will work?

The Guardian - US · May 16, 2023

Vice Media files for bankruptcy, sale planned to ‘lender consortium’

Vice Media officially filed for bankruptcy today in the United States to facilitate its sale to a lender consortium. A statement from the company indicated it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the southern district of New York. 

Newslaundry · May 15, 2023

The FAST and the Delirious: Why the Stampede to Free Ad-Supported Platforms Looks Like a Rerun of the Streaming Wars (Bloom)

Or, as one industry denizen tells us, being ad-supported is 'a hard way to make a living'

Broadcasting & Cable · May 15, 2023