BuzzFeed News
BuzzFeed News' 2023 shutdown demonstrates how serious journalism couldn't survive when supported by viral content that stopped generating revenue. The Pulitzer Prize-winning operation depended on listicle revenue that Facebook algorithm changes destroyed. Like a symbiont that dies when its host weakens, BuzzFeed News couldn't survive the viral content business model's collapse.
Key Leaders at BuzzFeed News
Jonah Peretti
Founder/CEO
Ben Smith
Editor-in-Chief
Key Facts
2011
Founded