The Latest Breaking News from Jonah Peretti

BuzzFeed News to be shuttered in corporate cost-cutting move

CEO Jonah Peretti announced the shutdown of BuzzFeed’s Pulitzer-winning news division and cuts to 15% of its staff. The company will continue to publish news on HuffPost.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 21, 2023

From pee tapes to Pulitzers: The rise and fall of Buzzfeed News

BuzzFeed began in 2006 as a way of harnessing the virality of internet memes, and almost accidentally became a prominent force in investigative journalism, writes Bevan Hurley.

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

BuzzFeed shutters its newsroom as the company undergoes layoffs

BuzzFeed News started in 2012 and grew to have more than 100 journalists across the world. Moving forward, BuzzFeed will concentrate news efforts in HuffPost, the company said.

WEKU · Apr 20, 2023

BuzzFeed News to close and parent company to make substantial layoffs

Chief executive Jonah Peretti says in company-wide email BuzzFeed ‘can no longer continue to fund BuzzFeed News’

The Guardian - US · Apr 20, 2023

BuzzFeed News to shut down

BuzzFeed cites management mistakes for company-wide struggles

Axios · Apr 20, 2023

BuzzFeed News is ‘beginning the process’ of closing down, CEO tells staff

BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti told staff the ‘difficult news’ in an internal email on Thursday

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Is AI the future of Hollywood? How the hype squares with reality

For every problem you can think of, someone is out there pitching a solution that involves artificial intelligence. AI could help solve such intractable problems as climate change and dangerous work conditions, the technology's most eager boosters promise.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2023

BuzzFeed just announced it's going to use A.I. to start creating content and the stock market loves it

Buzzfeed's announcement about using OpenAI's technology comes a day after Meta said it would pay the media company millions to create content for Facebook and Instagram.

Fortune · Jan 26, 2023

Concern as US media hit with wave of layoffs amid rise of disinformation

Wider economic uncertainty is behind cuts at companies including CNN, BuzzFeed and Gannett, executives say

The Guardian - US · Dec 10, 2022

BuzzFeed Q1 Earnings Highlights: Revenue Miss, Time Spent By Users Declines, Guidance And More

Digital media company BuzzFeed (NASDAQ: BZFD) reported first quarter financial results after market close Monday. Here are the key highlights for investors.

Benzinga · May 16, 2022