BuzzFeed Changes Editorial Standards To Allow Sponsorships In Entertainment...
BuzzFeed’s editorial standards were modified earlier this week to allow for greater collaboration between the...
View ArticleWant Your Own Personal Satellite? Reaching Space Is Becoming (Relatively) Cheap
Satellites are shrinking, and so is the cost to build them and shoot them up into orbit. Cubesats, which weigh 1.33 kilograms or less, have become popular for researchers with grants and federal...
View ArticleThis Hot Tech Scaleup Is Winning the Talent Wars. Here's How.
Mark McDonald and Josiah Humphrey turned Appster into an app development powerhouse. Their secret: Understanding how to find great people and make them want to stay. Like many fast-growing technology...
View ArticleLionel Barber: Making news for the new world (The Financial Times Ltd)
(Source: The Financial Times Ltd) Making news for the new world Lionel Barber, Polis Lecture, LSE November 12, 2015 Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, good evening. Or as we say in Japanese:...
View Article'Spotlight' -- A Seamless Must See
Brilliant acting, pacing, script and economy make the true story Spotlight a well deserving whisper candidate for an Oscar. Spotlight is about the decades of sex crimes within the Catholic Church that...
View ArticleVictory in Myanmar for Democracy -- On a Leash
Pent-up democratic aspirations were unleashed this week in Myanmar's first free election in decades, resulting in a landslide victory for Aung San Suu Kyi and her opposition party. But as Mark Farmaner...
View ArticleIntroducing Sahar Speaks, A New Initiative Empowering Afghan Women To Tell...
Afghanistan is often cited as the worst place on the planet to be a woman and one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. In a country still reeling from more than 13 years of...
View ArticleDozens More Laid Off At Register
Another wave of layoffs has hit the New Haven Register, this time affecting copyeditors and sports staffers, among others. Unlike in past layoffs, management refused to confirm details of the latest...
View ArticleDonald Trump Goes After WSJ 'Dummies' For Criticizing His Debate Performance
Donald Trump came out swinging at The Wall Street Journal Thursday after the paper ran an editorial questioning how knowledgable the presidential contender was about certain topics that came up during...
View ArticlePeople Fighting For A Sustainable Future Have A Powerful New Tool
Satellite images are helping humanity better understand our changing world. It's never been easier to access recent pictures of the changing face of our planet captured by NASA and a growing...
View ArticleNew York Times Grapples With David Carr's Legacy
NEW YORK -- On Feb. 21, New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet said replacing star media columnist David Carr, who died in the paper's newsroom nine days earlier from complications of lung cancer,...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Launches New App QuizChat
BuzzFeed launched a new app Thursday that will allow users to take collaborative quizzes with their friends, meaning you and your best friend can figure out once and for all who is the Oprah...
View ArticleThe New York Times Fires Two Veteran Editors
NEW YORK -- The New York Times abruptly fired two veteran editors on Thursday, a move that’s shocked the newsroom given the journalists’ years of dedication and because layoffs aren’t currently taking...
View ArticleBuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti: how the great entertainer got serious
Chief executive on not paying to push news on Facebook, measuring impact not traffic, and his best content...
View Article12 Rejected Buzzfeed Quizzes
12 Rejected Buzzfeed Quizzes What former Soviet Socialist Republic best describes you? Which character are you from the sitcom 'Joey?' If you were a...
View ArticleMom's Note From Daughter With Autism Will Make You Think Twice About Your Words
Words are powerful. Cadence is a 7-year-old Australian girl with autism and acute senses that cause her to intensely absorb her surroundings, including smells, sights and conversations. Recently,...
View ArticleGawker Prepares To Get On The Campaign Bus, And Maybe Kicked Off
NEW YORK -- Gawker editor Alex Pareene said he's not worried about his reporters losing out on campaign access or micro-scoops as the site, once known for puncturing the egos of Manhattan's media...
View ArticleHuffington Post employees urge colleagues to join union movement
‘Let’s face it, journalism isn’t the most stable field,’ employees write in open letter calling on co-workers to sign union cards...
View ArticleLess on Peggy Guggenheim's Sex Life, More on Her Role in Modern Art
This article first appeared in The National Book Review Links to three great new articles about books, from The Guardian, The New Criterion, and Buzzfeed 1. Kathryn Hughes, "Peggy Guggenheim: The Shock...
View ArticleTeen Vogue Is Not Ending Its Print Run, Contrary To Rumors
The Internet was abuzz Thursday with rumors that Teen Vogue, the beloved offshoot publication of Vogue that launched in 2003, would shutter. Vogue, however, announced Thursday afternoon in a statement...
View ArticleWe Did The Prank Test That Ben Carson’s Talking About
In an interview with BuzzFeed News on Monday, Curtis Bakal, an editorial assistant at the satirical Yale Record who says he helped write the fake test, said he was “99% certain the way Carson remembers...
View ArticleThis Video Of Kids Recreating 'How I Met Your Mother' Is Legendary
"How I Met Your Mother" just got the cutest makeover. Mumbai-based entertainment channel Romedy Now will air episodes of the...
View ArticleCond� Nast Halts Publication Of Details Magazine
Men's fashion and lifestyle magazine Details will officially halt production after publishing its December 2015/January 2016 issue, Condé Nast President Bob Sauerberg announced in a memo on Wednesday....
View ArticleTrump Campaign Bars BuzzFeed Reporter From Iowa Event
Donald Trump's campaign barred a BuzzFeed reporter Thursday from attending an event in Newton, Iowa, a move that comes one day after campaign manager Corey Lewandowski threatened to blacklist a CNN...
View ArticleAnother big name leaving CTV: Bob Fife on the move
With local radio and TV audiences already reeling from Bell Media layoffs that claimed several celebrated Ottawa journalists, another veteran newsman is stepping down from a high-profile perch. CTV...
View ArticleA Man Died At An Airbnb Rental. Here's How The Company Responded
The story of a man's tragic death at an Airbnb rental in Texas is drawing more attention to the responsibilities tech companies have in keeping their users safe. Freelance journalist Zak Stone, in a...
View ArticleBen Carson’s West Point Claim Is Latest Controversy To Rattle His Campaign...
Ben Carson has been having a rough time since he ascended to front-runner status in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. As the brighter lights of scrutiny that accompany a candidate's...
View ArticleSide-By-Side Photos Show Important Changes To Bestselling Kids' Book
In 1963, author Richard Scarry published Best Word Book Ever, which soon became a bestselling children's classic. Since then, the book has undergone a few changes to keep up with social progress...
View ArticleHere's Why College Costs So Much
Last week, The Huffington Post and The Chronicle for Higher Education published an investigation revealing that public universities are subsidizing their athletic programs to the tune of $10.3 billion...
View ArticleNBC Executive Calls Undocumented Immigrants "Illegals" In Meeting With Latino...
NBC News President Deborah Turness needs a lesson in cultural sensitivity. Turness angered members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus during a meeting Wednesday by first referring to undocumented...
View ArticleProfessional Sparring Partners
A friend of mine who is about to join the ranks of published authors emailed me in a panic. His new manuscript was in editing with a small but well-respected press and the edits he was receiving from...
View ArticleHere Are The Bizarre Things Ben Carson Said This Week
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson had quite a week. As the former neurosurgeon's poll numbers have risen, he's also come under fire for a series of controversial comments. After Houston...
View ArticleMy New Startup and the Power of Email
I always wanted to have my own personal newsletter. Not sure why. Probably to feel closer to my community. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social networks feel great, and you get a lot of...
View ArticleTheWrap Welcomes New Hires Tim Molloy, Andrew Curry, Joan Solsman
TheWrap is pleased to announce the addition to its staff of three leading talents in editorial and audience development. Tim Molloy rejoins TheWrap as deputy managing editor, after a one-year hiatus....
View ArticleUp Against The Paywall
IS IT boom or doom in the news business? Headline-grabbing sums are being invested in online newspapers: Axel Springer, a German publisher, bought Business Insiderin September, in a deal valuing it at...
View ArticleA Worldwide Update
MADRID -- �Hola! I'm writing from Madrid, where we're in the midst of our HuffPost Global Summit. It's been a productive and inspiring few days, with senior editorial and business staff from around the...
View ArticleA Call for Creative Solutions
The November 13 attacks in Paris were tragic, and our hearts and thoughts are with the people of Paris. We stand ready to work with law enforcement to prevent future such horrific incidents. Such...
View ArticleNYT Publishes Scathing Takedown Of Trump's 'Racist Lies'
The New York Times didn't mince words when it took on Donald Trump's recent comments about Muslims and other minority groups. "America has just lived through another presidential campaign week...
View Article'The Illusionists' Hits Home, Hits Broadway (VIDEO)
DEAR EDITOR -- IF POSSIBLE, WOULD YOU MIND FORMATTING THE FOLLOWING PHOTO UP TOP AND FOR SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE STANDARD HUFFPO FORMAT? IT WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE SHOW PUBLICIST WITH EDITORIAL RIGHTS TO...
View ArticleThinking Of Asking Cate Blanchett About Her Sexual Orientation? Think Again.
Cate Blanchett is not interested in questions about her sexuality. Period. During a recent interview with The Guardian, the actress's much-publicized comments about her past relationships with women...
View ArticleFuture Media Lab. to run interactive expert conference on “Technology and...
(Source: EMMA - European Magazine Media Association aisbl) Brussels, Belgium / 17 November 2015. Brussels-based media innovation think tank Future Media Lab. is pleased to announce the first speakers...
View Article23 Books By Latinos That Might Just Change Your Life
Whether you're looking to find yourself in a book or lose yourself in a story, there's a colorful and magical literary world to explore through the lens of...
View ArticleTyra Banks Quits 'FABLife' Show After Two Months To Focus On New Company
Tyra Banks was too fierce for the "FABLife," as TMZ is reporting that Banks has left the talk show after only two months. Banks is an executive producer for the show, which also features model Chrissy...
View ArticleNagaland newspapers published with blank editorial space
Kohima: Five newspapers in Nagaland were published with their editorial spaces blank to protest what they termed an effort by the Assam Rifles to suppress freedom of the media in the state. The...
View ArticleNow It's NATO vs. NATO (New Anti-Terror Organization)
The Turkish downing of a Russian jet that crossed into its territory while bombing targets in Syria complicates even further the play of contraries in an already bewildering set of Mideast conflicts....
View ArticleNow Its NATO vs. NATO (New Anti-Terror Organization)
The Turkish downing of a Russian jet that crossed into its territory while bombing anti-Assad Turkmen in Syria complicates even further the play of contraries in an already bewildering set of Mideast...
View ArticleLawrence O'Donnell Blasts TV Media For Not Calling Donald Trump A Liar
MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell tore into television journalists on Tuesday for not calling Donald Trump a liar when he makes false claims on their programs. "Donald Trump lies because he knows he can...
View ArticleLA Times Reels From Latest Rounds of Buyouts
The Los Angeles Times has gone through painful staff cuts before, but the year-end buyout of up to 50 staffers this week could result in a staggering loss to its editorial brain trust. The departures...
View ArticleTrump Campaign Restricts Reporters Covering What Happens Off Stage
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump's campaign severely restricted journalists' movements Tuesday night in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, by keeping them in a press pen -- even apparently after the event ended --...
View ArticleDigital Spy hires ex-Heat editor in battle with BuzzFeed and Mashable
Entertainment site to focus on social media as it challenges bigger rivals...
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