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| − | BuzzFeed's news division began in December 2011 when Peretti hired Ben Smith of ''[[Politico]]'' as editor-in-chief to expand the site into long-form journalism, and reportage.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stelter|first=Brian|url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/buzzfeed-adds-politico-writer/|title=BuzzFeed Adds Politico Writer|publisher=Mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com|date=December 12, 2011|accessdate=}}</ref> | + | BuzzFeed's news division began in December 2011 when Peretti hired Ben Smith of ''[[Politico]]'' as editor-in-chief to expand the site into long-form journalism, and reportage.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stelter|first=Brian|url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/buzzfeed-adds-politico-writer/|title=BuzzFeed Adds Politico Writer|publisher=Mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com|date=December 12, 2011|accessdate=}}</ref> Smith came to fame in 2008 when he broke the news of [[Barack Obama]]'s [[communist]] connections beginning in the home of [[leftist]] celebrity [[terrorist]]s [[Bill Ayers]] and [[Bernardine Dohrn]] eho hosted a fundraiser for the upcoming radical.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8630.html Obama once visited '60s radicals.], Ben Smith, Politico, February 22, 2008.</ref> |
==Clapper and Tapper== | ==Clapper and Tapper== | ||
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BuzzFeed, Inc. is an American Internet media and news company. The firm is a news and entertainment company with a focus on digital media.[1] BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 as a viral lab focusing on tracking viral content, by Jonah Peretti and John S. Johnson III. Kenneth Lerer, co-founder and chairman of The Huffington Post, started as a co-founder and investor in BuzzFeed and became the executive chairman.
Ben Smith
BuzzFeed's news division began in December 2011 when Peretti hired Ben Smith of Politico as editor-in-chief to expand the site into long-form journalism, and reportage.[2] Smith came to fame in 2008 when he broke the news of Barack Obama's communist connections beginning in the home of leftist celebrity terrorists Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn eho hosted a fundraiser for the upcoming radical.[3]
Clapper and Tapper
Ali Watkins
References
- ↑ About BuzzFeed. BuzzFeed.
- ↑ Stelter, Brian (December 12, 2011). BuzzFeed Adds Politico Writer. Mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com.
- ↑ Obama once visited '60s radicals., Ben Smith, Politico, February 22, 2008.