BuzzFeed gives biz news a millenial feel
J. Max Robins of Technomy takes a look at the recent launch by BuzzFeed to cover business news. Robins writes, “A scant month into the launch of BuzzFeed’s business section and its editor Peter Lauria is stoked. The news establishment from whence he hails has already taken notice. Out of the gate, The New York […]
OMG, WTF is BuzzFeed doing covering biz news?
Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke of The New York Observer writes about BuzzFeed’s decision to launch a business news desk. Bloomgarden-Smoke writes, “‘It’s been fantastic to see Peter, his great team and their exclusive reporting right in the middle of the business conversation from Day 1,’ said BuzzFeed editor in chief Ben Smith. ‘We are also very proud […]
Biz news is a big part of the social conversation
Sapna Maheshwari, one of the new business reporters for BuzzFeed, was interviewed by UNC-Chapel Hill professor Andy Bechtel about her job. Here is an excerpt: Q. Why is BuzzFeed, known for its animal photos and “listicles,” going into business journalism? A. BuzzFeed has been expanding its news coverage for quite some time — especially in […]
How business news fits in at BuzzFeed
Laura Shin of SmartPlanet.com writes about how business news will fit into BuzzFeed’s operation. Shin writes, “Section editor, Peter Lauria, who was hired from Reuters and spent five years at the New York Post leading media, tech and entertainment coverage, says, ‘Nobody is saying that BuzzFeed is going to replace The Wall Street Journal as […]
BuzzFeed launches business news section
Peter Lauria, the business editor at Buzzfeed, spoke on CNBC Wednesday morning about its launching of a business news section.
BuzzFeed business news wants to be scoops
BuzzFeed‘s business news strategy is to focus on breaking news but focusing on the areas where it believes it can cover the news better than others, said its business editor in an interview on Tuesday. “Business news is scoops,” said Peter Lauria. “That’s how you get readers. That’s how you get noticed. That’s how you […]
Newsweek/Daily Beast biz reporter joins BuzzFeed
Matthew Zeitlin, a business reporter for Newsweek and The Daily Beast, is joining the business news desk of BuzzFeed, which is preparing for its official rollout. Zeitlin’s work has also been published in The Atlantic, The Daily and The New Republic. He has also written for Bloomberg View. He is a Northwestern graduate. The BuzzFeed […]
