Flynn reports, “Jessica Lessin, founder and EIC of The Information, told me her site will launch an Opinion section in January: ‘If you look at Opinion across the media landscape right now, I think it’s just become so predictable, so ideologically driven, and frankly, just a little boring… Our goal, in a nutshell, is to inform, rather than to troll.’ Lessin said The Information plans to feature the work of ‘smart industry experts who are really in the trenches.’ The site has already soft-launched the section, featuring columns by Block Party founder Tracy Chou on the ‘co-founder mantra’ and former Facebook data scientist Roddy Lindsay on social media regulation. Future contributors include Joanna Coles, Dick Costolo, Nadia Eghbal, Arlan Hamilton and Brian Pitz…”
“Flynn adds: ‘Kevin Delaney, the cofounder and former co-CEO of Quartz, has been working with Lessin to launch the section since October. Delaney, who now serves as a senior editor at The Information, said, ‘What makes a great Opinion section is it informs and surprises you… There’s an opportunity to build on a community and a discussion that already exists among The Information’s readership…'”
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