I should preface this by noting that I have a love for many old man things (or things perceived to be for an old man like cigars, smoking slippers, the color forest green, plaid, scotch, and historical non-fiction books usually featuring finance or a political figure), and that perhaps this is part of the reason I love the experience of reading a newspaper so much.
Editor’s note: see this post published on the Huffington Post, Sept. 13 2016.
Yesterday an article was published in the New York Times about Buzzfeed’s announcement that it is formally dividing its news and entertainment divisions. This news drives speculation that there could be a selloff of the news division, though Buzzfeed denies this, saying instead that the split encourages better focus on video creation where its biggest advertising dollars come from.
“The move also reflects a broader shift at media companies that are increasingly turning to video and entertainment news to lure a younger generation and attract online advertising dollars.”
What is happening here? Why is news not important to digital audiences? Keep Reading
