Jonah Peretti is one of the smartest web publishers out there. And Buzzfeed is an aggressive and dynamic company.
Nick DentonForget about someone's resume or how they present themselves at a party. Can they blog or not? The blog doesn't lie.
Nick DentonYour writers write these pieces about meaningless startups, meaningless apps and meaningless companies.
Nick DentonI have to come to terms with the paternalism of American business. Companies are expected to take on so many social responsibilities which are the province of the state in Europe.
Nick DentonPersonally, as a print journalist, I always found the most interesting stories to be the ones hacks talked about in the bar after work.
Nick DentonI think people are sort of waking up to it now, how probably the biggest change in Internet media isn't the immediacy of it, or the low costs, but the measurability. Which is actually terrifying if you're a traditional journalist, and used to pushing what people ought to like, or what you think they ought to like.
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