Mediatwits #153: The Case For (and Against) Vc Funding For Digital News

Jefferson Yen, MediaShift
Fri, 03/27/2015 - 3:05am

What do BuzzFeed, Upworthy and Refinery29 have in common? Well, for one, they’ve raised millions in venture capital money, and they’re all getting deeper into the digital news business. Refinery29 is looking for a news director as they’ll soon be joining in the scrum to cover breaking news. Upworthy made its own news when they […] Please visit PBS MediaShift for the full story.

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