Hired as editor-in-chief in 2012, Ben Smith did for BuzzFeed—then best known for its lists, quizzes and viral videos—what few in the industry get to do: he built a news division from scratch. Although BuzzFeed’s entry into serious journalism was…
In our third episode, we chat with Elamin Abdelmahmoud. He’s a editor of news curation for BuzzFeed and a social media editor for BuzzFeed Canada. He tells host Adrian Ma how not getting into a school for public policy led…
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor
BuzzFeed Canada is closing their Ottawa bureau, the Globe and Mail reported June 28.
Politics editor Paul McLeod and reporter Emma Loop have been offered the option to relocate to Washington D.C., or severance…