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BuzzFeed receives the majority of its traffic by creating content that is shared on social media websites. BuzzFeed works by judging their content on how viral it will become, operating in a "continuous feedback loop" where all of its articles and videos are used as input for its sophisticated data operation. [41]
BuzzFeed News was a finalist for the 2018 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. [73] In 2021, BuzzFeed News won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for its coverage of the Xinjiang internment camps as a part of China's campaign against the Muslim Uyghurs. [74] [75] BuzzFeed News was a member of the White House press corps. [76]
Fake news websites are those which intentionally, but not necessarily solely, publish hoaxes and disinformation for purposes other than news satire.Some of these sites use homograph spoofing attacks, typosquatting and other deceptive strategies similar to those used in phishing attacks to resemble genuine news outlets.
BuzzFeed announced a deal to sell First We Feast, the studio behind the popular YouTube chicken-wing-eating celebrity talk show “Hot Ones,” for $82.5 million in cash to a group of investors.
BuzzFeed staff writers Peggy Wang and Sarah Wainschel noted that the low-budget event was far removed from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Fish sticks and a kiddie pool As detailed in the article:
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A 2019 article in USA Today stated that "[In the 2020 election,] with so many people running for president and so many bad actors trying to spread disinformation about them, it will be difficult to determine what is 'fake news' and who created it. The question is not if or when there will be disinformation campaigns, because they have already ...
In 2022, shareholders urged Peretti to shut down BuzzFeed News; two anonymous sources told CNBC that BuzzFeed News lost about $10 million annually. [28] On April 20, 2023, BuzzFeed under Peretti laid off 15% of its staff and shut down the BuzzFeed News division. In an email to staff on April 20, Peretti stated that the company overinvested in ...