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The Messenger

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by scribe77, Jun 17, 2023.

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  1. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    Your friend is a smart guy.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Jan 31, 2024
    #25
  2. BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo

    BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo Well-Known Member

    I certainly don't like this, but the sentiment is spot-on.

    I feel bad for everyone there, but I can't think of anyone in my circle of journalism geek friends who ever talked about The Messenger. If your site can't connect with journalists, what hope does it have?
     
    BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo, Jan 31, 2024
    #26
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  3. matt_garth

    matt_garth Well-Known Member

    This, evidently, was the $50 million grand strategy:

     
    matt_garth, Jan 31, 2024
    #27
  4. FileNotFound

    FileNotFound Well-Known Member

    It’s almost as if …

    1/Steal underpants
    2/?
    3/profit

    … is an actual business model.
     
    FileNotFound, Jan 31, 2024
    #28
    dixiehack, jr/shotglass and SFIND like this.
  5. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    “Aggregation is going to save us! Wait, we gotta repivot to video…”
     
    wicked, Jan 31, 2024
    #29
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  6. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    They killed The Messenger.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Jan 31, 2024
    #30
  7. BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo

    BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo Well-Known Member

    Site has already been wiped clean. What a bunch of fuckos.
     
    BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo, Jan 31, 2024
    #31
  8. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    The NYT story said it was "spending more than $8 million on offices in Florida, Washington, D.C., and New York."

    They spent 16 percent of their bankroll on offices?!
     
    playthrough, Jan 31, 2024
    #32
  9. Octave

    Octave Well-Known Member

    Who was the most prominent casualty?
     
    Octave, Feb 1, 2024
    #33
  10. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    Someone's going to jail over this one. This is more than just business incompetence. Watch.
     
    Twirling Time, Feb 1, 2024
    #34
  11. Small Town Guy

    Small Town Guy Well-Known Member

    I worked for Wakeford back in the day and like him but his background for two decades has been in celeb journalism so seemed like odd choice to lead it editorially. Also in The Messenger's early days there was an ad on Linked In for a senior editor for women's sports that paid up to 150k. Which, cool, great for journalists! But also seemed, uh, way too high for what the site was going to be. Also makes it easier to understand how the money went so fast.
     
    Small Town Guy, Feb 1, 2024
    #35
    cake in the rain likes this.
  12. Mr. X

    Mr. X Active Member

    What do you think the crime or crimes were?
     
    Mr. X, Feb 1, 2024
    #36
    cake in the rain likes this.
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