BuzzFeed Goes Public in Rocky Start for Digital Media

Bloomberg2021-12-06

Company is in talks to make Michael Del Nin its new president Raising less cash than planned won’t hurt strategy, CEO says The Buzzfeed Inc. application. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg When ...

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