Can BuzzFeed Be Trusted?
BuzzFeed is struggling to gain credibility as a source of serious news.
BuzzFeed, the social publisher that built its name on listicles and quizzes, has been trying to become a serious news source. In recent memory, BuzzFeed has:
- Hired investigative reporters.
- Launched a business section.
- Deleted posts in a decidedly un-journalistic way, in the name of journalism.
- Fired a plagiarist.
However, the socially-savvy site has struggled to gain credibility, despite hiring people with serious journalistic chops.
A Pew study released today found liberals and conservatives are polarized in their media consumption habits.
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