Chris Hughes: Separation of Business and Editorial 'Anachronistic'

Chris Hughes, the owner and editor-in-chief of The New Republic, thinks that he needs to oversee both advertising and editorial in order for the magazine to excel. In a talk with pandoDaily, Hughes said that the days of keeping those sides separate are over. “I knew that in buying a content and media company, the idea that business sits over here and lets a newsroom do whatever it wants over there is anachronistic,” explained Hughes.

For many in the media world, that’s a controversial stance.