Is Politico Ripping Off Buzzfeed?
On Tuesday night, Buzzfeed held its second installment of “Buzzfeed Brews” in Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief John Stanton sat down with Sen. Kirsten Gilibrand (D-NY) and crushed some whiskey and beers to talk politics. Last month, Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith talked to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in a similar format. It’s been a popular event with more being planned, but Politico is making moves to shark some of the attention away from the events. On Wednesday, Politico announced “Playbook Cocktails” with Mike Allen and Bill Gates.
While it doesn’t have the same ring as “Buzzfeed Brews,” it certainly seems like a familiar concept.
The event takes place March 13th, and, according to this invitation, will feature Allen talking to Gates about the “role of measurement in policy making.”
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