First Mover: Chris Hughes

The Facebook co-founder has big ideas for expanding the appeal of 'The New Republic'

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Age 28

New gig Publisher, editor in chief, The New Republic

Old gig Facebook co-founder, Obama campaign strategist, founder of Jumo

After Facebook and Washington, what’s it like to be part of the old-media establishment?

It’s completely different from the startup world. TNR is one of those big institutions, but in some ways, we’re a bit of a startup. We’re trying to build a sustainable business model for the next 10 to 20 years, which is going to be a challenge.

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