BuzzFeed News Has Won Its First Pulitzer Prize

Re:BuzzFeed News Has Won Its First Pulitzer Prize by Abishek_Muthian on Saturday June 12, 2021 @02:20AM (#27482065)

I didn't say that, My statement was regarding technical nature of user's interest.

I'm genuinely curious about Buzzfeed's rationale to build a factual news site when their brand represented anything but that i.e. 'Going against what their recommendation engine would typically suggest for their users'.

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Re:BuzzFeed News Has Won Its First Pulitzer Prize by Talanes on Saturday June 12, 2021 @03:23AM (#27482372)

Because youth culture loves to exist in dichotomy. The stupid clickbait site and the proper news sight being part of the same thing is the appeal. Similar reasoning to how comedy/news has become a booming format. Doing something stupid and doing something serious at the same time is the zeitgeist.

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Re:BuzzFeed News Has Won Its First Pulitzer Prize by Abishek_Muthian on Saturday June 12, 2021 @03:45AM (#27482490)

That's very interesting, If true then the recommendation engine would have indeed identified the supposed dichotomy thereby justifying the decision to stick with their brand.

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