ok can anyone explain how the fresh heck is Buzzfeed on fast track TOWARDS becoming a trustworthy and insightful source? it’s always the other way round
I’m assuming this is in reference to their long posts which, as far as I can tell, have been really in depth and interesting
I’m sure there’s a reason for it, but the dichotomy of Serena Williams OBLITERATES this Sexist RacistFuckface (followed by a mild rebuke) vs an investigative article exposing the struggles in punishing sexual assault at HBCUs is really weird
I’ve just read a long post about how they uncovered a massive amount of fraud (45 pages of errors (not 45 pages with errors in them)), in a respected nutritional scientist’s body of work and buzzfeed is literally the last place I’d expected to read that on
You aren’t the only one that has noticed this.
Well, not that I actually read Buzzfeed on purpose, but I’ve stumbled on a long-form article or two from there and been pleasantly surprised.
I suspect that the answer to the puzzle is that there is demand for long-form, investigative journalism. There just isn’t enough demand for it. So Buzzfeed and the others are converging on the “optimal” (for money-making) ratio of junk listicles to actual journalism.