BuzzFeed News’s first few years were a time of global expansion and excitement. This is the era when Stratechery’s Ben Thompson called BuzzFeed “the most important news organization in the world.” But ...

New York, NY – September 17, 2025 – The Webby Awards have named BuzzFeed as one of the most iconic companies in internet history, recognizing BuzzFeed’s role in shaping the way people create, share ...

In his memo announcing the closure of BuzzFeed’s news operations, CEO Jonah Peretti acknowledged a grave mistake: He hadn’t worked out that Facebook wasn’t his friend. Peretti, of course, put it ...

On the day that Jonah Peretti, the C.E.O. of BuzzFeed, announced that he was closing BuzzFeed News, he held a video all-hands meeting with the site’s staff. The mood was sombre. Peretti was contrite. ...