http://dagblog.com/link/inside-story-matt-taibbi-s-departure-first-look-media-18992 Comments for "The Inside Story Of Matt Taibbi’s Departure From First Look Media" en http://dagblog.com/comment/200448#comment-200448 <a id="comment-200448"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/comment/200348#comment-200348">&quot;The departure of the popular</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div> <blockquote> <div>The Pierre Omidyar Insurgency</div> <div>The eBay founder was a mild-mannered Obama supporter looking for a way to spend his time and fortune. The Snowden leaks gave him a cause — and an enemy.</div> </blockquote> <div><a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/10/pierre-omidyar-first-look-media.html">http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/10/pierre-omidyar-first-look-m...</a></div> </div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> Mon, 03 Nov 2014 20:37:20 +0000 A Guy Called LULU comment 200448 at http://dagblog.com http://dagblog.com/comment/200348#comment-200348 <a id="comment-200348"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/inside-story-matt-taibbi-s-departure-first-look-media-18992">The Inside Story Of Matt Taibbi’s Departure From First Look Media</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>"The departure of the popular former Rolling Stone writer is a serious setback for First Look in its first year of operations. Last January, Omidyar <a href="https://firstlook.org/2014/01/27/first-look-media-takes-shape/">announced with great fanfare</a> that he would personally invest $250 million in the company to build “a general interest news site that will cover topics ranging from entertainment and sports to business and the economy” incorporating multiple “digital magazines” as well as a “flagship news site.”</em></p> <p><em>One year later, First Look still has only one such magazine, The Intercept."</em></p> </div></div></div> Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:16:53 +0000 A Guy Called LULU comment 200348 at http://dagblog.com