Fake media retribution has finally arrived and today’s article surrounds Messenger, an established online media outlet that was founded just eight months ago and is already fighting for its survival.
“Embattled news startup Messenger is fighting for its life this week as co-founder and CEO Jimmy Finkelstein scrambles to secure funding to stay afloat.” report of new york post.
“Employees will learn their fate within the next 48 hours as they prepare for the worst, according to an insider familiar with the matter.”
“Expectations are not high in the newsroom,” one person said. post. “It’s a banana.”
To much fanfare, The Messenger launched in May 2023 with $50 million in start-up funding and a promise to “employ approximately 550 journalists and generate revenue.”[e] Revenue will exceed $100 million in 2024. ”
Earlier this month, the far left washington post (Itself lost $100 million last year) report Messenger laid off 20 staff members, or 7 percent of its workforce, meaning Messenger fell short of hiring its 550 journalists. In early January, the far left new york times report The store’s cash reserves have dwindled to $1.8 million, and it expects to earn only $3 million in 2023.
CNBC report Messenger “ended 2023 with a net loss of $43 million” [and is] This year, we plan to cut 40 positions and furlough 15 people for four months.[.]”
In a statement to CNBC, a Messenger spokesperson claimed:[W]It generated 88 million page views in November, and Google Analytics shows it generated 100 million page views in December. Our traffic is growing at 30% per month and already outpaces many major news publications. ”
but.
According to officials, new york post“The site attracted only 12.5 million unique visitors in November,” compared to the site’s recently departed president, Richard Beckman, who said it had “100 million monthly readers and $100 million in revenue.” It’s not far off. new york times Last March. ”
In the past eight months, I can’t remember a single moment when Messenger hit my radar. And in this media environment where billions of dollars of corporate media money are spent protecting the Democratic Party and covering up corruption and scandals, it’s not hard for a $50 million media outlet to stand out. But first they have to stand up. The equation is simple. All the Messenger has to do is use its 500 journalists to hold Democrats accountable in the same way that corporate media holds Republicans accountable. The results will be astounding. Millions of ordinary people hungry for the truth will flock to you. That’s what Breitbart does, and we hire people.
These messenger people are just idiots. There is a huge gap in news reporting that half the country is waiting to fill, and these idiots are protecting their access and status instead of making money and doing journalism. The front page of The Messenger is a joke filled with boring headlines that you can read anywhere. It doesn’t seem to be any better than AI sites that create front pages by scraping from other sites.
As I wrote on Tuesday, “washington post, of Los Angeles TimesCondé Nast, sports illustration, Gawker, Jezebel, BuzzFeed News, Vice, and CNN have all closed or downsized. ”
Now you can add Messenger to your benevolent elimination pile.
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