Important MEDIA News: As much as Ive appreciated and celebrated Rolling Stone over the decades (I still miss Dr. Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph J. Gleason terribly) — This news made me so happy I laughed out loud! Matt Taibbi, who made a name as a fierce critic of Wall Street at Rolling Stone magazine, has joined First Look Media, the latest big-name journalist to leave an established brand to enter the thriving and well-financed world of news start-ups. Mr. Taibbi will start his own publication focusing on financial and political corruption, he said in an interview on Wednesday. First Look is financed by the eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, who is worth $8.5 billion, according to Forbes. Mr. Omidyar has pledged $250 million to the project. It’s obvious that we’re entering a new phase in the history of journalism, Mr. Taibbi said. This is clearly the future, and this was an opportunity for me to be part of helping to found something and create something that might carry us into the next generation.” nytimes/2014/02/20/business/media/start-up-site-hires-critic-of-wall-st.html?smid=tw-nytmedia&seid=auto&_r=1 *Out-Bloody-STANDING!* — I submit that Matts found a wonderful new home and a fabulous opportunity, and that this is a major coup for First Look Media! Matt gives his heartfelt farewell to the great magazine that had so wonderfully nurtured him here: Thank You, Rolling Stone February 20, 10:35 AM ET rollingstone/politics/blogs/taibblog/thank-you-rolling-stone-20140220
Posted on: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:05:31 +0000
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