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Matt Taibbi quit. Other journalists clashed with management, and founder Pierre Omidyar changed his vision from content to product, leaving First Look Media something of a mess.
That is the takeaway from the 1,825-word screed posted by Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, Jeremy Scahill and John Cook — all First Look Media contractors — to The Intercept on Thursday
The post highlights the rough history of the young media company, along with the events that led Taibbi to split from the company
The group acknowledged that tension had emerged between journalists and the company's executives. The media startup had originally been founded as a place to empower journalists, but disagreements about various areas including budgets — and as small as taxi rides — caused issue. Read more...
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