The Messenger
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Former Messenger Execs Sue Startup for Going Back on Promised $150K Severance Packages
A trio of sales employees seek 6 months of their base salary, as laid out in their contracts
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Ex-Messenger Staffers Launch $50,000 GoFundMe to Cover Living Expenses After Mass Layoffs
Organizers hope to help those who “don’t have a safety net for support while we look for a new job”
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At Least 528 News Media Jobs Were Lost in January, Study Finds
The media world in general shed more than 830 jobs in a brutal month for media, tech and finance
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Ex-Messenger Staffers Sue Shuttered News Site Over Mass Layoffs
The suit comes one day after the Jimmy Finkelstein-founded digital media start-up closed down and laid off 270 staffers without severance
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The Messenger’s Desperate Bid to Merge With LA Times Collapsed When Time Ran Out
LA Times says no deal was ever offered, but founder Jimmy Finkelstein told his board that talks were happening
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Who Killed The Messenger? Jimmy Finkelstein Doubled Down on a Failed Media Business Model | Analysis
The site’s founder raised investor millions on a start-up he was convinced could buck the downward trend in digital media
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The Messenger to Shutter After Less Than a Year
The news comes after rounds of fundraising efforts and a series of layoffs at the Jimmy Finkelstein-founded news site
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Talks for The Messenger Heat Up as Conservative Group Makes Offer: ‘Breitbart 2.1 Is Not the Move’
Amid staff layoffs, founder Jimmy Finkelstein is considering selling a majority stake to investors offering $30 million
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The Messenger Burned Through $38 Million in 2023, Took in Just $3 Million
The company says it received another $10 million in funding amid ongoing reports of dire financial conditions
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The Messenger’s Founder Seeks $20 Million to Keep Struggling News Site Alive | Report
The digital news publication, which launched in May with $50 million, faces layoffs this week
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News Site The Messenger Denies as ‘Absurd’ That It’s Out of Money and Could Shut Down
The site, which is owned by media investor Jimmy Finkelstein, said Tuesday it was laying off two dozen staffers and raising more cash
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The Messenger Faces Layoffs After President Richard Beckman’s Exit
About two dozen employee cuts are expected at the news start-up as it undergoes second-round fundraising efforts
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The Messenger Staffers Stir Unionization Talk Amid Whispers the Startup News Site Is ‘Out of Money’ (Report)
The site launched in May with $50 million backing, but draws a fraction of its promised traffic of 100 million monthly views
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Jimmy Finkelstein Claps Back at The Messenger Critics, Defends Ambitious Growth Targets: ‘It’s Hard to Imagine That We Can’t Do It’
The Messenger announced a $100 million revenue projection for 2024 with a 550-person newsroom
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The Messenger Internal Friction Alienates Journalists and Causes Editor to Resign, New York Times Reports
A departing editor told the newspaper that the fledgling site is focused more on a “blind desperate chasing of traffic” rather than original reporting