“Remember the Pew study that found that more than 5,000 new, fairly decently paying journalism jobs had been created by digital news startups? I often contrasted that increase with the great losses suffered by the local and regional newspaper industry. Those losses now stand at more than 25,000 acros…”— Ken Doctor, niemanlab.org
“Mashable’s raise-layoff-pivot may also prove a harbinger of what’s to come for venture-backed publishers. As Facebook-driven hockey-stick growth flattens, many of these companies will face the same tough choices as Mashable.”— Alex Magnin, thoughtcatalog.com