Senior culture writer at BuzzFeed
Senior culture writer at BuzzFeed.
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Doree Shafrir
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
BuzzFeed writer's new novel satirizes tech startup culture In the novel “Startup,” 28-year-old Mack McAllister has come up with an app to cheer people up. His company’s motto: “Do Good Work and the Work Will Help the Good.” But things go bad for him after he sexts one of his employees, and a journalist sees the photo. The author of the new novel is a journalist herself. Doree Shafrir is a senior culture writer at BuzzFeed, and author of the satire novel “Startup.” Photo by Willy Somma.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
NY Times Fires Its Executive Editor Jill Abramson has been fired from her job as executive editor at the New York Times for “newsroom management issues.” Her replacement is Dean Baquet, former editor at the LA Times who becomes the first African American to hold the post. But all the talk today is about the firing of Abramson. She’d been in the position for less than 3 years, and her ouster has shocked the media world.
To the Point
News Blackout Doesn't Curb Media Frenzy over Clinton Nuptials The FAA has declared a no-fly zone over the Astor Courts Estates on the Hudson River, the port-a-potties are said to be worth $15,000 apiece., and guests weren't notified until a week in advance that Chelsea Clinton's wedding to Marc Mezvinsky would be held in Rhineland, New York this coming Sunday. New York magazine's contributing editor Doree Shafrir says the secrecy has been more like "a giant military operation than a wedding."
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