Jimmy Finkelstein’s The Messenger Launches to Confusion, Scorn: ‘Sounds Like a Bad Pitch From Succession’
thewrap.comNew York Post was told by media that $50 million wouldn’t be enough to launch a news site that would be able to reach 100 million monthly viewers, the goal put forward by The Messenger’s No.
2 exec Richard Beckman. And judging by the reaction from those who gave the site a look today, it’s nothing but bad news for Finkelstein.Peter Kafka, host of Recode Media, noted some of the headlines on Messenger for its launch Monday.
Among them, “Hertz Denies Rental Car to Puero Rican Man for Being a ‘Foreigner’” and “Suspects Arrested After Cocaine Drops Out of Fake Pregnant Belly.”“Launching a news site is hard but ooof.
Welcome to the Messenger, which raised a gazillion dollars: ‘Our talented journalists are committed to demystifying the onslaught of misinformation and delivering impartial and objective news,’” Kafka wrote. “Btw I’m not saying people won’t click on these links.
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