The Messenger, the upstart digital news outlet that hired hundreds of journalists and vowed to upend the industry as a centrist publication, will shut down less than a year after its high-profile ...

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On January 3, when the first reports about The Messenger’s dwindling finances were published, the view from inside the company was that the news was wrong — the real problem, executives insisted, was ...

They say don’t shoot the messenger, but what if The Messenger shoots itself? Media startup The Messenger burst on the scene last May with $50 million in hand, aggressively hiring journalists to build ...

The company, which debuted last year with big plans to disrupt journalism, generated only $3 million in revenue by the end of December. By Benjamin Mullin Shortly before the media start-up The ...

The company’s high-volume approach to digital publishing has led to duplicated stories and alienated some of its journalists. At least one editor has already resigned. By Benjamin Mullin Executives at ...

Employees of The Messenger learned of the company's abrupt closing in January 2024 with a company announcement. Two former employees say the company refuses to pay their severance payments as required ...