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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Matt Bellassai. After leaving BuzzFeed, Bellassai has gone on to start a podcast and write a memoir.

Matt Bellassai leaves Buzzfeed to create a podcast, write memoir

March 7, 2018

It was during his journalism residency at a socialist magazine run out of an attic in Lincoln Square that Matt Bellassai (Medill ’12) realized he hated writing about politics. Instead, Bellassai discovered...

Wang:  Social news sites reinforce existing biases

Wang: Social news sites reinforce existing biases

January 10, 2016

In 2010, Facebook introduced the share button, and in 2015, I decided that the share button was my least favorite part of Facebook. My news feed is constantly filled with shared content. Sometimes...

Matt Bellassai (Medill ‘12) is a senior editor at BuzzFeed whose popular web series “Whine About It” has catapulted him to Internet stardom.

Buzzed at BuzzFeed: Alumnus’ weekly video series takes Internet by storm

October 21, 2015

A&E A large glass of wine can be used to de-stress after a long day of work or —  if you’re BuzzFeed senior editor Matt Bellassai — during a long day of work. With more than 95 million...

Kirkland: Jon Stewart always kept them honest

Kirkland: Jon Stewart always kept them honest

February 15, 2015

Jon Stewart’s 2004 appearance on CNN’s “Crossfire” perhaps best captures his essence as a man unafraid to bring accountability to the forefront of mainstream media. The clip features Stewart,...

Matney: How viral content infected the media

Matney: How viral content infected the media

October 20, 2014

The state of our media is struggling. Journalistic content seems to be losing its bite as a variety of trends promising to be the solution to its woes have influenced journalism to become something it...

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