True Genius: How to go from 'the future of journalism' to a fire sale in a few short years

Posted Friday, September 17, 2021 10:44 am

Joshua Benton | Nieman Lab

Remember Genius? The startup that started out decoding rap lyrics (and named Rap Genius) but then wanted to create a new layer on top of the entire internet and “annotate the world”?

The one that The Washington Post’s Chris Cilizza, in 2015, said was “the future of journalism”?

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True Genius: How to go from 'the future of journalism' to a fire sale in a few short years

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