The New Republic upheaval - December 2014 It has been the main topic at Mediagazer from Thu, Dec 4 through Tue, Dec 9. http://jothut.com/cgi-bin/junco.pl/replies/48500 http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/09/silicon-valley-journalism-chris-hughes-new-republic-buzzfeed q. The irony of the New Republic’s retreating elite posting their displeasure on Facebook was heightened by Hughes publishing a defense of his plans for the magazine – plans which recently-appointed chief executive Guy Vidra described as changing the publication into a “vertically integrated digital product”, whatever that means – through that most traditional of outlets: the Washington Post. q.. #media