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History. The Messenger was founded by Finkelstein, after selling The Hill to Nexstar Media Group in 2021. Finkelstein began to raise funds for The Messenger, which he founded in West Palm Beach, Florida. [3] The website secured an investment of $50 million from American businessmen Mark Penn, Victor Ganzi, Josh Harris, James Tisch, and Thomas ...
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May 20, 2023 · The Messenger, founded by Jimmy Finkelstein, the former co-owner of The Hill and The Hollywood Reporter, has raised $50 million from investors including Josh Harris, co-founder of the private...
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4 days ago · According to Axios, The Messenger was founded by Jimmy Finkelstein, who previously owned The Hill. The startup raised $50 million from a range of investors, including The Stagwell Group, led by Mark Penn, Victor Ganzi, former CEO of Hearst, Loews CEO James Tisch, Apollo co-founder Josh Harris, and Interactive Brokers founder Thomas Peterffy.
Feb 1, 2024 · Finkelstein, the founder and chief executive of The Messenger, said in a farewell note to his staff that he was “personally devastated.” “We exhausted every option available and have endeavored...
Jan 31, 2024 · By Benjamin Mullin. Jan. 31, 2024. The Messenger, a news website that pledged to shake up the media industry with a playbook borrowed from the doomed publishing start-ups of yesteryear, will be...
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Feb 2, 2024 · Jimmy Finkelstein (center), the founder and chief executive of The Messenger, with Richard Beckman (left), the site's president, and Dan Wakeford, editor in chief, in Washington, on...
Jan 4, 2024 · The Messenger founder Jimmy Finkelstein, center, with another founder, Richard Beckman, left, and Dan Wakeford, the editor. Valerie Plesch for The New York Times. By Benjamin Mullin....
