BuzzFeed's tip jar may be the last dying gasp of the VC-backed news model

Almost a decade ago, while attending some "Future of News" event, I listened to the founder of an independent news startup complain about how unattractive traditional news organizations were to venture capitalists. Their scale, growth (or lack thereof), infrastructure costs, and legacy financial obligations would never fly with venture capitalists. Naturally, everyone was nodding along […]