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Ozy’s Digital Media Meltdown Is Just Getting Started
New York Times media columnist Ben Smith dropped a bomb Sunday night by revealing how “disruptive” news start-up Ozy Media—one that bills itself as “the New and the Next”—looked more like a digital Potemkin village sold to Silicon Valley investors. In February, according to Smith’s column, Ozy’s cofounder Samir Rao altered his voice and created…
Ozy’s public firestorm gets worse as early investor jumps ship
One of OZY Media's earliest investors has surrendered its shares in the beleaguered company, Axios has learned.Driving the news: SV Angel, led by legendary Silicon Valley venture capitalist Ron Conway, informed OZY yesterday that it no longer wants the stock it acquired back in 2012, per multiple sources. Conway declined comment.Why it matters: It is…