• Craig in the headlines

    by Steve Outing

    We spotted a couple bits of Craigslist news recently: 1. Craigslist boss slams US press, from The Guardian (UK). CEO Jim Buckmaster has “accused US newspaper publishers of actively encouraging journalists to write negative stories about the online classified advertising company.” The Guardian writer quotes him as saying, “Journalist friends of ours say that they [...]

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    Filed in: Online on March 18th, 2008

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