(1)There is a human side to BuzzFeed News UK being closed - some very strong journalists who need (& deserve) new jobs. There is also a democratic question BuzzFeed UK broke important stories that just would not have been published without them. What happens to those stories now?

(2)If the ad market can& #39;t sustain important news stories, either some other means has to be found, or we just have to be ignorant about vital social, political, economic facts. A few folk have said BuzzFeed News UK & #39;Punched above their weight& #39; which is true. ...

(3)But I think other news outlets sometimes punch below their weight, allowing a well staffed & enthusiastic newcomer to pick up ground - this might be a personal bugbear, but I think the BBC for example does far less news breaking than it should/could.