MUMBAI: Taking a leaf from its success in sports coverage, internet major Yahoo! has hired nearly a dozen journalists and opened a bureau in Washington as it plans to ramp up its original news content to further popularise its online news site. Journalists will create original articles and videos on topics like politics and media. into original sports coverage about three years ago, when it hired sports journalists and also acquired Rivals.com, a network of sports blogs. Yahoo!’s media properties like news, finance and sports are highly popular.

Source: Washington Post February 22, 2024 10:57 UTC