Ramaswamy Urges BuzzFeed to Cut Jobs, Air More Conservative Voices

  • Former presidential candidate wants company to focus on videos
  • Ramaswamy wants three board seats after disclosing 8% stake
Vivek RamaswamyPhotographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg
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Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is calling for “large-scale” job cuts, three board seats and more conservative voices at BuzzFeed Inc. according to a letter to the company’s board that was reviewed by Bloomberg News.

The biotech entrepreneur said in the letter that the New York-based media company needs to refocus its business around online videos such as its Hot Ones celebrity interview show on YouTube.