Media

The Messenger Didn’t Bother to Tell Staff Before Shutting Down

THERE IT IS

Goodbye to the most hyped and messiest media launch of recent years.

Justin Baragona
Justin Baragona 

Senior Media Reporter

Photo illustration of The Messenger logo with an unplugged extension cord.
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty
Justin Baragona

Justin Baragona

Senior Media Reporter

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