Editor-In-Chief: Is Obama Going To Start A Media Company?
ALEX PFEIFFER
President Barack Obama is interested in a career in digital media and potentially launching his own outlet, according to a report Friday from Mic citing sources close to the president.
Obama’s communications director Jan Psaki denied that the president is seeking to be involved in digital media following January 20. “While the president will remain actively engaged in inspiring young people and he is interested in the changing ways people consume information, he has no plans to get into the media business after he leaves office,” Psaki said in a statement given to Mic.
Mic’s report cites a source close to Obama who said that he met with Mark Zuckerberg during the APEC summit in Peru two weeks ago to discuss his plans to get involved in digital media. Sources told Mic that it is unknown what form it would be in and one source said that Obama has recently become less….
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