With Facebook's IPO debut upon us, we're seeing a shift in perception of the once immature founders: They've gone from a bunch of lucky kids to shrewd entrepreneurs and CEOs.
Politico's Dylan Byers has maybe finally answered the question on many regular New Republic readers' minds as soon as they heard that Facebook's Chris Hughes had purchased the political biweekly from Marty Peretz: Would Peretz keep blogging there?
Chris Hughes, the fortunate Harvard roommate of Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, is the new owner, publisher, and editor-in-chief of The New Republic.
Despite part-owner Martin Peretz implying that the magazine isn't for sale, The New Republic is in the final stages of negotiations to sell a stake of its magazine -- perhaps the entire thing -- to a new investor.
Despite part-owner Martin Peretz recently saying his opinion magazine is not for sale, a reported suitor of The New Republic is very intriguing: Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes.
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