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Shani Hilton, BuzzFeed Executive Editor of News

By Eric Johnson
Amelia Krales for Re/code

BuzzFeed’s Executive Editor of News Shani Hilton talks with Peter Kafka about running the “real” news division of the much-talked-about new media company. She also discusses whether millennials need special news.

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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