eBay founder Pierre Omidyar speaks during the panel session during the annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 23, 2010 in New York City.

A Tech Mogul Dives Into Investigative Journalism: The Chaos Behind Pierre Omidyar <em>First Look Media</em>

The Leonard Lopate Show | Dec 8, 2014

Vanity Fair contributing editor Sarah Ellison discusses her in-depth portrait of eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, his rapid rise to wealth, and the chaos of his investigative journalism start-up, First Look Media. Ellison's article “The Unmanageables” appears in the January 2015 issue of Vanity Fair.

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