In December 2014, First Look Media announced the launch of Reported.ly, a social media news service led by
Andy Carvin. However, in August 2016, Reported.ly said FLM has "chosen to part ways with us," and was planning to shut down. In January 2015,
Betsy Reed joined as the editor in chief of
The Intercept, replacing John Cook. Shortly thereafter, she hired Charlotte Greensit as managing editor in April 2015. In February 2016 First Look Media announced they would be partnering with
Matt Bors to relaunch
The Nib. In 2017, First Look Media launched the photo and video website Topic.com.
Topic Studios was also launched as part of this. They have helped produce
Roman J. Israel, Esq.,
Risk,
Spotlight and
Leave No Trace. In May 2017, First Look Media relaunched the Press Freedom Defense Fund to fund first amendment court cases. In June 2019, First Look Media decided to stop funding
The Nib and laid off its staff as of the end of July 2019. On October 29, 2020, Glenn Greenwald announced his resignation from The Intercept and First Look Media, citing editorial censorship of his story concerning the
Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory and allegations concerning
Joe Biden's conduct with regard to China, and also citing attempted interference with his contractual right to publish rejected stories elsewhere. Greenwald published his resignation letter and rebuttal. Betsy Reed, The Intercept's editor-in-chief, disputed Greenwald's accusations and claims of censorship, and accused him of presenting dubious claims by the
Trump campaign as journalism. On November 30, 2020, Laura Poitras was fired by First Look Media, allegedly in relation to the
Reality Winner controversy. More recently, the Topic Studios unit of First Look Media inked a first look deal with Loveless. On January 9, 2023, The Intercept announced that it would restructure as an independent non-profit organization, with financial help from First Look. ==Resignation of Ken Silverstein==