Huffington Post | Chris Hughes Selling The New Republic After Rocky Stewardship Huffington Post The Facebook co-founder says he "underestimated the difficulty of transitioning an old and traditional institution into a digital media company." 01/11/2016 11:04 am ET | Updated 8 minutes ago. Michael Calderone Senior Media Reporter, The Huffington Post. Chris Hughes Is Selling TNR, Taking Credit for Putting It on Road to Survival Facebook cofounder to sell the New Republic just a year after gutting it For Sale: The New Republic |