The Messenger, a media start-up from Jimmy Finklestein, is reportedly struggling financially. 4

Jimmy Finkelstein (left) speaking a<em></em>bout his company and its lofty goals with Semafor's Ben Smith (right). 4

The Messenger's president Richard Beckman told The Times he expects his site to have over 100 million mo<em></em>nthly readers and garner over $100 million in revenue next year but employees are co<em></em>ncerned they are falling short of those goals. 4

The site's editor in chief Dan Wakeford is in 'complete editorial control,' a rep said, amid reports that the editor was MIA. 4

媒体内部人士向《华盛顿邮报》表示，该网站上零星出现了来自美国石油协会(American Petroleum Institute)和Interactive Brokers等公司的奇怪广告。