...and why owning properties to nurture publishing partners is a consideration In this interview, John Battelle, CEO and founder of Federated Media, talks to Bambi Francisco about his search for a new CEO, and why he’d consider owning properties to have a deeper relationship with publishing partners.Here are some highlights from the interview, partly edited.BF: How's the CEO search going? Do you have a short list? And, what qualifications are you seeking?JB: Not yet. We’re still early in the process. There’s a lot of people we want to talk to. As for the person we're seeking, FM has gotten to a certain size and scale. There is a set of skills you need to have in order to grow a business from where we are mid-eight figures to where we want ...   [ Read more ]