HuffPost
HuffPost (used to be called The Huffington Post) is an American liberal[2] news website and political blog. It was founded in 2005 by Andrew Breitbart, Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti.[3] The website prints news stories and columns (called blogs) by celebrities, politicians, academics, and other well known people who have been invited to write for them.
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| Founded | May 9, 2005 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Owner | AOL |
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| Editor | Lydia Polgreen |
| Parent | Verizon Media |
| Website | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | May 9, 2005 |
| Current status | Active |
HuffPost has around 25 million visitors each month and is the most well known political blog in the world.[4] Der Spiegel calls The Huffington Post the most important source of information for millions of Americans.[5]
On February 7, 2011, AOL announced it would acquire The Huffington Post for US$315 million.[6][7]
Contributors
HuffPost has both staff writers, and other individuals they have invited to write for them, from politicians and celebrities to academics and policy experts, who contribute on a wide range of topics. The term blog is used for columns written by both staff and invited columnists.
References
- ↑ Huffington Post company profile - Office locations, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Key People, News - Craft.co. craft.co.
- ↑ HuffPost credibility in the U.S. 2022. Statista. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ↑ Shontell, Alyson. How BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti took an instant messaging bot and turned it into a $1.5 billion media empire. Business Insider (June 1, 2017). Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ↑ Übernahme: AOL kauft Huffington Post - Golem.de. www.golem.de.
- ↑ Pitzke, Marc; York, New (10 April 2008). Erfolgs-Blog "Huffington Post": Amerikas Alpha-Bloggerin mischt den Wahlkampf auf. http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/erfolgs-blog-huffington-post-amerikas-alpha-bloggerin-mischt-den-wahlkampf-auf-a-546297.html.
- ↑ AOL Agrees To Acquire The Huffington Post. HuffPost (February 7, 2011). Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ↑ Steel, Emily. AOL to Acquire Huffington Post. The Wall Street Journal (February 8, 2011). Retrieved July 6, 2019.
Other websites
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