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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Type of site | News and opinion |
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| Founded | May 9, 2005 |
| Headquarters | 770 Broadway, New York City , United States 10003[1] |
| Owner | AOL |
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| Editor | Lydia Polgreen |
| Parent | Verizon Media |
| URL | 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
changeHuffPost 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
change- ↑ "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 (June 1, 2017). "How BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti took an instant messaging bot and turned it into a $1.5 billion media empire". Business Insider. 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". Der Spiegel – via Spiegel Online.
- ↑ "AOL Agrees To Acquire The Huffington Post". HuffPost. February 7, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ↑ Steel, Emily (February 8, 2011). "AOL to Acquire Huffington Post". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
