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HuffPost

HuffPost
Type of site
News aggregator, blog
Available in
  • English
  • French
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
FoundedMay 9, 2005 (2005-05-09)
Headquarters770 Broadway
New York City, U.S.
Area servedAnglosphere, Francosphere, Hispanosphere, Lusosphere
OwnerAOL (2011–2015)
Verizon (2015–2020)
BuzzFeed (2020–present)
Created by
ParentAOL (2011–2015)
Oath/Verizon Media (2015–2020)
BuzzFeed (2020–present)
URLhuffpost.com
CommercialNo
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedMay 9, 2005 (2005-05-09)
Current statusActive

HuffPost (The Huffington Post until 2017; often abbreviated as HuffPo) is an American progressive[1][2][3][4] news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy eating, young women's interests, and local news featuring columnists.[5] It was created to provide a progressive alternative to conservative news websites such as the Drudge Report.[6][7][8][9] The site contains its own content and user-generated content via video blogging, audio, and photo.[10] In 2012, the website became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize.[11]

Founded by Arianna Huffington, Andrew Breitbart, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti,[9][12] the site was launched on May 9, 2005, as a counterpart to the Drudge Report.[13] In March 2011, it was acquired by AOL for US$315 million, with Arianna Huffington appointed editor-in-chief.[14][15] In June 2015, Verizon Communications acquired AOL for US$4.4 billion, and the site became a part of Verizon Media.[16] In November 2020, BuzzFeed acquired the company.[17] Weeks after the acquisition, BuzzFeed laid off 47 HuffPost staff, mostly journalists, in the U.S.[18] and closed down HuffPost Canada, laying off 23 staff working for the Canadian and Quebec divisions of the company.[19]

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  5. ^ "Huffington, AOL CEO on Shared Vision for Online Content, Ads". PBS NewsHour. February 7, 2011. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  6. ^ "The Huffington Post". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  7. ^ Budoff, Carrie; Thrush, Glenn. "W.H. sees political win in Richard Cordray move". Politico. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  8. ^ Sandoval, Greg (November 30, 2005). "Breitbart.com has Drudge to thank for its success". CNET. Archived from the original on April 29, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "How Andrew Breitbart Helped Launch Huffington Post". BuzzFeed. March 1, 2012. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018.
  10. ^ "Read Arianna Huffington's plan to 'dominate the industry'". CNN. June 3, 2015. Archived from the original on June 7, 2015.
  11. ^ Flamm, Matthew (April 16, 2012). "Digital media takes home a Pulitzer". Crain's New York Business. Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  12. ^ 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. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  13. ^ "A brief history of the Huffington Post". Los Angeles Times. February 7, 2011. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  14. ^ Fishman, Rob (March 14, 2011). "The Huffington Post Media Group Makes Key Announcements". HuffPost. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  15. ^ "AOL Agrees to Acquire The Huffington Post". HuffPost. February 7, 2011. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  16. ^ "Verizon Completes Acquisition of AOL" (Press release). PR Newswire. June 23, 2015. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  17. ^ Hagey, Benjamin Mullin and Keach (November 19, 2020). "BuzzFeed to Acquire HuffPost in Stock Deal With Verizon Media". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  18. ^ Gabbatt, Adam (March 9, 2021). "BuzzFeed lays off 47 HuffPost workers less than a month after acquisition". The Guardian. New York.
  19. ^ Deschamps, Tara (March 12, 2021). "'Truly a shame': HuffPost Canada staff say site closure hurts underrepresented voices". Toronto Star.