Salon, internet’s oldest general interest publication, shuts down after 31 years
Salon launched 31 years ago as one of the first online-only news magazine outlets, and it announced today in an unsigned post that it's ceasing publication.
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- The company said that the "business realities of independent digital journalism have changed profoundly over the years," and it decided that its publishing model is "no longer sustainable." It […].
- “It’s difficult to find the right words for the end of something that has meant so much to so many people.
Website known for politics, arts and culture coverage announces closure just weeks before anniversary Salon, one of the early internet’s pioneering publications, is closing after more than three decades, the outlet announced on Thursday.
“It was an idea about what journalism could be, born at a moment when the internet was still a largely unexplored frontier.” Continue reading...
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