Online magazine Salon announces it is shutting down
Summary
Salon announced it will shut down after 31 years, citing changes in the business realities of independent digital journalism. The outlet said 19 full-time employees and several contractors were affected; it has no immediate plans to remove its online archives.Key Facts
- Salon began publishing in the mid-1990s, during the early growth of the mainstream internet.
- The outlet initially focused on politics, culture, criticism and ideas in an online magazine format.
- Salon expanded into breaking-news coverage after Princess Diana died in 1997.
- Writers associated with Salon included Jake Tapper and Glenn Greenwald.
- Founder David Talbot and former editor-in-chief Joan Walsh later became prominent progressive political voices.
- Salon said 19 full-time employees and a handful of private contractors were affected by the shutdown.
- The outlet said its online archives would remain available for now.
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