Mediaite
Available in | English |
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Owner | Abrams Media |
Key people | Dan Abrams, Founder/Publisher Aidan McLaughlin, Editor-in-Chief Joe DePaolo, Managing Editor |
Industry | Political news |
URL | Mediaite.com |
Launched | September 2009[1] |
Current status | Active |
Mediaite is an American news website focusing on politics and the media.[2] Founded by Dan Abrams, it is part of the Abrams Media Network.
Content
The website focuses on politics and the media.[2] The New York Times has described the site as "a blog that chronicles the gossipy media world"[3] and The Washington Post describes it as focusing on "the intersection of media and politics".[4]
History
Mediaite was founded by Dan Abrams in mid-2009.[5] Its writers have included Noah Rothman, Philip Bump, Joe Concha,[6] and Tina Nguyen.[7]
For the month of January 2017, Mediaite reached 11.86 million unique visitors, which Abrams credited to the presidency of Donald Trump's relationship with the news media.[8]
In June 2019, Mediaite, along with sister site
Every December, Mediaite publishes an annual list of the 75 most influential people in news media.[10][11][12][13]
References
- ^ "MediaiTe.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ a b Howard Polskin, How the Washington Examiner became a traffic monster, Columbia Journalism Review (May 15, 2020).
- ^ Lionel Beehner, Social Networking Butterfly, The New York Times (July 15, 2010).
- ^ Jeremy Barr, There's been a big gray area when it comes to cable news contributors dabbling in political campaigns, The Washington Post (August 8, 2020).
- ^ Liz Cox Barrett, Mediaite Launches (Loads...), Columbia Journalism Review (July 6, 2009).
- ^ Perks, Ashley (February 22, 2017). "Joe Concha". The Hill. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Tina Nguyen". Vanity Fair. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Mediaite Founder Dan Abrams Credits Trump With Traffic 'Explosion'". TheWrap. February 15, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ Alpert, Lukas I. (June 20, 2019). "Political-News Sites Forge Ad Group to Compete With Facebook and Google". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "Mediaite's 25 Most Influential in Political News Media 2015". Mediaite. December 29, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Mediaite's 2016 Most Influential in News Media". Mediaite. December 7, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Most Influential In News Media 2017". Mediaite. December 20, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Mediaite's Most Influential in News Media 2018". Mediaite. December 6, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2019.