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Jezebel Lives [1]

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Date: 2023-11-30  

Jezebel has been purchased by Paste Magazine!

Paste Magazine buys Jezebel weeks after closure with aim to ‘push boundaries’

Less than three weeks after the feminist US news site Jezebel was shuttered, news has emerged that the site has been acquired. On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that Paste Magazine, a music and culture publication, had acquired Jezebel and was looking to relaunch the site as quickly as Wednesday. Josh Jackson, a co-founder and the editor in chief of Paste, told the Times that losing Jezebel in the current climate “just didn’t seem to make sense” and he wanted “to bring all of the best things from all of the eras” to the resurrected website.

I really enjoyed reading Jezebel, especially for the current coverage of women’s issues. I truly wish that the new owners will not only bring back the current Jezebel but let it become what it was in the past without having someone look over the shoulder’s of the writer’s. I know since G/O Media took over it became just a glint of what it had been. We need women’s voices in media, with women controlling the content.

AP

Along with political issues like abortion, Jezebel became known for its takedowns of celebrity culture and the fashion industries that helped make subjects like “body shaming” and “rape culture” part of the national discourse. Like many other digital publications, however, Jezebel struggled in recent years to find a sustainable business model as digital advertising plummeted.

I think there were many “reasons” the digital advertising suffered but who am I? Anyway, I am looking forward to seeing the end product. I am also hoping they can bring back some of the amazing staff. I did go to Jezebel.com but there are no new stories yet.

On a side note (also from The Guardian article):

Notably, Jackson’s acquisition of Jezebel also included Splinter, a former political news website that was also shuttered by G/O Media back in 2019. He hopes to have the latter site up and running ahead of the 2024 election.

I am all right with Splinter coming back!

Peace ✌

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