Online magazine Salon, an early staple of internet discourse, announces it will shut down
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"Online magazine Salon, an early staple of internet discourse, announces it will shut down" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Yahoo, PBS, ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos and Los Angeles Times. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (8)
- Online Media Pioneer Salon To Shutter: "Our Publishing Model Is No Longer Sustainable" Deadline · 1d ago
- Salon Closes After 31 Years, Ending a Pioneering Era in Digital Journalism citybiz · 1d ago
- Salon shuttered its doors. Daily Kos isn’t immune. Daily Kos · 1d ago
- Meghan McCain lashes out at Salon as outlet closes: ‘Good riddance’ Entertainment Weekly · 1d ago
- Salon, Pioneering Digital News Website, Shutters After 31 Years Yahoo · 1d ago
- Online magazine Salon announces it is shutting down PBS · 1d ago
- Online magazine Salon, an early staple of internet discourse, announces it will shut down ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 1d ago
- Online magazine Salon, an early staple of internet discourse, shuts down Los Angeles Times · 1d ago
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