A downturn in advertising led to the "excruciating" decision, its owner said.

Feminist media site Jezebel is suspending publication, as its owner reckons with a downturn in online advertising.

G/O Media chief Jim Spanfeller announced the move in a memo to staff, calling it an “excruciating” decision.

  • PeachMan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You might not care much about Jezebel, but their parent company, G/O Media, also owns Gizmodo, Kotaku, Jalopnik, Deadspin, The Root, The A.V. Club, The Takeout, The Onion, The Inventory, and Quartz.

    So if you like any of those (Lemmy fucking loves The Onion, right?) then this news should concern you a bit.

    Also, RIP Jezebel. Sometimes they were edgy and weird for no reason but they also did some solid reporting over the years.

    • RobotToaster@mander.xyz
      English
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      10 months ago

      As much as I like the onion, I have no clue what their business model is. Making funny headlines that nobody ever clicks on doesn’t make money.

      The others never seemed that useful.

    • realharo@lemm.eeEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It’s a bit funny because people on Lemmy seem to viscerally hate all online advertising and everything connected to it, yet here many of them are, lamenting the end of a company caused by not enough ad revenue.