Iconic Web Voice Silenced: Salon.com Shuts After 31 Years
The long‑standing online publication announced its closure, marking the end of a pioneering outlet that once promised a new kind of journalism.
The closure was announced on a Thursday, just weeks before Salon's anniversary, shocking its audience.
Salon, described by The Guardian as the internet's oldest general interest publication and one of the early internet's pioneering outlets, had been operating for 31 years.
In its statement, Salon said, "It's difficult to find the right words for the end of something that has meant so much to so many people. Salon was never just a website," and added, "It was an idea about what journalism could be, born at a moment when the internet was still a largely unexplored frontier."
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The Guardian
Salon, internet’s oldest general interest publication, shuts down after 31 years
Website known for politics, arts and culture coverage announces closure just weeks before anniversary Salon, one of the early internet’s pioneering publications, is closing after more than three decades, the outlet announced on Thursday. “It’s difficult to find the right words for the end of something that has meant so much to so many people. Salon was never just a website,” Salon said in a statement. “It was an idea about what journalism could be, born at a moment when the internet was still a largely unexplored frontier.” Continue reading...
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Lefty digital news site Salon closes after 31 years
Salon.com, the digital news site known for its political and cultural commentary, said Thursday it is closing up after 31 years.
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- Salon.com, a digital news site known for political and cultural commentary, announced on Thursday that it is closing after 31 years.
- The closure was announced on a Thursday.
- Salon operated for 31 years.
- Salon is described by The Guardian as the internet's oldest general interest publication.
- Salon is described by The Guardian as one of the early internet's pioneering publications.
- Salon said in a statement: "It's difficult to find the right words for the end of something that has meant so much to so many people. Salon was never just a website."
- Salon said in a statement: "It was an idea about what journalism could be, born at a moment when the internet was still a largely unexplored frontier."
- The closure was announced just weeks before Salon's anniversary, according to The Guardian.
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