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'News deserts' grow as US outlets slash 2,700 jobs: 'We have suffered a huge loss here'

Top news outlets across the US have been forced to slash their workforce at the fastest rate in three years, leaving a larger share of Americans in a so-called "news...

H'wood insider and Clinton ally could lose $300M in FTX debacle: insiders

Michael Kives -- a former Tinseltown agent who has served as an aide to Bill and Hillary Clinton, advised Warren Buffett and helped with Kendall Jenner's 818 Spirits.

'This is creepy': Vox reporter faces backlash for tweeting prewritten Justice Alito obituary

Vox correspondent Ian Millhiser sparked a backlash after first tweeting, and then deleting an unflattering prewritten obituary for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who is still alive.

Kara Swisher leaving New York Times for Vox Media

Tech writer and commentator Kara Swisher is bolting the New York Times for a new role with Vox Media, according to reports that the prominent columnist confirmed on Tuesday. “I’m...

Group Nine, Vox keep price of deal quiet as valuations of digital media darlings plummet

Vox Media and Group Nine are keeping the value of their merger private -- and that may be because the number isn't as eye-popping as digital media darlings once commanded,...

Vox Media agrees to buy Group Nine in all-stock deal

Vox Media, owner of New York magazine, the Verge and Vox, has inked a deal to buy Group Nine, home to Thrillist, The Dodo and NowThis, creating a new digital...

Vox Media to buy Cafe Studios, owner of Preet Bharara's podcast

Vox Media is buying Cafe Studios, publisher of a popular podcast hosted by former Manhattan US attorney Preet Bharara. Spun off from Some Spider in 2020, Cafe Studios was co-founded...

Vox co-founder Ezra Klein and the site's top editor are leaving

Vox Media co-founder Ezra Klein and the Vox.com editor in chief Lauren Williams are both leaving the company, the latest digital news pioneers to jump ship as their startups struggle...

Verizon scrambling to unload HuffPost as losses mount

Verizon has been quietly scrambling to unload HuffPost as it grapples with continued losses at the left-leaning news and culture website, The Post has learned.  The telecom giant — which...

Vox Media agrees to $4M settlement with SB Nation writers

Vox Media has agreed to pay $4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by 450 writers and site managers who claimed they weren't paid fair wages for their work....

New York Magazine owner Vox Media to ax 70 jobs

Vox Media said Thursday it will lay off about 6 percent of its workforce, or around 70 people, as the coronavirus continues to ravage the publishing industry. The owner of...

Vox shows its opposition to 'justice and open debate'

Signing that “Letter on Justice and Open Debate” looks to have gotten one fairly prominent left-wing writer muzzled — proving the point of the letter. As Kelly Jane Torrance noted...

Vox Media site Curbed to be merged into New York magazine

Curbed, the real estate site owned by Vox Media, is getting kicked to the curb and merged into New York magazine. Curbed Editor-in-Chief Kelsey Keith tweeted she was stepping down...

Vox Media reportedly plans to furlough 100 workers this week

Vox Media -- the owner of New York magazine, as well as sites like The Verge, Eater, SB Nation, and Recode -- plans to furlough 100 staffers this week in...

New York Mag staff fears Vox will swing ax

A town hall meeting called by New York Media chief executive Pam Wasserstein on Wednesday failed to quell unrest in the rank and file following the sale to Vox Media....

New York Magazine staffers learned company was getting sold in New York Times

New York Magazine staffers were stunned to learn that their 51-year-old publication had been sold to Vox Media by reading about it in the New York Times, their union said...

Carlos Maza reportedly leaving Vox after harassment on Twitter

Carlos Maza, the controversial host of the show “Strikethrough,” appears to be on the way out at Vox Media. Maza was engaged in a running battle with right-wing provocateur Steven...

Vox moves into film and entertainment with Epic acquisition

Vox Media made its first move into scripted film and entertainment by acquiring Epic Magazine and Epic Digital Studios movies. Epic, founded by journalists Joshuah Bearman and Josh Davis, was...

Vox Media lays off 50 staffers amid 'industry changes'

Vox Media on Wednesday said it was laying off 50 staffers — about 5 percent of its employee base — as it winds down online video and other initiatives. In...

New York City's fanciest offices are absolutely jaw-dropping

Remember that episode of “Mad Men” when Joan complains about people walking through her office as a shortcut? These days, Joan probably wouldn’t have her own office — and even...