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The Daily Beast is an American news website focused on politics, media, and pop culture. Founded in 2008, the website is owned by IAC Inc. [2] It has been characterized as a "high-end tabloid" by Noah Shachtman, the site's editor-in-chief from 2018 to 2021. [3]
The Daily Beast was founded in 2008 by magazine editor, columnist, and talk-show host Tina Brown. In 2010, The Daily Beast and Newsweek merged in a joint venture named The Newsweek Daily Beast Company, which lasted for 2 years. In 2013, Editor-in-Chief and founder Tina Brown announced her departure. John Avlon then became Editor-in-Chief.
IAC says that it has formed a “strategic partnership” in the publication with Ben Sherwood, the former president of Disney’s TV group (and the former president of ABC News) as well as Joanna...
Sherwood and Coles will own about half the equity in The Daily Beast, while IAC will retain majority ownership control, the New York Times reported.
Mr. Diller recently considered a deal that would have created a joint venture that owned both The Daily Beast and The Ankler, according to the people with knowledge of the talks. He would have...
The Daily Beast owner Barry Diller has given former ABC executive Ben Sherwood and former Hearst executive Joanna Coles a minority stake in the struggling news site as his latest attempt...
Barry Diller, the chair of the internet holding company IAC, has tapped two media industry veterans to shake up The Daily Beast and has granted them a stake in the outlet.