HuffPost
American online news aggregator and blog / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HuffPost (used to be called The Huffington Post) is an American liberal[2] news website and political blog. It was founded in 2005 by Andrew Breitbart, Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti.[3] The website prints news stories and columns (called blogs) by celebrities, politicians, academics, and other well known people who have been invited to write for them.
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Type of site | News and opinion |
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Founded | May 9, 2005 (2005-05-09) |
Headquarters | 770 Broadway, New York City , United States 10003[1] |
Owner | AOL |
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Editor | Lydia Polgreen |
Parent | Verizon Media |
URL | www |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | May 9, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-05-09) |
Current status | Active |
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HuffPost has around 25 million visitors each month and is the most well known political blog in the world.[4] Der Spiegel calls The Huffington Post the most important source of information for millions of Americans.[5]
On February 7, 2011, AOL announced it would acquire The Huffington Post for US$315 million.[6][7]