Mediabistro is a website that offers career and job search resources for media professionals. It publishes various
blog
A blog (a Clipping (morphology), truncation of "weblog") is an informational website consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries also known as posts. Posts are typically displayed in Reverse chronology, reverse chronologic ...
s which analyze the mass media industry, including the
film
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...
and the
publishing
Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribu ...
industries. It also provides job listings, courses, and seminars for journalists and creative professionals.
The site was founded in 1999 by
Laurel Touby
Laurel Touby (born March 13, 1963) is an American journalist and investor. She is currently the Managing Director of ''Supernode Ventures'', a venture capital firm in New York City.
Touby is best known as the founder of Mediabistro, the journalism ...
as "a gathering place for professionals in journalism, publishing and other media-related industries in New York City". Mediabistro has since grown into an international resource for
media
Media may refer to:
Communication
* Means of communication, tools and channels used to deliver information or data
** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising
** Interactive media, media that is inter ...
professionals.
On July 17, 2007, the site was acquired by WebMediaBrands, later known as Mediabistro, for $20 million in cash plus a two-year earn-out that could result in an additional $3 million.
In August 2014, Mediabistro's publishing assets were acquired by
Prometheus Global Media
Prometheus Global Media was a New York City–based B2B media company. The company was formed in December 2009, when Nielsen Company sold its entertainment and media division to a private equity-backed group led by Pluribus Capital Management ...
, a subsidiary of
Guggenheim Partners
Guggenheim Partners, Inc is a global investment and advisory financial services firm that engages in investment banking, asset management, capital markets services, and insurance services. Guggenheim has c. 2,000 employees. The firm has offices ...
, for $8 million. The acquisition did not include Mediabistro's expo business, which were retained under the name
Mecklermedia
Mecklermedia (formerly Internet.com LLC, Jupitermedia Inc., Mediabistro Inc. and WebMediaBrands Corporation) was a U.S.-based corporation. The original WebMediaBrands was established in 1994, and headquartered in New York. Founded by Alan M. M ...
.
The company was later acquired by Parrut, Inc. In 2021, Mediabistr
was purchasedby a recruiting solutions platform, for a sum of cash and stock disclosed in public filings. Miles Jennings, founder of the recruiting solutions firm that purchased Mediabistro, is its current CEO.
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External links
Online mass media companies of the United States