Mediaite is an American news website focusing on politics and the media.
Founded by
Dan Abrams, it is part of the Abrams Media Network.
Mediaite saw its largest audience ever in 2023 with a total of 701 million pageviews for the year. That growth continued into 2024, with the presidential election boosting the site to 84 million pageviews for the month of August alone.
Content
The website focuses on politics and the media.
[ '']The New York Times
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'' has described the site as "a blog that chronicles the gossipy media world", and ''The Washington Post
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'' describes it as focusing on "the intersection of media and politics".
History
Mediaite was founded by Dan Abrams in mid-2009. Its writers have included Noah Rothman, Philip Bump, Joe Concha, and Tina Nguyen.
For the month of January 2017, Mediaite reached 11.86 million unique visitors, which Abrams credited to the presidency of Donald Trump's relationship with the news media.
In June 2019, Mediaite, along with sister site '' Law & Crime'', left-leaning '' Raw Story'' and ''AlterNet
AlterNet is a left-leaning news website based in the United States. It was launched by the Independent Media Institute. In 2018, the website was acquired by owners of '' Raw Story''.
Coverage
Coverage is divided into several special sections re ...
'', and conservative sites '' The Daily Caller'' and '' Washington Free Beacon'', formed a coalition of political news sites to offer marketers advertising packages aimed at readers interested in politics. The alliance aims to attract ad revenue toward "midsized political publishers" as opposed to larger technology companies, such as Facebook and Google.
Every December, Mediaite publishes an annual list of the 75 most influential people in news media.
References
External links
* {{Official website
Internet properties established in 2009
2009 establishments in the United States
American news websites