Salon has ceased publication after 31 years, ending new output from one of the early internet’s pioneering digital news sites.
In a farewell published November 5, Salon said its publishing model was no longer sustainable as business conditions for independent digital journalism changed. The outlet did not identify a single financial cause or provide detailed figures.
Salon launched in San Francisco, California, in November 1995 and published politics, culture, criticism, ideas and video. The company said its early work helped establish a form of journalism that would define online publishing.
The Associated Press reported that a Salon spokesperson said 19 full-time employees and a handful of contractors were affected. The company did not publish employment terms in its announcement.
Salon’s archive remains accessible. The company told the Associated Press it had no immediate plans to remove the archive, leaving its long-term preservation unresolved.