Observer Media is an American

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. The company was formed through several acquisitions, including acquisition of ''

The New York Observer ''The New York Observer'' was a weekly newspaper printed from 1987 to 2016, when it ceased print publication and became the online-only newspaper ''Observer''. The media site focuses on culture, real estate, media, politics and the entertainmen ...

'' in 2007. Observer Media is based in

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, and was owned by businessman

Jared Kushner Jared Corey Kushner (born January 10, 1981) is an American businessman and investor. He served as a senior advisor to 45th U.S. president Donald Trump, his father-in-law. Since leaving the White House, Kushner founded Affinity Partners, a pri ...

until 2016, when he transferred his ownership into a family trust, through which his brother-in-law Joseph Meyer took over his former role as publisher and chairman in 2017. It currently publishes the
Commercial Observer
' and
Observer
'. As of November 2016, Observer Media announced it would no longer print the ''

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''. The ''Observer'' site is a consolidation of several notable online properties, including ''The Gallerist'', ''BetaBeat'', ''NY Politicker'', and ''PolitickerNJ''.

History

In 2007, Jared Kushner began acquiring and merging several print and online media publications into the Observer brand, including ''The New York Observer'', ''BetaBeat'', ''Gallerist'', ''NY Politicker'', ''SCENE Magazine'', and ''PolitickerNJ''. These acquisitions became integrated into the website observer.com (''Gallerist'' was integrated in September 2014, ''PolitickerNY'' in March 2014, ''BetaBeat'' in January 2015, and ''PolitickerNJ'' in August 2016). In March 2012, Observer Media launched ''The Commercial Observer'', a commercial

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. The organization has since received various awards, including "NAREE's 65th Annual Real Estate Journalism" award, "Best Team Report Silver" award (2013), and "Best Weekly Newspaper Report Silver" award (2014). ''The Commercial Observer'' publishes at commercialobserver.com, and also publishes weekly print edition. Joseph Meyer now owns the company through his investment firm Observer Capital, and serves as Chairman and Publisher. Jared Kushner has no ownership stake in and has no role in the company. James R. Freiman was named CEO of Observer Media in November 2022. Previously, Michael Rose, the former president of What to Expect, a subsidiary of Everyday Health, was named CEO of Observer Media on October 9, 2019.

Format

The Observer

site includes three main content categories: Business, Arts & Entertainment. Observer Media discontinued a print edition called ''The New York Observer'' in November 2016. The Commercial Observer online site includes sections such as Leases, Finance, Sales, Design & Construction, Technology, Markets and Events.

Controversy

In April 2016, former editor-in-chief Ken Kurson was criticized for providing "input" to

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in a speech given at the annual AIPAC conference. The ''Observer'' was also criticized in 2014 for an investigative piece on former

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Attorney General

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. In July 2016, ''Observer'' staff journalist Dana Schwartz published an open letter to her boss

criticizing him for his involvement in Trump's (Kushner's father-in-law) presidential campaign. Shortly thereafter, Kushner responded to the letter defending his contributions to Trump's presidential campaign. Both articles were widely circulated in social media, and attracted attention from various media outlets.

References

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External links

Observer Media
- official website
Observer.com
- official website
Commercial Observer
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