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Mediabistro'' is a website that offers career and job search resources for media professionals. It publishes various
blog
A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order s ...
s which analyze the mass media industry, including the
film and the
publishing industries. It also provides job listings, courses, and seminars for journalists.
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 oSupernode Ventures a venture capital firm in New York City.
Touby is best known as the founder of Mediabistro, the journalism and pu ...
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
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Communication
* Media (communication), tools used to deliver information or data
** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising
** Broadcast media, communications delivered over mass e ...
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, a subsidiary of
Guggenheim Partners
Guggenheim Partners is a global investment and advisory financial services firm that engages in investment banking, asset management, capital markets services, and insurance services.
Organization
The firm is headquartered in New York City an ...
, 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. ...
.
The company was later acquired by Parrut, Inc. In 2021, Mediabistr
was purchasedb
Recruiter.com Group, Inc. a recruiting solutions platform, for an undisclosed sum.
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.mediabistro.com/
Online mass media companies of the United States