''Matter'' is the online magazine published by Matter Studios, a multi-platform content studio owned by

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founder Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)

History and profile

''Matter'' began life as an online publication specializing in long-form articles about science, technology, medicine and the environment. The founders, journalists Bobbie Johnson and Jim Giles, funded the project by raising $140,000 on

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in March 2012. Following the successful campaign, an initial release of the online magazine was designed by Paul Lloyd and Jeremy Keith of Clearleft, and developed by Phil Gyford. The success of the campaign generated discussion about new business models in journalism. In April 2013, Johnson and Giles announced that ''Matter'' had been acquired by Medium, a new publishing platform established by Twitter founder Ev Williams. In June 2014, ''Matter'' was relaunched as a general interest publication under editor in chief Mark Lotto. In February 2016, ''Matter'' became the first digital publication to win a

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in the prestigious category of reporting, for Joshua Hammer's story on the

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, "My Nurses Are Dead, and I Don’t Know If I’m Already Infected." In March 2016, ''Medium'' spun off ''Matter'' into an independent company, Matter Studios, owned by Medium founder Ev Williams. As part of its expansion into Matter Studios, under co-chief creative officers Mark Lotto and Hillary Frey, it produces digital journalism, podcasts, books, live events, documentaries and web series.

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Official website
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