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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 Clipping (morphology), 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 ...
s which analyze the mass media industry, including the
film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmospher ...
and the
publishing
Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...
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 p ...
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 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
Prometheus Global Media was a New York City-based B2B media company. The company was formed in December 2009, when Nielsen Company sold its entertainment and media division to a private equity-backed group led by Pluribus Capital Management and ...
, a subsidiary of
Guggenheim Partners, for $8 million. The acquisition did not include Mediabistro's expo business, which were retained under the name
Mecklermedia.
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