HuffPost is a New York based news website and opinion blog with a politically liberal stance. Formerly known as The Huffington Post, the site was acquired in 2011 by AOL. It ranked first on eBizMBA Rank’s list of the 15 Most Popular Political Sites in 2012, and was the first commercially run digital media firm in the United States to win a Pulitzer Prize. In addition to politics, Huffpost covers everything from US and world news, to business and tech, to entertainment and culture, to relationships and healthy living, to minority voices and local news.
Alternatives to Huffington Post
The Dirty
Company: Dirty World, LLC
The Dirty is an online gossip column. They have write-ups on different categories like politics, sports, social, industry, fashion, and tech. Content is submitted by anyone who wants to share his/her story, comments, or opinion about anything. Writer anonymity is…
Buzzfeed
Company: BuzzFeed Inc. | Founder: John Johnson, Jonah Peretti | CEO: Jonah Peretti | Since: 2006
BuzzFeed is an entertainment and social news platform that provides coverage on a wide array of topics such as animals, DIY, cooking and business. The site produces highly-shareable, daily content featuring the work of journalists, cartoon artists and the BuzzFeed…
Listverse
Company: Listverse Ltd. | Founder: Jamie Frater | CEO: Jamie Frater | Since: 2007
Listverse is a website that features top 10 lists on a wide array of topics such as nature, art, lifestyle, science, and many more. Listverse publishes a new list every day targeting more than 8 million readers. The site’s publications…
Snopes
Company: Bardav, Inc | Founder: Barbara and David P. Mikkelson | Since: 1995
Snopes.com is a fact-checking website that covers internet rumors, urban legends, and other stories of questionable origin. Since its inception before the turn of the millennium, Snopes.com has been included in many annual Best of the Web lists and has…
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