| Editor in Chief | Tina Brown |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.thedailybeast.com |
The Daily Beast is an American news reporting and opinion website published by Tina Brown, former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. About one-third of its content is original, while the rest is aggregated links to articles written by other news outlets.[1] The Daily Beast was launched October 6, 2008, and is owned by IAC. Edward Felsenthal, a former Wall Street Journal editor, is the site's executive editor. The general manager of The Daily Beast is Caroline Marks.
The name of the site is derived from that of the fictional newspaper in Evelyn Waugh's novel Scoop.[2]
A unique feature of The Daily Beast is the "Cheat Sheet", billed as "must reads from all over". Published daily, the "Cheat Sheet" offers a selection of articles from online news outlets on popular stories. The "Cheat Sheet" includes brief summaries of the article, and a link to read the full text of the article on the website of its provider.
Since launch, the site has introduced additional sections, including a video "Cheat Sheet", "Book Beast",[3] "Hungry Beast", and "Sexy Beast",[4] a Fashion and Entertainment section. The site frequently creates encyclopedic landing pages on topical subjects such as Obama’s Inauguration, the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, Michael Jackson, the Iran uprising, and the U.S. Open.
The Daily Beast contributors include: Christopher Buckley, Scott Turow, Mark McKinnon, Douglas Rushkoff, Matthew Yglesias, Meghan McCain, Reihan Salam, Tony Blair, Condoleezza Rice, Gerald Posner, Simon Schama, Eric Alterman, Reza Aslan, and others including Brown herself.
The site has rolled out advertising from brands such as HBO, British Airways, Bottega Veneta, Patricia Cornwell, and Bravo.[5]
According to a New York Times article, The Daily Beast had reached three million unique visitors per month as of September 28, 2009.[6] In addition, they recently launched a publishing initiative entitled Beast Books that will produce books by Beast writers on an accelerated publishing schedule.[6]
References
- ^ "Tina Brown unveils Daily Beast". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/06/internet.usa. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ "The Daily Beast: Tina Brown Launches Much-Awaited News Site". www.huffingtonpost.com. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/06/the-daily-beast-tina-brow_n_132150.html. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ "Tina Brown Talks About the Book Beast". Mediabistro. http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/lit_crit/tina_brown_talks_about_the_book_beast_107960.asp. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ "Sexy Beasts, Sexy Branding: The Daily Beast & Politico Unveil New Style Sections". Mediaite. http://www.mediaite.com/online/sexy-beast-sexy-branding-the-daily-beast-unveils-new-style-section/. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ "Thinking Beyond the Online Banner". AdWeek. http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3iedade07084ff11593161f7940dae2cc7?pn=2p. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ a b "The Daily Beast Seeks to Speed Up the Publishing Process for Books". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/books/29beas.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=The%20Daily%20Beast&st=cse. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
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