HuffPost
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Website type | News aggregator, blog |
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| Available in |
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| Founded | May 9, 2005 |
| Headquarters | 770 Broadway New York City, U.S. |
| Area served | Anglosphere, Francosphere, Hispanosphere, Lusosphere |
| Owner | BuzzFeed |
| Creator | |
| Website | www |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | May 9, 2005 |
| Current status | Active |
type. Replace with website_type.author. Replace with creator.foundation. Replace with founded.launch_date. Replace with launched.url. Replace with website.HuffPost (The Huffington Post until 2017, itself often abbreviated as HuffPo), a division of Buzzfeed, is a United States progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy eating, young women's interests, and local news.
In 2012, the website became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize.
Founded by Arianna Huffington, Andrew Breitbart, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, the site was launched on May 9, 2005. In March 2011, it was acquired by AOL for US$315 million and Arianna Huffington was appointed editor-in-chief. In June 2015, Verizon Communications acquired AOL for US$4.4 billion, and the site became a part of Verizon Media. In November 2020, BuzzFeed acquired the company.