Salon Ends Publication After 31 Years

Salon announced it is ceasing publication after 31 years, ending a digital news operation that began in November 1995. In its farewell statement, the publication said that changes in the business realities of independent digital journalism had made its publishing model unsustainable. The announcement did not detail the specific financial pressures behind the decision. Salon said it began as a publication intended to connect journalism and readers through the then-new internet. Over three decades, it covered politics, culture, criticism and ideas. The outlet’s farewell statement thanked its journalists, editors, contributors, staff and readers, and described its work as part of a broader experiment in online journalism. The timing and practical effects of the closure were described in more detail by chief content officer Erin Keane. She said on Bluesky that the editorial team was told Thursday morning that the publication was closing effective immediately. Some employees told the Associated Press they had lost their jobs, but the available reporting does not establish the status of all staff. Keane also said the site’s archive would remain online for now. Salon has not provided...