“We are devastated though hardly surprised at G/O Media and Jim Spanfeller’s inability to run our website and their cruel decision to shutter it. Jezebel has been a pillar of fearless journalism and important cultural commentary since 2007 and made an indelible mark on the media landscape. The closure of Jezebel also underscores fundamental flaws in the ad-supported media model where concerns about “brand safety” limit monetizing content about the biggest, most important stories of the day—stories that create huge traffic because people read and share them. A well-run company would have moved away from an advertising model, but instead they are shuttering the brand entirely because of their strategic and commercial ineptitude. Jezebel was a good website,” the statement reads.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Note the complete lack of an alternative suggested for ad revenue. Even as they die Jezebel has nothing to contribute to society other than more vapid bitching.
What they really want is a PBS model of public donations, over the table taxpayer subsidies and a TON of underhanded Soros bucks.
Yeah if that's really a viable option, go fucking do it yourselves.
died like they lived... being a bitch.
They think people are gonna subscribe. The NY Times can only stay afloat by going total TDS (and thus adopting more of an infotainment format), but Jezebel's gonna get people to pay 10 bucks a month. Sure.
Weren’t they like the mary sue?
Didn't they make Mary Sue look sane and rational by comparison?
I think they might have been more along the lines of Bolde.
They were basically huff post on steroids
Jezebel is gone? Today is a good day
Uh oh- some ancient feminists about to hit up the dating market and settle down.
I KNOW MY WORTH
LOLOLOLOL
Oh yay. Who's the lucky divorce rape victim?
Now that they are free agents, who will be picking up these "fearless" journalists? NYT? WaPo? I know the Escapist has some recent openings.
We all know box wine is not as cheap as it once was, and their cats cannot feed themselves, so a bit of kindness for these bridgeburners... I mean trailblazers!
So are they really delusional enough to think people would pay a subscription for their "journalism"? Or are they thinking it would be government supported?
The latter. What they really want is taxpayer dollars and Soros bux.
Government funded, obviously. They're the the last line of defense between democracy and literally fascism.
I feel sorry for io9. Folks like this destroyed a good sci Fi site.
Learn to coal.
I guarantee they're already burning coal.
Everyone else's fault.