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'''''HuffPost''''' ('''''The Huffington Post''''' until 2017, itself often abbreviated as '''''HuffPo''''') is an American ]<ref name=":5" /><ref name= ":6" /><ref name=":2" /> ] 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 featuring columnists.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/jan-june11/aolhuffington_02-07.html |title=Huffington, AOL CEO on Shared Vision for Online Content, Ads|publisher=] NewsHour |date=February 7, 2011 |access-date=March 4, 2012 |archive-date= March 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302111051/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/jan-june11/aolhuffington_02-07.html |url-status=live}}</ref> It was created to provide a progressive alternative to ] news websites such as the ].<ref>{{cite news |first = Greg | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200429125427/https://www.cnet.com/news/breitbart-com-has-drudge-to-thank-for-its-success/| url-status= live|last = Sandoval| url= https://www.cnet.com/news/breitbart-com-has-drudge-to-thank-for-its-success/ | title=Breitbart.com has Drudge to thank for its success | publisher=] | date=November 30, 2005 | access-date= | archive-date=April 29, 2020}}</ref><ref name= "Buzzfeed"/> The site contains its own content and ] via ], audio, and photo.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://money.cnn.com/2015/06/03/media/huffington-post-growth-plan/index.html | title=Read Arianna Huffington's plan to 'dominate the industry' | publisher=] | date=June 3, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607031540/https://money.cnn.com/2015/06/03/media/huffington-post-growth-plan/index.html | archive-date=June 7, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, the website became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a ].<ref>{{cite web |last= Flamm |first=Matthew |date=April 16, 2012 |title=Digital media takes home a Pulitzer |url=http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120416/MEDIA_ENTERTAINMENT/120419908 |url-access=subscription |url-status= live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602163829/http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120416/MEDIA_ENTERTAINMENT/120419908 |archive-date=June 2, 2012 |access-date=April 17, 2012 |work=]}}</ref>
'''''HuffPost''''' (formerly '''''The Huffington Post''''' and sometimes abbreviated '''''HuffPo''''')<ref name="name change"/> is a ]<ref name="Budak" /> American ] and ] that has both localized and international editions. It was founded in 2005 by ], ], ], and ].<ref name="Buzzfeed">{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedpolitics/how-andrew-breitbart-helped-launch-huffington-post|title=How Andrew Breitbart Helped Launch Huffington Post|date=February 3, 2012|publisher=] |accessdate=March 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/buzzfeed-jonah-peretti-startup-success-how-i-did-it-interview-podcast-2017-5|title=How BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti took an instant messaging bot and turned it into a $1.5 billion media empire|work=Business Insider|access-date=2017-08-21}}</ref> The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women's interests, and local news.


Founded by ], ], ], and ],<ref name="Buzzfeed">{{cite news | url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedpolitics/how-andrew-breitbart-helped-launch-huffington-post | title=How Andrew Breitbart Helped Launch Huffington Post | work=] |date=March 1, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901050644/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/buzzfeedpolitics/how-andrew-breitbart-helped-launch-huffington-post | archive-date=September 1, 2018 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/buzzfeed-jonah-peretti-startup-success-how-i-did-it-interview-podcast-2017-5 | title=How BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti took an instant messaging bot and turned it into a $1.5 billion media empire | first=Alyson | last=Shontell | work=] | date=June 1, 2017 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801201305/https://www.businessinsider.com/buzzfeed-jonah-peretti-startup-success-how-i-did-it-interview-podcast-2017-5 | url-status=live}}</ref> the site was launched on May 9, 2005, as a counterpart to the Drudge Report.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 7, 2011|title=A brief history of the Huffington Post|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-feb-07-la-fi-huffington-post-timeline-20110207-story.html|access-date=August 9, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=September 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921043422/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-feb-07-la-fi-huffington-post-timeline-20110207-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2011, it was acquired by ] for US$315&nbsp;million, with Arianna Huffington appointed editor-in-chief.<ref name=":0">{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-huffington-post-media_n_835283 | title=The Huffington Post Media Group Makes Key Announcements | first=Rob | last=Fishman | work=HuffPost | date=March 14, 2011 | access-date=November 6, 2019 | archive-date=October 18, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018132639/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/14/the-huffington-post-media_n_835283.html | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=aolacquirepr>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/aol-huffington-post_n_819375 | title=AOL Agrees to Acquire The Huffington Post | work=HuffPost | date=February 7, 2011 | access-date=November 6, 2019 | archive-date=December 24, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224065915/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/aol-huffington-post_n_819375 | url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2015, ] acquired AOL for US$4.4&nbsp;billion, and the site became a part of Verizon Media.<ref name=verizon>{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/verizon-completes-acquisition-of-aol-300103255.html | title=Verizon Completes Acquisition of AOL | agency=] | date=June 23, 2015 | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801180642/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/verizon-completes-acquisition-of-aol-300103255.html | url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2020, ] acquired the company.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Hagey|first=Benjamin Mullin and Keach|date=November 19, 2020|title=BuzzFeed to Acquire HuffPost in Stock Deal With Verizon Media |work=] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/buzzfeed-to-acquire-huffpost-in-stock-deal-with-verizon-media-11605808800 |url-access=subscription |access-date=November 20, 2020 |archive-date=November 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119235745/https://www.wsj.com/articles/buzzfeed-to-acquire-huffpost-in-stock-deal-with-verizon-media-11605808800 |url-status=live}}</ref> Weeks after the acquisition, BuzzFeed ] 47 ''HuffPost'' staff, mostly journalists, in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/mar/09/huffpost-layoffs-buzzfeed-jonah-peretti|title=BuzzFeed lays off 47 HuffPost workers less than a month after acquisition|last=Gabbatt|first=Adam|location=New York|date=March 9, 2021|website=The Guardian}}</ref> and closed down ''HuffPost Canada'', laying off 23 staff working for the Canadian and Quebec divisions of the company.<ref>{{Cite news |title='Truly a shame': HuffPost Canada staff say site closure hurts underrepresented voices |last=Deschamps |first=Tara |date=March 12, 2021 |work=] |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2021/03/12/truly-a-shame-huffpost-canada-staff-say-site-closure-hurts-underrepresented-voices.html |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
''The Huffington Post'' was launched on May 9, 2005, as a ]<ref name="Budak"/> commentary outlet, blog, and an alternative to news aggregators such as the ], and it continues to maintain a politically liberal stance.<ref name=":2"/> On February 7, 2011, ] acquired ''The Huffington Post'' for US$315 million, making Arianna Huffington editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/14/the-huffington-post-media_n_835283.html |title=The Huffington Post Media Group Makes Key Announcements |work=The Huffington Post |date=March 14, 2011 |accessdate=April 2, 2011 |first=Rob |last=Fishman}}</ref><ref name="AOL Press Release">{{cite news| url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/07/aol-huffington-post_n_819375.html|title = AOL Agrees to Acquire ''The Huffington Post'' |accessdate =February 7, 2011|date = February 7, 2011|publisher = ]| first=Nico| last=Pitney|authorlink=Nico Pitney}}</ref>

In July 2012, ''The Huffington Post'' was ranked No. 1 on the 15 Most Popular Political Sites list by ''eBizMBA Rank'', which bases its list on each site's ] and U.S. Traffic Rank from both ] and ].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/political-websites | title=Top 15 Most Popular Political Websites &#124; July 2012| author=eBizMBA | publisher= eBizMBA – The eBusiness Knowledgebase| date=July 6, 2012| accessdate=July 6, 2012}}</ref> In 2012, ''The Huffington Post'' became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a ].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120416/MEDIA_ENTERTAINMENT/120419908 | title=Digital media takes home a Pulitzer| author=Flamm, Matthew | work=]| date=April 16, 2012| accessdate=April 17, 2012}}</ref>


==History== ==History==
''The Huffington Post'' was launched on May 9, 2005, as a commentary outlet, blog, and an alternative to news aggregators such as the ].<ref>{{cite news | last1=Jackson | first1=Lucas | title=Arianna Huffington Resigns From HuffPost | url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/08/11/arianna-huffington-resigns-from-huffpost | work=] | date=April 13, 2017 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=March 12, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312061109/https://www.thedailybeast.com/arianna-huffington-resigns-from-huffpost | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Voigt |first1=Kai-Ingo |title=Business Model Pioneers |date=2017 |publisher=Springer |page=96 |isbn=978-3319388458 |quote=as a commentary outlet, blog, and an alternative to news aggregators such as the '']'' |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JtTBDAAAQBAJ |access-date=August 27, 2020 |archive-date=March 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312061113/https://books.google.com/books?id=JtTBDAAAQBAJ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2"/> It was founded by ], ], ], and ].<ref name="Buzzfeed"/> Prior to this, Arianna Huffington hosted the website Ariannaonline.com. Her first foray into the Internet was the website Resignation.com, which called for the resignation of President ] and was a rallying place for ] opposing Clinton.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/talk/zforum/huffington121698.htm | title=Direct Access: Arianna Huffington | newspaper=] | date=December 16, 1998 | access-date=August 31, 2017 | archive-date=December 22, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222095112/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/talk/zforum/huffington121698.htm | url-status=live}}</ref>
''The Huffington Post'' was founded by ], ]<!-- BREITBART WAS A FOUNDER CHECK SOURCES -->, ], and ] on May 9, 2005.<ref name="Buzzfeed"/><ref>{{cite web|title=The Newspaper Publishing Industry|url=http://is.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pages/ISG/documents/FINALNewsreportwithcovers.pdf|publisher=EU Commission|accessdate=October 6, 2013|author=Andra Leurdijk|author2=Mijke Slot |author3=Ottilie Nieuwenhuis |format=Technical Report|year=2012}}</ref> It has an active community, with over one million comments made on the site each month.


An early ''Huffington Post'' strategy was crafting ] (SEO) stories and headlines based around ], such as "What Time Is the Super Bowl?"<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/01/a-brief-history-of-what-time-is-the-super-bowl/283497/ |title=A Brief History of 'What Time Is the Super Bowl?' |last=Meyer |first=Robinson |work=] |date=January 31, 2014 |access-date=September 29, 2018 |archive-date=September 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929233424/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/01/a-brief-history-of-what-time-is-the-super-bowl/283497/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
Prior to ''The Huffington Post'', Huffington hosted the website Ariannaonline.com. Her first foray into the Internet was the website Resignation.com, which called for the resignation of President ] and was a rallying place for conservatives opposing Clinton.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/talk/zforum/huffington121698.htm |title=Direct Access: Arianna Huffington |work=]|date=December 16, 1998|accessdate=March 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ariannaonline.huffingtonpost.com/columns/column.php?id=476 |title=Arianna Online – September 14, 1998 |publisher=Arianna online |accessdate=March 4, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213112518/http://ariannaonline.huffingtonpost.com/columns/column.php?id=476 |archivedate=February 13, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ariannaonline.huffingtonpost.com/columns/printer_friendly.php?id=504 |title=Arianna Online – December 24, 1998 – What The Dickens Should Clinton Do? |publisher=Arianna online |date=December 24, 1998 |accessdate=March 4, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303223200/http://ariannaonline.huffingtonpost.com/columns/printer_friendly.php?id=504 |archivedate=March 3, 2012 }}</ref>


In August 2006, ''The Huffington Post'' raised a $5&nbsp;million ] from ] and ].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2006/08/08/the-huffington-post-gets-5-million-injection-in-first-round/ | title=The Huffington Post Gets $5 Million Injection in First Round | work=] | date=August 8, 2006 | url-access=subscription | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 2, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802032748/https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2006/08/08/the-huffington-post-gets-5-million-injection-in-first-round/ | url-status=live}}</ref>
In August 2016, Arianna Huffington stepped down from her longtime role as editor-in-chief to pursue other ventures, and in December of that year was officially succeeded by ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lydia-polgreen-huffington-post_us_5846ef54e4b0fe5ab693122b |title=Lydia Polgreen Named Editor-In-Chief Of The Huffington Post|publisher=The Huffington Post|date=December 6, 2016|accessdate=March 25, 2017}}</ref>


In December 2008, ''The Huffington Post'' raised $25&nbsp;million from ] at a $100&nbsp;million valuation and ] of Oak Investment Partners joined its board of directors.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://techcrunch.com/2008/12/01/the-huffington-post-raises-25-million-from-oak-investment-partners/ | title=The Huffington Post Raises $25 Million from Oak Investment Partners | work=] | date=December 1, 2008 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801180517/https://techcrunch.com/2008/12/01/the-huffington-post-raises-25-million-from-oak-investment-partners/ | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/2008/12/huffington-post-deal-25-million-at-100-million-valuation | title=Huffington Post Deal: $25 Million At $100 Million Valuation | first=Henry | last=Blodget | author-link=Henry Blodget | work=] | date=December 1, 2008 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 2, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802005957/https://www.businessinsider.com/2008/12/huffington-post-deal-25-million-at-100-million-valuation | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.adweek.com/digital/huffpo-announces-25-mil-new-initiatives-110474/amp/ | title=HuffPo Announces $25 Mil. for New Initiatives | work=] | date=December 1, 2008 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 2, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802001837/https://www.adweek.com/digital/huffpo-announces-25-mil-new-initiatives-110474/amp/ | url-status=live}}</ref> The money was to be used for technology, infrastructure, ], and development of local versions.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2008/12/huffington-reported-to-take-25m-from.html | title=Huffington reported to take $25M from Oak Investment | first=Galen | last=Moore | work=] | date=December 1, 2008 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=March 12, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312061112/https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2008/12/huffington-reported-to-take-25m-from.html | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://allthingsd.com/20081201/huffington-post-nabs-25-million-in-funding-heres-an-exclusive-boomtown-interview-with-oak-investments-fred-harman/ | title=Huffington Post Nabs $25 Million in Funding – Here's a BoomTown Interview With Oak Investment's Fred Harman | first=Kara | last=Swisher |author-link=Kara Swisher | work=] | date=December 1, 2008 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801184556/http://allthingsd.com/20081201/huffington-post-nabs-25-million-in-funding-heres-an-exclusive-boomtown-interview-with-oak-investments-fred-harman/ | url-status=live}}</ref>
In April 2017, Polgreen announced the company would rebrand, changing its name to ''HuffPost'' and unveiling significant changes to the design of its website and logo.<ref name="name change">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/huffington-post-huffpost-lydia-polgreen_us_58fce1cae4b00fa7de1522ee |title=The Huffington Post Is Now HuffPost|publisher=The Huffington Post|date=April 25, 2017|accessdate=March 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2017/04/25/huffpost-redesign/|title=New look, new name: HuffPost shows off its slick new design|last=Abbruzzese|first=Jason|publisher=]|access-date=2017-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-huffington-post-shrinks-its-name-to-huffpost-1493110800|title=Huffington Post Shrinks Its Name to HuffPost, in a Step Back From Founder|last=Shields|first=Mike|date=2017-04-25|work=] |access-date=2017-04-26|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Polgreen also stated that the redesign would be accompanied by changes in the site's content and reporting.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lydia-polgreen-huffpost_us_58fe16b8e4b018a9ce5d2e4c|title=Letter From The Editor: HuffPost's New Chapter|last=Polgreen|first=Lydia|date=2017-04-25|publisher=The Huffington Post|access-date=2017-04-26}}</ref>


In June 2009, ], co-managing partner of ], became CEO of ''The Huffington Post''.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090615006352/en/Eric-Hippeau-Joins-Huffington-Post-CEO-SoftBank | title=Eric Hippeau Joins The Huffington Post as CEO From SoftBank Capital | publisher=] | date=June 15, 2009 | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801212514/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090615006352/en/Eric-Hippeau-Joins-Huffington-Post-CEO-SoftBank | url-status=live}}</ref>
===Local editions===
In approximately June 2007, the site launched its first local version, ''HuffPost Chicago''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chicago/ |title=Chicago News and Opinion|publisher=The Huffington Post|accessdate=April 2, 2011}}</ref> In June 2009, ''HuffPost New York''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/new-york/ |title=New York News and Opinion |publisher=The Huffington Post |accessdate=April 2, 2011}}</ref> was launched, followed shortly by ''HuffPost Denver''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/denver/ |title=Denver News and Opinion|publisher=The Huffington Post|accessdate=April 2, 2011}}</ref> which launched on September 15, 2009,<ref>{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Michael|url=http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2009/09/the_debut_of_huffington_post_d.php |title=The Debut of Huffington Post Denver|publisher=] |date=September 15, 2009 |accessdate=March 20, 2010}}</ref> and ''HuffPost Los Angeles''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/los-angeles/ |title=Los Angeles News and Opinion |publisher=The Huffington Post|accessdate=April 2, 2011}}</ref> which launched on December 2, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/go-west-young-internet-ne_b_376756.html |title=Go West, Young Internet Newspaper: Introducing ''HuffPost Los Angeles'' |publisher=The Huffington Post |date=December 2, 2009 |accessdate=March 20, 2010}}</ref> In 2011, three new regional editions were launched: ''HuffPost San Francisco'' on July 12,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/san-francisco/|title=San Francisco News and Opinion|publisher=The Huffington Post|accessdate =October 11, 2011}}</ref> ''HuffPost Detroit'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/detroit/ |title=Detroit News and Opinion |publisher=The Huffington Post |accessdate=November 21, 2011}}</ref> on November 17,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/huffpost-detroit_b_1098666.html |title=Motoring Into the Motor City: Introducing HuffPost Detroit |publisher=The Huffington Post |date=November 17, 2011 |accessdate=November 21, 2011}}</ref> and ''HuffPost Miami'' in November.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/huffpost-miami_b_1119489.html |title=Taking Our Talents to South Florida: Introducing HuffPost Miami |date=November 30, 2011 |publisher=The Huffington Post}}</ref> ''HuffPost Hawaii'' was launched in collaboration with the online investigative reporting and public affairs news service Honolulu Civil Beat on September 4, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pierre-omidyar/hawaii-news-coverage-expa_b_3866886.html|title= Hawaii News Coverage Expands with Launch of HuffPost Hawaii|publisher=The Huffington Post|accessdate=September 8, 2013|date=September 4, 2013}}</ref>


In January 2011, ''The Huffington Post'' received 35% of its traffic from ]s (SEOs), compared to 20% at ].<ref name=lure>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/business/media/11search.html | title=Web Words That Lure the Readers | last=Cain Miller | first=Claire | work=] | date=February 10, 2011 | url-access=subscription | access-date=September 29, 2018 | archive-date=September 30, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930000617/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/business/media/11search.html | url-status=live}}</ref> This strategy appealed to AOL CEO ], who tried to implement similar SEO-driven journalism practices at AOL at the time of its acquisition of ''The Huffington Post''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/the-aol-way | title=Leaked: AOL's Master Plan | last=Carlson | first=Nicholas | work=] | date=February 1, 2011 | access-date=September 29, 2018 | archive-date=September 8, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908093159/https://www.businessinsider.com/the-aol-way | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://slate.com/technology/2011/02/aol-and-huffington-post-merger-search-engine-optimization-won-t-work-forever.html | title=HuffPo's Achilles' Heel | last=Manjoo | first=Farhad | author-link=Farhad Manjoo | work=] | date=February 8, 2011 | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=June 13, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613092002/https://slate.com/technology/2011/02/aol-and-huffington-post-merger-search-engine-optimization-won-t-work-forever.html | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=lure/>
===International editions===
''The Huffington Post'' launched its first international edition, ''HuffPost Canada'', on May 26, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Huffington Post launches Canadian version|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/huffington-post-launches-canadian-version/article2035896/|work=] |location=Toronto |accessdate=May 27, 2011|date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> On July 6 of the same year, the ''Huffington Post UK'' launched its UK edition.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14042203 |publisher=] |title=Arianna 'really excited' for Huffington Post UK edition| date=July 6, 2011}}</ref> On January 23, 2012, ''Huffington'', in partnership with '']'' and Les Nouvelles Editions Indépendantes, launched ''Le Huffington Post'', and the launch of French-language edition is the first in a non-English speaking country.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sciolino|first=Elaine|date=January 23, 2012|title=Editor Is the Story as the French Huffington Post Starts|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/business/media/anne-sinclair-takes-helm-at-french-huffington-post.html?_r=0|newspaper=] |location=New York edition|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}</ref>
On February 8, another French language edition was launched in the Canadian province of ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Huffington|first=Arianna|title=Nothing Provincial About It: Introducing Le HuffPost Québec|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/le-huffpost-quebec_b_1260183.html|publisher=The Huffington Post|accessdate=February 8, 2012|date=February 8, 2012}}</ref> On ], a U.S.-based ] edition was launched under the name ''HuffPost Voces'', replacing AOL's Hispanic news platform, AOL Latino.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/huffpost-voces_b_1465854.html |title=¡Bienvenidos a la Familia! Introducing HuffPost Voces |date=May 1, 2012 |publisher=The Huffington Post|language=Spanish}}</ref> The following month an edition for Spain was announced, as was one for Germany.<ref>{{cite news|title = Arianna Huffington "Wir sind optimistisch"|url = http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/0,1518,811855,00.html|author = Christian Stöcker|work = Der Spiegel|date = January 29, 2012|language=German}}</ref> On September 24, an Italian edition, ''L'Huffington Post'', was launched, directed by journalist ] in collaboration with the media company ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/benvenuti-a-lhuffington-p_b_1904132.html |title=Benvenuti a L'Huffington Post! |author=Arianna Huffington |date=September 25, 2013 |publisher=The Huffington Post |accessdate=January 23, 2014}}</ref> On May 6, 2013, an edition for ] was launched with the collaboration of ], the first edition in an Asian country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.jp/2013/05/01/arianna_huffington_n_3190277.html |script-title=ja:アリアナ・ハフィントンさん ザ・ハフィントン・ポスト編集長(前編) |language=Japanese |publisher=The Huffington Post Japan |date=May 6, 2013 |accessdate=December 24, 2013}}</ref> With the launch of ''Al Huffington Post'', there is a third ] edition, this time for the ] area.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201306260835.html|title=North Africa: 'Al Huffington Post Maghreb' Officially Launched in Nation|date=June 25, 2013|agency=Tunis Afrique Presse}}</ref> On October 10, ]-based ''Huffington Post Deutschland'' has been put online in cooperation with the ] magazine '']'', covering ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/liebe-gruesse-from-munich-huffpost-goes-to-germany_b_4065106.html |title=Liebe Grüße From Munich: HuffPost Goes to Germany &#124; Arianna Huffington |publisher=The Huffington Post |date=October 10, 2013 |accessdate=December 24, 2013}}</ref> In January 2014, Arianna Huffington and ] announced the launch of the ''WorldPost'', created in partnership with the ].<ref>{{cite news|author=Arianna Huffington |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/covering-the-world-introducing-the-worldpost_b_4637990.html |title=Covering the World: Introducing The WorldPost |publisher=] |date=January 21, 2014 |accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref> Its contributors have included former British prime minister ], Google CEO ], novelist ] and musician ]. On January 29, 2014, the Brazilian version was launched as ''Brasil Post'', in partnership with ], the first in Latin America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exame.abril.com.br/tecnologia/noticias/versao-brasileira-do-huffington-post-brasil-post-esta-no-ar|title=Versão brasileira do Huffington Post, Brasil Post está no ar |language=Pt |work=] |date=January 28, 2014|accessdate=February 1, 2014}}</ref> In September 2014, The Huffington Post announced they will launch in Greece, India, and introduce '']'', an ] version of the website.<ref>{{cite web|author=Paul Revoir |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/aug/06/huffington-post-launch-arabic-language-edition-aol-al-jazeera |title=Huffington Post to launch Arabic-language edition |newspaper=] |date=August 6, 2014 |accessdate=August 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Lukas I. Alpert |url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/huffington-post-to-launch-in-greece-1410998402 |title=Huffington Post to Launch in Greece |newspaper=] |date=September 17, 2014 |accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> On August 18, 2015, ''HuffPost Australia'' was launched.<ref>{{cite news|author=Ariana Huffington |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/introducing-huffpost-australia_b_8000452.html?ir=Australia |title=HuffPost Down Under: Introducing HuffPost Australia |publisher=The Huffington Post |date=August 18, 2015 |accessdate=September 9, 2015}}</ref> ''The Huffington Post'' planned to launch a Chinese version in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Next stop for Huffington Post: China|url=http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000381453|accessdate=January 10, 2016|publisher=] |date=May 20, 2015}}</ref> Due to strict media controls, the content of Chinese version would not include serious news report, only entertainment and lifestyle.<ref>{{cite news|last1=卧虫|title=连奥巴马都觉得尖锐的《赫芬顿邮报》要来中国了,在这里它只登八卦和鸡汤|url=http://www.pingwest.com/the-chinese-version-huffington-post/ |language=zh |accessdate=January 10, 2016|publisher=品玩|date=May 21, 2015}}<!-- Translation needed; also Google translate says 品玩 means "to play" so is that really the publisher? --></ref> On November 21, 2016, ''HuffPost South Africa'' was launched, the brand’s first sub-Saharan edition.<ref>{{cite news|author=Media24 |url=http://www.media24.com/huffpost-media24-announce-launch-huffpost-south-africa |title=HuffPost and Media24 announce launch of HuffPost South Africa |publisher=Media24 |date=November 21, 2016 |accessdate=June 27, 2017}}</ref> In April 2017, ''HuffPost South Africa'' was directed by the press ombud to apologise unreservedly for publishing and later defending a column calling for disenfranchisement of white men which was declared malicious, inaccurate and discriminatory hate speech.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/04/25/a-huffpost-column-calling-to-disenfranchise-white-men-is-declared-hate-speech-in-south-africa/|title=Analysis - A HuffPost column calling for disenfranchisement of white men was initially declared hate speech in South Africa by a Press Ombud. The ruling, upon appeal, was overturned and the blog is no longer classified hate speech. |first=Avi|last=Selk|date=April 25, 2017|publisher=|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref>


In March 2011, ] acquired ''The Huffington Post'' for {{USD}}315&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703386704576186232665740452 | title=AOL Completes Purchase of Huffington Post | first=Emily | last=Steel | work=] | date=March 7, 2011 | url-access=subscription | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=July 25, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725052830/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703386704576186232665740452 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/aol-completes-huffington-post-acquisition-164902 | title=AOL Completes Huffington Post Acquisition | first=Georg | last=Szalai | work=] | date=March 7, 2011 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 2, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802103916/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/aol-completes-huffington-post-acquisition-164902 | url-status=live}}</ref> As part of the deal, Huffington became president and editor-in-chief of ''The Huffington Post'' and existing AOL properties ], ], ], ], Black Voices, PopEater (now ] on the HuffPost Entertainment subpage), ], AOL Latino (now ''HuffPost Voices''), AutoBlog, Patch, and StyleList.<ref name=aolacquirepr/>
===Vertical organization===
In 2011, after its purchase by AOL, ''The Huffington Post'' subsumed many of AOL's ''Voices'' properties (including ''AOL Black Voices'', which had originally independently established in 1995 as ], and ''AOL Latino''). The ''Voices'' brand was expanded in September 2011 with the launch of ''Gay Voices'', a vertical dedicated to ]-relevant articles. Other established sections, such as ''Impact'' (launched in 2010 as a partnership between ''Huffington Post'' and ]),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amy-neumann/causecast-ryan-scott_b_1382897.html |title=Amy Neumann: Social Good Stars: Causecast CEO Ryan Scott on the Future of Cause Marketing |publisher=The Huffington Post |accessdate=December 24, 2013 |date=March 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=McGann |first=Laura |url=http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/03/huffington-post-outsources-section-to-online-fundraising-organization/ |title=Huffington Post outsources section to online fundraising organization » Nieman Journalism Lab |publisher=] |date=December 20, 2013 |accessdate=December 24, 2013}}</ref> ''Women'', ''Teen'', ''College'', ''Religion'', and the Spanish-language ''Voces (en español)'' are also sorted under the ''Voices'' meta-vertical.


In December 2011, ''The Huffington Post'' said it had 36.2 million unique visitors.<ref name="reuters-20120927"/>
By late 2013, however, ''The Huffington Post'' was taking steps to operate as more of a "stand-alone business" within AOL, taking control of more of its own business and advertising operations, and directing more effort towards securing "premium advertising".<ref>Lucia Moses, , '']'', December 12, 2013.</ref>


''The Huffington Post'' subsumed many of AOL's ''Voices'' properties, including ''AOL Black Voices'', which was established in 1995 as ], and ''AOL Latino'', ''Impact'' (launched in 2010 as a partnership between ''Huffington Post'' and ]), ''Women'', ''Teen'', ''College'', ''Religion'', and the Spanish-language ''Voces (en español)''. The ''Voices'' brand was expanded in September 2011 with the launch of ''Gay Voices'', dedicated to ]-relevant articles.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/causecast-ryan-scott_b_1382897 | title=Social Good Stars: Causecast CEO Ryan Scott on the Future of Cause Marketing | first=Amy | last=Neumann | work=HuffPost | date=March 28, 2012 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801193524/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/causecast-ryan-scott_b_1382897 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=McGann | first=Laura | url=https://www.niemanlab.org/2010/03/huffington-post-outsources-section-to-online-fundraising-organization/ | title=Huffington Post outsources section to online fundraising organization | work=] | date=December 20, 2013 | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=May 25, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525002653/https://www.niemanlab.org/2010/03/huffington-post-outsources-section-to-online-fundraising-organization/ | url-status=live}}</ref>
==Contributors==
The site historically published work from both paid staff writers and reporters, and unpaid bloggers.<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/10/huffington-post-bloggers_n_821446.html</ref> The practice of publishing blog posts from unpaid contributors engendered some public controversy.<ref name="Rovzar" /> In January 2018, the site ended the practice of publishing posts from unpaid bloggers, instead launching two "Personal" and "Opinion" sections that feature pieces from paid contributors.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/business/media/huffpost-unpaid-contributors.html</ref>


By late 2013, the website operated as a "stand-alone business" within AOL, taking control of more of its own business and advertising operations, and directing more effort towards securing "premium advertising".<ref>{{cite news | first=Lucia | last=Moses | url=https://www.adweek.com/digital/huffpost-takes-more-control-destiny-new-ad-staff-separate-aol-154443/ | title=HuffPost Takes More Control of Destiny With New Ad Staff Separate From AOL | work=] | date=December 12, 2013 | url-access=subscription | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801164205/https://www.adweek.com/digital/huffpost-takes-more-control-destiny-new-ad-staff-separate-aol-154443/ | url-status=live}}</ref>
In addition to columns by Arianna Huffington and a group of contributors such as ], ], ], Leonard Kim, ], and ], ''The Huffington Post'' had many bloggers—from politicians and celebrities to academics and policy experts—who contributed on a wide range of topics. Specialist contributors included spiritual author ]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-taro-gold/ |title=Craig Taro Gold Huffington Post Profile |publisher=The Huffington Post |accessdate=October 19, 2013}}</ref> and health expert Jeff Halevy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-halevy/ |title=Jeff Halevy/ Blogger Index |publisher=The Huffington Post |accessdate=February 1, 2013}}</ref>


In June 2015, ] acquired AOL for US$4.4&nbsp;billion and the site became a part of Verizon Media.<ref name=verizon/>
Celebrities were allowed to use the site's former blogging system, and a number opted to do so over the years. In many cases, such as that of ], former Secretary of Labor, content was cross-posted among multiple sites.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/theblog/index/ |title=Top Posts / Blogger Index |publisher=The Huffington Post |accessdate=March 4, 2012}}</ref>


Huffington resigned to pursue other ventures and was succeeded as editor-in-chief by ] in December 2016.<ref name=polgreen/>
The site has also published columns by specialists in fields such as ] and ] on global health issues, ] on food, Taryn Hillin who is the Associate Editor of Weddings and Post Divorce, Harold Katz on dental health, Suzie Heumann on sex, ] on education, ] and ] on climate change and the environment, ] on ethics, ] on statistics and politics, ] on business and politics, Jon LaPook on medicine, ] on science, ] on child psychiatry, and ] on marriage. Colon cancer survivor and awareness advocate ], one of the original contributors to '']'' in 1968, has been part of HuffPo's group of bloggers since 2009, posting independent political commentary on ''The Huffington Post'', ''The Huffington Post UK'', ''Le Huffington Post'', ''El Huffington Post'', and ''Al Huffington Post Maghreb''. It publishes ] of current news stories and links to selected prominent news stories.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anand-reddi | publisher=The Huffington Post | first=Anand | last=Reddi | title=Anand Reddi}}</ref> Author and former Hollywood story analyst Julie Gray writes for the ''Post''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Julie Gray|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julie-gray/|accessdate=August 1, 2014|publisher=The Huffington Post|quote=A Hollywood refugee living in the Middle East, Julie Gray has authored two books and is working on a memoir. A former Hollywood story analyst who has taught at Warner Bros., Julie now works with entrepreneurs, writers and innovators worldwide-to shape narrative, edit stories and bridge the gap between art and commerce.}}</ref> Michal Shapiro, former Director of Music Videos, LINK TV, has covered "world music" for the "Post" since April 11, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michal Shapiro |url=http://www.thedrum.com/news/2016/02/17/duchess-cambridge-guest-edits-huffington-post}}</ref>


In April 2017,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lydia-polgreen-huffpost_n_58fe16b8e4b018a9ce5d2e4c | title=Letter From The Editor: HuffPost's New Chapter | last=Polgreen | first=Lydia | author-link=Lydia Polgreen | work=HuffPost | date=April 25, 2017 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801174338/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lydia-polgreen-huffpost_n_58fe16b8e4b018a9ce5d2e4c | url-status=live}}</ref> Polgreen announced the company would rebrand, changing its official full name to ''HuffPost'',<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/huffington-post-huffpost-lydia-polgreen_n_58fce1cae4b00fa7de1522ee | title=The Huffington Post Is Now HuffPost | first=Michael | last=Calderone | work=HuffPost | date=April 25, 2017 | access-date=November 6, 2019 | archive-date=July 22, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722202022/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/huffington-post-huffpost-lydia-polgreen_n_58fce1cae4b00fa7de1522ee | url-status=live}}</ref> with changes to the design of its website and logo, and content and reporting.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://mashable.com/2017/04/25/huffpost-redesign/ | title=Meet HuffPost: New leadership, new look, new name | last=Abbruzzese | first=Jason | work=] | date=April 25, 2017 | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801190846/https://mashable.com/2017/04/25/huffpost-redesign/ | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-huffington-post-shrinks-its-name-to-huffpost-1493110800 | title=Huffington Post Shrinks Its Name to HuffPost, in a Step Back From Founder | last=Shields | first=Mike | work=] | date=April 25, 2017 | url-access=subscription |access-date=April 26, 2017 | archive-date=April 26, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426013545/https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-huffington-post-shrinks-its-name-to-huffpost-1493110800 | url-status=live}}</ref>
On February 17, 2016, it was announced that the ], Kate Middleton, would guest edit a series of articles as part of a collaboration designed to improve and better understand mental health issues affecting young people.<ref>{{cite news|title=Duchess of Cambridge guest edits the Huffington Post |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michal-shapiro}}</ref>


On January 24, 2019, 20 employees were laid off as a part of Verizon Media laying off 7% of its staff.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kludt|first=Tom|title=Layoffs underway at HuffPost a day after parent company Verizon announced cuts|date=January 24, 2019 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/24/media/huffpost-layoffs/index.html|publisher=CNN|access-date=November 18, 2020|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108003103/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/24/media/huffpost-layoffs/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The opinion and health sections were eliminated. ] finalist Jason Cherkis lost his job.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/1000-media-layoffs-buzzfeed-huffpost-yahoo-gannett_n_5c4b61a6e4b0e1872d4384b6 | title=The Media Industry Laid Off A Thousand People In January. It May Not Be Over. | last=Campbell | first=Andy | work=HuffPost | date=January 25, 2019 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=February 29, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229132617/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/1000-media-layoffs-buzzfeed-huffpost-yahoo-gannett_n_5c4b61a6e4b0e1872d4384b6 | url-status=live}}</ref>
On April 9, 2016, American Sleep Association (ASA) and ''The Huffington Post'' announced a partnership to increase awareness about the importance of sleep and the dangers of sleep disorders. Through the collaboration, ASA shared information and resources relating to sleep information between the two platforms.<ref>{{cite news|title= ASA Partnership with The Huffington Post|url=https://www.sleepassociation.org/blog-post/partnership-with-the-huffington-post/}}</ref>


On March 6, 2020, Polgreen announced that she would step down as editor-in-chief to become the head of content at ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=Lydia |title=Lydia Polgreen To Step Down As Editor-In-Chief Of HuffPost |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lydia-polgreen-to-step-down-as-editor-in-chief-of-huffpost_n_5e6280c7c5b601904ea9f460 |website=huffpost.com |date=March 6, 2020 |publisher=HuffPost |access-date=November 24, 2020 |archive-date=November 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123170750/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lydia-polgreen-to-step-down-as-editor-in-chief-of-huffpost_n_5e6280c7c5b601904ea9f460 |url-status=live}}</ref>
''The Huffington Post''{{'}}s OffTheBus is an online news organization using amateur journalists that is a collaboration between ''The Huffington Post'', ] (NYU), and ]'s NewAssignment.Net.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/off-the-bus/ |title=Off The Bus News and Opinion on The Huffington Post |publisher=The Huffington Post |accessdate=September 2, 2009 |first=Howard |last=Fineman}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.cjr.org/feature/get_off_the_bus.php
|title=Get Off the Bus
|publisher=Columbia Journalism Review
|accessdate=March 7, 2009
|quote=OffTheBus (OTB) was a citizen-powered campaign news site co-sponsored by The Huffington Post and Jay Rosen's NewAssignment, at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.
}}
</ref> ''The Huffington Post''{{'}}s ''FundRace'' is a website that tracks contributions to the presidential campaigns and includes a mapping feature that shows contributions broken down by city, neighborhood, and block.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/ |title=Campaign Donors : Fundrace 2008&nbsp;– Huffington Post |publisher=The Huffington Post |date=August 28, 2009 |accessdate=September 2, 2009}}</ref>


In November 2020, HuffPost shut down its India operation after six years. According to some media reports, the acquisition did not include the India site due to regulations barring foreign ownership of Indian Digital Media.<ref>{{Cite web|title='HuffPost' shuts down its Indian edition after six years|url=https://scroll.in/latest/979406/huffpost-shuts-down-its-indian-edition-after-six-years|access-date=December 10, 2020|website=Scroll.in|date=November 25, 2020 |archive-date=December 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209123942/https://scroll.in/latest/979406/huffpost-shuts-down-its-indian-edition-after-six-years|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Business affairs==
===Investment===
In August 2006, ''The Huffington Post'' announced that ] would invest {{USD}}5&nbsp;million in the site, which had grown in popularity in only a year, to help expand it.<ref name="softbank">{{cite web|url=http://www.softbank.com/pages/HP_Oak%20_120108.pdf|title=The Huffington Post Announces $25 Million In Funding|accessdate=March 7, 2009|format=PDF}}</ref> Plans included hiring more staff to update the site 24 hours a day, hiring in-house reporters and a multimedia team to make video reports. ]'s ] also invested. The news marked the site's "first round of venture capital funding".<ref>{{cite news|author=Christopher&nbsp;Papagianis |url=http://today.reuters.com/news/articlebusiness.aspx?type=ousiv&storyID=2006-08-08T001950Z_01_N07410385_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESSPRO-MEDIA-HUFFINGTON-DC.XML&from=business |title=Business & Financial News, Breaking US & International News |publisher=] |date=February 9, 2009 |accessdate=March 4, 2012}}{{dead link|date=October 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


On February 16, 2021, ] acquired ''HuffPost'' from Verizon Media in a stock deal.<ref name=":1"/><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |first=Kerry |last=Flynn |title=BuzzFeed lays off 70 HuffPost staffers in massive 'restructure' less than a month after acquisition|date=March 9, 2021 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/09/media/huffpost-layoffs/index.html|access-date=March 11, 2021|publisher=CNN|archive-date=March 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310113705/https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/09/media/huffpost-layoffs/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 9, 2021, BuzzFeed CEO ] said that the company had lost "around $20 million" during the previous year, and ''HuffPost Canada'' was shut down and ceased publishing.<ref>{{cite news |title=HuffPost shuts down Canadian operations |date=March 9, 2021 |work=] |url-access=subscription |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2021/03/09/huffpost-shuts-down-canadian-operations.html |access-date=March 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312061114/https://www.thestar.com/business/2021/03/09/huffpost-shuts-down-canadian-operations.html |archive-date=March 12, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The site has now{{when|date=October 2017}} invested in user-generated content model via ], audio and photo content posted directly on the site.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/03/media/huffington-post-growth-plan/index.html|title=Read Arianna Huffington's plan to 'dominate the industry'|work=CNNMoney|access-date=2017-10-10}}</ref>
On April 12, 2021, ] became editor-in-chief.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/joe-holleman/st-louis-native-belton-heading-huffpost-us-news-operation/article_cba4d2ed-6792-55c3-9abd-88cd41342fdf.html |title= St. Louis native Belton heading HuffPost US news operation |date=April 22, 2021 |work=] |access-date=April 12, 2021 |first=Joe |last=Holleman}}</ref>


Following the gradual shut-down of '']'' announced in 2023, BuzzFeed, Inc. refocused its news efforts into ''HuffPost'', with plans to rehire past ''BuzzFeed News'' employees at ''HuffPost'' or at BuzzFeed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huston |first1=Caitlin |title=BuzzFeed News Shutting Down Amid Major Layoffs |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/buzzfeed-news-shutting-down-amid-major-layoffs-1235392981/ |access-date=2 May 2023 |work=] |date=20 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Darcy |first1=Oliver |title=BuzzFeed News will shut down |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/20/media/buzzfeed-news-shuts-down/index.html |access-date=2 May 2023 |work=] |date=20 April 2023}}</ref>
In November 2008, ''The Huffington Post'' completed {{USD}}15&nbsp;million fundraising from investors to finance expansion, including more journalism and the provision of local news across the United States.<ref>{{cite news|author=Tony Halpin Moscow Updated 48 minutes ago |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/movers_and_shakers/article5201252.ece |title=The Times &#124; UK News, World News and Opinion |work=] |date=January 2, 2012 |accessdate=March 4, 2012 |location=London}}</ref>


===Local editions===
On February 7, 2011, ] announced it would acquire ''The Huffington Post'' for {{USD}}315&nbsp;million.<ref name="Rovzar">Chris Rovzar '']'', February 10, 2011 (retrieved October 27, 2015)</ref> As part of the deal, Arianna Huffington became president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group, including ''The Huffington Post'' and existing AOL properties ], ], ], ], Black Voices, PopEater (now HuffPost Celebrity), ], AOL Latino (now ''HuffPost Voices''), AutoBlog, Patch, and StyleList.<ref name="AOL Press Release"/>
* In spring 2007, the first local version, ''HuffPost Chicago'', was launched.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/chicago | title=HuffPost: Chicago | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=April 25, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425110531/https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/chicago | url-status=live}}</ref>
* In June 2009, ''HuffPost New York'' was launched.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/new-york-city | title=HuffPost: New York | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427095418/https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/new-york-city | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''HuffPost Denver'' launched on September 15, 2009.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/denver | title=HuffPost: Denver | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=May 30, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530065502/https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/denver | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.westword.com/news/the-debut-of-huffington-post-denver-5828833 | title=The Debut of Huffington Post Denver | last=Roberts | first=Michael | magazine=] | date=September 15, 2009 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801184348/https://www.westword.com/news/the-debut-of-huffington-post-denver-5828833 | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''HuffPost Los Angeles'' launched on December 2, 2009.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/los-angeles | title=HuffPost: Los Angeles | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428151716/https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/los-angeles | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/go-west-young-internet-ne_b_376756 | title=Go West, Young Internet Newspaper: Introducing ''HuffPost Los Angeles'' | first=Arianna | last=Huffington | author-link=Arianna Huffington | work=HuffPost | date=December 2, 2009 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801170409/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/go-west-young-internet-ne_b_376756 | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''HuffPost San Francisco'' launched on July 12, 2011.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/san-francisco | title=HuffPost: San Francisco | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427113228/https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/san-francisco | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''HuffPost Detroit'' launched on November 17, 2011.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/detroit | title=HuffPost: Detroit | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427124149/https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/detroit | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/huffpost-detroit_b_1098666 | title=Motoring Into the Motor City: Introducing HuffPost Detroit | first=Arianna | last=Huffington | author-link=Arianna Huffington | work=HuffPost | date=November 17, 2011 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801182314/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/huffpost-detroit_b_1098666 | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''HuffPost Miami'' launched in November 2011.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/miami | title=HuffPost: Miami | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427112206/https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/miami | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/huffpost-miami_b_1119489 | title=Taking Our Talents to South Florida: Introducing HuffPost Miami | first=Arianna | last=Huffington | author-link=Arianna Huffington | work=HuffPost | date=November 30, 2011 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801165720/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/huffpost-miami_b_1119489 | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''HuffPost Hawaii'' was launched in collaboration with the online investigative reporting and public affairs news service Honolulu Civil Beat on September 4, 2013.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/hawaii | title=HuffPost: Hawaii | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427113945/https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/hawaii | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hawaii-news-coverage-expa_b_3866886 | title=Hawaii News Coverage Expands with Launch of HuffPost Hawaii | first=Pierre | last=Omidyar | author-link=Pierre Omidyar | work=HuffPost | date=September 4, 2013 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801180402/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hawaii-news-coverage-expa_b_3866886 | url-status=live}}</ref>


===Labor disputes=== ===International editions===
* On May 26, 2011, ''HuffPost Canada'', the first international edition, was launched.<ref>{{cite news |title=Huffington Post launches Canadian version |agency=] |work=] |date=May 26, 2011 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/huffington-post-launches-canadian-version/article581063/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-date=March 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312061136/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/huffington-post-launches-canadian-version/article581063/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Following ]'s acquisition of HuffPost, it was announced on March 9, 2021, that ''HuffPost Canada'' would stop publishing content and cease operations the following week as part of a broader restructuring plan for the company.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 9, 2021 |title=HuffPost Canada to stop publishing |work=] |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/huffpost-canada-closing-1.5942533 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309192945/https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/huffpost-canada-closing-1.5942533 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-03-09 |access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=March 9, 2021 |title=Huffington Post Canada website no longer publishing content, will maintain archive |work=] |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2021/03/09/canadian-press-newsalert-huffpost-canada-no-longer-publishing-content.html |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193751/https://www.thestar.com/business/2021/03/09/canadian-press-newsalert-huffpost-canada-no-longer-publishing-content.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-03-09 |access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref>
In February 2011, Visual Art Source, which had been cross-posting material from its website, went on strike against ''The Huffington Post''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/mar/05/huffington-post-aol | location=London |work=] | first=Bill | last=Lasarow | title=Why our writers are on strike against the Huffington Post – Bill Lasarow | date=March 5, 2011}}</ref> In March 2011, the strike and the call to boycott ''The Huffington Post'' was joined and endorsed by the ] (NWU) and the ] (TNG)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nwu.org/boycott-huffington-post-0 |title=Don't cross the picket line – boycott the Huffington Post |date=June 15, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628004430/http://nwu.org/boycott-huffington-post-0 |archivedate=June 28, 2011 }}</ref> The boycott was dropped in October 2011.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/150456/national-writers-union-drops-huffington-post-boycott/ | title=National Writers Union, Guild drop Huffington Post boycott | date=October 21, 2011 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029011503/http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/150456/national-writers-union-drops-huffington-post-boycott/ | archivedate=October 29, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* On July 6, 2011, ''Huffington Post UK'' was launched.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-14042203/arianna-really-excited-for-huffington-post-uk-edition | work=] | title=Arianna 'really excited' for Huffington Post UK edition | date=July 6, 2011 | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=April 4, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404000859/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-14042203/arianna-really-excited-for-huffington-post-uk-edition | url-status=live}}</ref>
* On January 23, 2012, ''The Huffington Post'', in partnership with {{Lang|fr|]}} and Les Nouvelles Editions Indépendantes, launched ''Le Huffington Post'', a French-language edition and the first in a non-English speaking country.<ref>{{cite news | title=Editor Is the Story as the French Huffington Post Starts | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/business/media/anne-sinclair-takes-helm-at-french-huffington-post.html | last=Sciolino | first=Elaine | author-link=Elaine Sciolino | work=] | date=January 23, 2012 | url-access=subscription | access-date=February 25, 2017 | archive-date=February 22, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222223230/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/business/media/anne-sinclair-takes-helm-at-french-huffington-post.html | url-status=live}}</ref>
* On February 8, 2012, ''Le Huffington Post Québec'' ({{aka}} ''HuffPost Québec''), a French language edition, was launched in Canada's primarily French-speaking province, ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Huffington |first=Arianna |author-link=Arianna Huffington |title=Nothing Provincial About It: Introducing Le HuffPost Québec |work=HuffPost |date=February 8, 2012 |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/le-huffpost-quebec_b_1260183 |access-date=April 27, 2020 |archive-date=August 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801164048/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/le-huffpost-quebec_b_1260183 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* On May 1, 2012, a U.S.-based Spanish-language edition was launched under the name ''HuffPost Voces'', replacing AOL Latino.<ref>{{cite news | title=¡Bienvenidos a la Familia! Introducing HuffPost Voces |first=Arianna |last=Huffington |author-link=Arianna Huffington |work=HuffPost |date=2012-07-01 |orig-date=May 1, 2012 |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/huffpost-voces_b_1465854 |access-date=2024-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801161243/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/huffpost-voces_b_1465854 |archive-date=August 1, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* In June 2012, the edition in Spain, ''El Huffington Post'' (later ''ElHuffPost''), was launched.<ref>{{cite news |title=El Huffington Post Debuts In Spain |first=Katherine |last=Fung |work=HuffPost |date=April 29, 2013 |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/el-huffington-post-spain-launch_n_1578565 |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802012443/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/el-huffington-post-spain-launch_n_1578565 |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* On May 6, 2013, an edition for Japan, ''{{lang|ja|ハフポスト}}'' (''HuffPost Japan''), was launched with the collaboration of '']'', the first edition in an Asian country.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/2013/05/01/arianna_huffington_n_3190277.html | script-title=ja:アリアナ・ハフィントンさん ザ・ハフィントン・ポスト編集長(前編) |language=ja |work=HuffPost |date=May 6, 2013 |access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801195038/https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/2013/05/01/arianna_huffington_n_3190277.html | url-status=live}}</ref>
* On September 24, 2013, an Italian edition, ''L'Huffington Post'', was launched, directed by journalist ] in collaboration with the media company ].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/benvenuti-a-lhuffington-p_b_1904132 | title=Benvenuti a L'Huffington Post! | first=Arianna | last=Huffington | author-link=Arianna Huffington | work=HuffPost | date=September 25, 2013 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 2, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802012427/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/benvenuti-a-lhuffington-p_b_1904132 | url-status=live}}</ref>
* In June 2013, ''Al Huffington Post'', the third ] edition, launched for the ] area.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201306260835.html | title=North Africa: 'Al Huffington Post Maghreb' Officially Launched in Nation | agency=] | publisher=] | date=June 25, 2013 | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=December 19, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219211410/http://allafrica.com/stories/201306260835.html | url-status=live}}</ref> On December 3, 2019, the ] edition was closed.<ref>{{cite news | title=HuffPost Maghreb closes 6 years after launch | url=https://gulfnews.com/technology/media/huffpost-maghreb-closes-6-years-after-launch-1.1575418064102 | agency=] | work=] | date=December 4, 2019 | access-date=December 4, 2019 | archive-date=December 4, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204200230/https://gulfnews.com/technology/media/huffpost-maghreb-closes-6-years-after-launch-1.1575418064102 | url-status=live}}</ref>
* On October 10, 2013, ]-based ''Huffington Post Deutschland'' was launched in co-operation with the ] magazine '']'', covering ].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/liebe-gruesse-from-munich-huffpost-goes-to-germany_b_4065106 | title=Liebe Grüße From Munich: HuffPost Goes to Germany | author-link=Arianna Huffington | first=Arianna | last=Huffington | work=HuffPost | date=October 10, 2013 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801193557/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/liebe-gruesse-from-munich-huffpost-goes-to-germany_b_4065106 | url-status=live}}</ref> On January 11, 2018, it was announced that the German language edition would shut down on March 31, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/huff-post-deutschland-wird-eingestellt-huffington-post-ohne-deutsche-ausgabe-a-1247550.html | title="Huff Post Deutschland" wird eingestellt | work=] | date=January 11, 2019 |language=de |access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801220557/https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/huff-post-deutschland-wird-eingestellt-huffington-post-ohne-deutsche-ausgabe-a-1247550.html | url-status=live}}</ref>
* In January 2014, Arianna Huffington and ] announced the launch of the ''WorldPost'', created in partnership with the ].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/covering-the-world-introducing-the-worldpost_b_4637990 | title=Covering the World: Introducing The WorldPost | author-link=Arianna Huffington | first=Arianna | last=Huffington | work=HuffPost | date=January 21, 2014 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801202352/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/covering-the-world-introducing-the-worldpost_b_4637990 | url-status=live}}</ref> Its contributors have included former British prime minister ], Google CEO ], novelist ], and musician ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://36z59wriv543qd814533ma8z-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BER_5YearAnniversary_R23_040416_Spreads.pdf|title=Berggruen Institute: Five Year Anniversary Edition|publisher=Berggruen Institute|date=October 2018|access-date=January 29, 2022}}</ref>
* On January 29, 2014, the Brazilian version was launched as ''Brasil Post'', in partnership with ], the first in Latin America.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://exame.abril.com.br/tecnologia/versao-brasileira-do-huffington-post-brasil-post-esta-no-ar/ |title=Versão brasileira do Huffington Post, Brasil Post está no ar |language=pt |work=] |date=January 28, 2014 |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-date=June 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620074222/https://exame.abril.com.br/tecnologia/versao-brasileira-do-huffington-post-brasil-post-esta-no-ar/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Brasil Post was later renamed ''Huffington Post Brasil'' in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-04 |title=Site Brasil Post vai mudar nome para Huffington Post Brasil |url=https://exame.com/marketing/site-brasil-post-vai-mudar-nome-para-huffington-post-brasil/ |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Exame |language=pt-br}}</ref> then ''HuffPost Brasil''. In November 2020, the edition was closed down following BuzzFeed's acquisition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Following its acquisition by BuzzFeed, HuffPost shuts down its Brazil and India editions – TechCrunch |date=November 24, 2020 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/24/huffpost-india-brasil-shutdown/ |access-date=2022-05-15}}</ref>
* In February 2014, a Korean language edition was launched in ] in partnership with the local center-left newspaper ''].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140228001116|title=Huffington Post starts Korean edition|work=]|date=February 28, 2014|access-date=January 29, 2022}}</ref><!--<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.huffingtonpost.kr/ |title=ACTUAL ARTICLE TITLE BELONGS HERE! original text: Archived copy |access-date=February 20, 2021 |archive-date=February 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227074837/https://m.huffingtonpost.kr/ |url-status=live}}</ref>-->
* In September 2014, planned launches were announced for sites for Greece, India, as well '']'', an Arabic version of the website.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/aug/06/huffington-post-launch-arabic-language-edition-aol-al-jazeera | title=Huffington Post to launch Arabic-language edition | first=Paul | last=Revoir | work=] | date=August 6, 2014 | access-date=December 13, 2016 | archive-date=February 2, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202111427/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/aug/06/huffington-post-launch-arabic-language-edition-aol-al-jazeera | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.campaignlive.com/article/huffington-post-launch-brazil-abril/1214257 | title=Huffington Post to launch in Brazil with Abril | date=September 30, 2013 | first=Arif | last=Durrani | access-date=May 14, 2019 | archive-date=August 2, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802014337/https://www.campaignlive.com/article/huffington-post-launch-brazil-abril/1214257 | url-status=live}}</ref>
* On August 18, 2015, ''HuffPost Australia'' was launched.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/introducing-huffpost-australia_b_8000452?ir=Australia | title=HuffPost Down Under: Introducing HuffPost Australia | author-link=Arianna Huffington | first=Ariana | last=Huffington | work=HuffPost | date=August 18, 2015 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801193541/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/introducing-huffpost-australia_b_8000452?ir=Australia | url-status=live}}</ref>
* On November 21, 2016, ''HuffPost South Africa'', the brand's first sub-Saharan edition, was launched in partnership with ].<ref name=media24end/> The South African edition stopped when the partnership with Media24 ended in 2018.<ref name=media24end>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2018/07/16/media24-and-huffpost-to-end-partnership-in-south-africa_a_23482888/ | title=Media24 and HuffPost to End Partnership in South Africa | work=HuffPost | date=July 16, 2018 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=March 12, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312061131/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2018/07/16/media24-and-huffpost-to-end-partnership-in-south-africa_a_23482888/ | url-status=live}}</ref>


== Contributor network ==
In April 2011, ''The Huffington Post'' was targeted with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed in United States District Court in New York by ] on behalf of thousands of uncompensated bloggers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Peters |first=Jeremy W. |url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/12/huffington-post-is-target-of-suit-on-behalf-of-bloggers/ |title=Huffington Post Is Target of Suit on Behalf of Bloggers |publisher='']'' Mediadecoder blog |date=April 12, 2011 |accessdate=March 4, 2012}}</ref> The suit was ] on March 30, 2012, by the court, holding that the bloggers had volunteered their services, their compensation being publication.<ref name=Reutersdismiss>{{cite news|title=Unpaid bloggers' lawsuit versus Huffington Post tossed|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/30/us-aol-huffingtonpost-bloggers-idUSBRE82T17L20120330|accessdate=September 27, 2012|date=September 27, 2012|author=Jonathan Stempel|agency=] |quote=...no expectation of being paid, and said they got what they bargained for when their works were published.}}</ref>
The site originally published work from both paid reporters and unpaid bloggers through its ].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/huffington-post-bloggers_n_821446 | title=How the Huffington Post Works (In Case You Were Wondering) | first=Jason | last=Linkins | work=HuffPost | date=May 28, 2013 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=June 23, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623081208/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/huffington-post-bloggers_n_821446 | url-status=live}}</ref>


In February 2011, Visual Art Source, which had been cross-posting material from its website, went on strike against ''The Huffington Post'' to protest against its writers not being paid.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/mar/05/huffington-post-aol | location=London | work=] | first=Bill | last=Lasarow | title=Why our writers are on strike against the Huffington Post | date=March 5, 2011 | access-date=December 13, 2016 | archive-date=January 2, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102061603/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/mar/05/huffington-post-aol | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2011/02/unpaid_huffington_post_blogger.html | title=Unpaid Huffington Post Bloggers: 'Hey Arianna, Can You Spare a Dime?' | first=Chris | last=Rovzar | work=] | date=February 10, 2011 | access-date=December 12, 2019 | archive-date=September 1, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901113446/http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2011/02/unpaid_huffington_post_blogger.html | url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2011, the strike and the call to boycott was joined and endorsed by the ] and ]; however, the boycott was dropped in October 2011.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2011/national-writers-union-drops-huffington-post-boycott/ | title=National Writers Union, Guild drop Huffington Post boycott | first=Jim | last=Romenesko | publisher=] | date=October 21, 2011 | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801194909/https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2011/national-writers-union-drops-huffington-post-boycott/ | url-status=live}}</ref>
] refused to allow his work to be reused for free on the site, commenting "the company can absolutely afford to pay contributors. The fact that it doesn't, and can get away with it, is distressing to me."<ref>Will Wheaton (Oct 27, 2015), (accessed October 27, 2015),</ref>


In April 2011, ''The Huffington Post'' was targeted with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit by ] on behalf of thousands of bloggers who had submitted material to the website.<ref name="reuters-20120927"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Huffington Post Is Target of Suit on Behalf of Bloggers |last=Peters |first=Jeremy W. |author-link=Jeremy W. Peters |work=] |date=April 12, 2011 |url=https://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/12/huffington-post-is-target-of-suit-on-behalf-of-bloggers/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 27, 2020 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323060615/https://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/12/huffington-post-is-target-of-suit-on-behalf-of-bloggers/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On March 30, 2012, the suit was dismissed with ] by the court, holding that the bloggers had volunteered their services, their compensation being publication.<ref name="reuters-20120927">{{cite news | title=Unpaid bloggers' lawsuit versus Huffington Post tossed | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-aol-huffingtonpost-bloggers/unpaid-bloggers-lawsuit-versus-huffington-post-tossed-idUSBRE82T17L20120330 | first=Jonathan | last=Stempel | work=] | date=September 27, 2012 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801194434/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-aol-huffingtonpost-bloggers/unpaid-bloggers-lawsuit-versus-huffington-post-tossed-idUSBRE82T17L20120330 | url-status=live}}</ref>
==Content and coverage==
HuffPost is a ]<ref name="Budak">Budak, Ceren and Goel, Sharad and Rao, Justin M., Fair and Balanced? Quantifying Media Bias through Crowdsourced Content Analysis (November 17, 2014). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2526461 or https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2526461</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lydia-polgreen-huffington-post_us_5846ef54e4b0fe5ab693122b|title=Lydia Polgreen Named Editor-In-Chief Of The Huffington Post|last=Calderone|first=Michael|date=2016-12-06|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=2017-02-23}}</ref> American ] that has both localized and international editions founded by ], ], ], and ],<ref name="Buzzfeed"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/Breitbart.com-has-Drudge-to-thank-for-its-success---page-2/2100-1025_3-5976096-2.html|title=Breitbart.com has Drudge to thank for its success |publisher=] |accessdate=March 4, 2012}}</ref> featuring ].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/08/AR2007070801213.html | title=A Blog That Made it Big | accessdate=November 25, 2008 | date=July 9, 2007 | work=] | author=Kurtz, Howard}}</ref> The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women's interests, and local news.


In 2015, ] stated that he refused to allow his work to be reused for free on the site.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://wilwheaton.net/2015/10/you-cant-pay-your-rent-with-the-unique-platform-and-reach-our-site-provides/ | title=you can't pay your rent with "the unique platform and reach our site provides | first=Wil | last=Wheaton | author-link=Wil Wheaton | date=October 27, 2015 | access-date=October 28, 2015 | archive-date=October 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028070901/http://wilwheaton.net/2015/10/you-cant-pay-your-rent-with-the-unique-platform-and-reach-our-site-provides/ | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-top-ten-reasons-you-s_b_8479388 | title=The Top Ten Reasons You Should Work for Free – Unless You Are Wil Wheaton | first=Stacie | last=Huckeba | work=HuffPost | date=December 6, 2017 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=May 3, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503183400/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-top-ten-reasons-you-s_b_8479388 | url-status=live}}</ref>
It launched on May 9, 2005 as ''The Huffington Post''<ref name="name change"/> as an overtly ]<ref name="Budak"/><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lydia-polgreen-huffington-post_us_5846ef54e4b0fe5ab693122b|title=Lydia Polgreen Named Editor-In-Chief Of The Huffington Post|last=Calderone|first=Michael|date=2016-12-06|publisher=The Huffington Post|access-date=2017-02-23}}</ref> commentary outlet/blog and alternative to news aggregators such as the ],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1192975/The-Huffington-Post | title=The Huffington Post | publisher=] | accessdate=March 3, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/jan-june11/aolhuffington_02-07.html |title=Huffington, AOL CEO on Shared Vision for Online Content, Ads &#124; PBS NewsHour &#124; Feb. 7, 2011 |publisher=] |date=February 7, 2011 |accessdate=March 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71092.html |title=W.H. sees political win in Richard Cordray move – Carrie Budoff Brown and Glenn Thrush |newspaper=] |accessdate=March 4, 2012}}</ref> and it continues to maintain a ] stance.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/06/should-news-outlets-declare-allegiances-209576|title=Should news outlets declare allegiances?|newspaper=] |access-date=2017-02-09}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/13/media/liberal-media-donald-trump/index.html|title=Liberal media outlets mobilize for Trump presidency|last=Kludt|first=Tom|date=2017-01-13|publisher=] |access-date=2017-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-37047416|title=Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington to step down|last=Wilson|first=Bill|date=2016-08-11|publisher=] |access-date=2017-02-09}}</ref>


The practice of publishing blog posts from unpaid contributors ended in January 2018. This transformed the site, which had become notable for featuring extensive sections in a broad range of subjects from a significant number of contributors.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ember |first=Sydney |title=HuffPost, Breaking From Its Roots, Ends Unpaid Contributions |work=] |date=January 18, 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/business/media/huffpost-unpaid-contributors.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=May 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922014732/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/business/media/huffpost-unpaid-contributors.html |archive-date=September 22, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Contributors had included:

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* ] on gender, and species, identity<ref>{{cite web |title=Not Identifying as Human? |first=Adrienne |last=Wu |date=2017-12-01 |work=HuffPost Contributors platform |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/i-dont-identify-as-human_b_5a21e594e4b05072e8b56944 |access-date=2022-04-11}}</ref>
* Arianna Huffington<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/arianna-huffington | title=Contributor: Arianna Huffington | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=April 26, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426204024/https://www.huffpost.com/author/arianna-huffington | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on politics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/barack-obama | title=Contributor: Barack Obama | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=July 28, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728200717/https://www.huffpost.com/author/barack-obama | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on politics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/robert-reich | title=Contributor: Robert Reich | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=April 23, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423221409/https://www.huffpost.com/author/robert-reich | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on mental health issues.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/17/opinions/uk-royal-duchess-huffington-post/index.html | title=Why Duchess of Cambridge is editing Huffington Post | first=Max | last=Foster | publisher=] | date=February 17, 2016 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 18, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818225442/https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/17/opinions/uk-royal-duchess-huffington-post/index.html | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on life issues<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/harry-shearer | title=Contributor: Harry Shearer | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=July 30, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730173031/https://www.huffpost.com/author/harry-shearer | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on music<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/jeff-pollack | title=Contributor: Jeff Pollack | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=April 25, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425110849/https://www.huffpost.com/author/jeff-pollack | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on international culture<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/kurtis-chadwick | title=Contributor: Kurtis Chadwick | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=April 25, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425110849/https://www.huffpost.com/author/kurtis-chadwick | url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ] on politics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/roy-sekoff | title=Contributor: Roy Sekoff | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801213217/https://www.huffpost.com/author/roy-sekoff | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ], spiritual author<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/craig-taro-gold | title=Contributor: Craig Taro Gold | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=February 27, 2019 | archive-date=February 28, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228004403/https://www.huffpost.com/author/craig-taro-gold | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on health<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/jih-224 | title=Contributor: Jeff Halevy | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 2, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802012425/https://www.huffpost.com/author/jih-224 | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/cenk-uygur | title=Contributor: Cenk Uygur | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=March 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301123942/https://www.huffpost.com/author/cenk-uygur | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on education<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/diane-ravitch | title=Contributor: Diane Ravitch | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428151600/https://www.huffpost.com/author/diane-ravitch | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on ethics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/jacob-m-appel | title=Contributor: Jacob M. Appel | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=April 23, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423224220/https://www.huffpost.com/author/jacob-m-appel | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on statistics and politics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/howard-steven-friedman | title=Contributor: Howard Steven Friedman | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801213221/https://www.huffpost.com/author/howard-steven-friedman | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on business and politics<ref name="Contributor: Auren Hoffman">{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/auren-hoffman | title=Contributor: Auren Hoffman | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801194953/https://www.huffpost.com/author/auren-hoffman | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on science<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/cara-santa-maria | title=Contributor: Cara Santa Maria | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=February 21, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221080824/https://www.huffpost.com/author/cara-santa-maria | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on child psychiatry<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/cara-santa-maria | title=Contributor: Nancy Rappaport | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=February 21, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221080824/https://www.huffpost.com/author/cara-santa-maria | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on marriage<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/iris-krasnow | title=Contributor: Iris Krasnow | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=July 18, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718093659/https://www.huffpost.com/author/iris-krasnow | url-status=live}}</ref>
* Anand Reddi publishes on ]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/anand-reddi | title=Contributor: Anand Reddi | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=February 27, 2019 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801230717/https://www.huffpost.com/author/anand-reddi | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on civil liberties and the criminal justice system<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/radley-balko | title=Contributor: Radley Balko | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=May 3, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503195520/https://www.huffpost.com/author/radley-balko | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on climate change and the environment<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/frances-beinecke | title=Contributor: Frances Beinecke | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=March 28, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328193233/https://www.huffpost.com/author/frances-beinecke | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on the entertainment industry<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/jenna-busch | title=Contributor: Jenna Busch | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801165718/https://www.huffpost.com/author/jenna-busch | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on the mafia<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/jerry-capeci | title=Contributor: Jerry Capeci | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=May 6, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506222528/https://www.huffpost.com/author/jerry-capeci | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on politics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/margaret-carlson | title=Contributor: Margaret Carlson | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801161250/https://www.huffpost.com/author/margaret-carlson | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on politics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/dominic-carter | title=Contributor: Dominic Carter | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=April 23, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423123802/https://www.huffpost.com/author/dominic-carter | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on integrative medicine and personal transformation<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/deepak-chopra | title=Contributor: Deepak Chopra | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=June 29, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629004311/https://www.huffpost.com/author/deepak-chopra | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] (deceased) on politics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/john-conyers | title=Contributor: John Conyers | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801174342/https://www.huffpost.com/author/john-conyers | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on Jewish lifestyle<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/danielle-crittenden | title=Contributor: Danielle Crittenden | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801182307/https://www.huffpost.com/author/danielle-crittenden | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on environmental and food issues<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/laurie-david | title=Contributor: Laurie David | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801163844/https://www.huffpost.com/author/laurie-david | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on art, media and cultural criticism<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/rogerdenson | title=Contributor: G. Roger Denson was an early contributor to The Huffington Post. https://www.huffpost.com/author/rogerdenson-330</ref>
* ] on gender relations<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/andrea-doucet | title=Contributor: Andrea Doucet | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801170242/https://www.huffpost.com/author/andrea-doucet | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on demographic trends<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/maddy-dychtwald | title=Contributor: Ryan Duffy | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801170412/https://www.huffpost.com/author/maddy-dychtwald | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on gender relations<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/andrea-doucet | title=Contributor: Maddy Dychtwald | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801170242/https://www.huffpost.com/author/andrea-doucet | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on defense<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/ivan-eland | title=Contributor: Ivan Eland | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=April 3, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403230617/https://www.huffpost.com/author/ivan-eland | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on the Federal Reserve<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/mitch-feierstein | title=Contributor: Mitch Feierstein | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=January 29, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129080035/https://www.huffpost.com/author/mitch-feierstein | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on law<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/bruce-fein | title=Contributor: Bruce Fein | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=April 12, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412101659/https://www.huffpost.com/author/bruce-fein | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on politics, media, and technology<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/ashley-feinberg | title=Contributor: Ashley Feinberg | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427142803/https://www.huffpost.com/author/ashley-feinberg | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on politics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/michelle-fields | title=Contributor: Michelle Fields | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=April 23, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423103956/https://www.huffpost.com/author/michelle-fields | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on social media<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/rob-fishman | title=Contributor: Rob Fishman | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801163804/https://www.huffpost.com/author/rob-fishman | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on France and the Middle East<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/myriam-francois | title=Contributor: Myriam François-Cerrah | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801170731/https://www.huffpost.com/author/myriam-francois | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on politics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/dan-froomkin | title=Contributor: Dan Froomkin | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=April 23, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423115835/https://www.huffpost.com/author/dan-froomkin | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on sexuality<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/dr-yvonne-k-fulbright | title=Contributor: Yvonne K. Fulbright | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=May 23, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523231033/https://www.huffpost.com/author/dr-yvonne-k-fulbright | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on climate change and the environment<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/philip-radford | title=Contributor: Phil Radford | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 2, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802012447/https://www.huffpost.com/author/philip-radford | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on issues important to teen girls<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/girlsabovesociety-534 | title=Contributor: Lauren Galley | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801195036/https://www.huffpost.com/author/girlsabovesociety-534 | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] publishes cartoons<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/mort-720 | title=Contributor: Mort Gerberg | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 2, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802012429/https://www.huffpost.com/author/mort-720 | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on Native Americans<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/tim-giago | title=Contributor: Tim Giago | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=April 3, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403031143/https://www.huffpost.com/author/tim-giago | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on politics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/steve-gilliard | title=Contributor: Steve Gilliard | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801161314/https://www.huffpost.com/author/steve-gilliard | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on counterterrorism issues<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/philip-giraldi | title=Contributor: Philip Giraldi | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=July 18, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718131800/https://www.huffpost.com/author/philip-giraldi | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on politics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/david-goldstein | title=Contributor: David Goldstein | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801230736/https://www.huffpost.com/author/david-goldstein | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on foreign policy<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/nathan-gonzalez | title=Contributor: Nathan Gonzalez | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801202355/https://www.huffpost.com/author/nathan-gonzalez | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on constitutional law, business law, and legal theory<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/kent-greenfield | title=Contributor: Kent Greenfield | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801193549/https://www.huffpost.com/author/kent-greenfield | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on habeas corpus<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/anthony-gregory | title=Contributor: Anthony Gregory | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801193537/https://www.huffpost.com/author/anthony-gregory | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on politics in a comedic taste<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/greg-gutfeld | title=Contributor: Greg Gutfeld | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 2, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802014337/https://www.huffpost.com/author/greg-gutfeld | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on politics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/dave-hackel | title=Contributor: David Hackel | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801193543/https://www.huffpost.com/author/dave-hackel | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on foreign policy<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/leon-t-hadar | title=Contributor: Leon Hadar | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 2, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802012449/https://www.huffpost.com/author/leon-t-hadar | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on politics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/katie-halper | title=Contributor: Katie Halper | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801202342/https://www.huffpost.com/author/katie-halper | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on human rights<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/thor-halvorssen | title=Contributor: Thor Halvorssen | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=February 23, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223065453/https://www.huffpost.com/author/thor-halvorssen | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on politics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/jane-hamsher | title=Contributor: Jane Hamsher | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801202344/https://www.huffpost.com/author/jane-hamsher | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on politics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/aaron-harber | title=Contributor: Aaron Harber | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801194909/https://www.huffpost.com/author/aaron-harber | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on drugs and addiction<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/johann-hari | title=Contributor: Johann Hari | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=May 25, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525010625/https://www.huffpost.com/author/johann-hari | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on politics and culture<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/david-harsanyi | title=Contributor: David Harsanyi | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801194437/https://www.huffpost.com/author/david-harsanyi | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on international law<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/gary-hart | title=Contributor: Gary Hart | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801180642/https://www.huffpost.com/author/gary-hart | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on the Middle East<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/mehdi-hasan | title=Contributor: Mehdi Hasan | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801180536/https://www.huffpost.com/author/mehdi-hasan | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on entrepreneurship<ref name="Contributor: Auren Hoffman"/>
* ] on politics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/nicholas-von-hoffman | title=Contributor: Nicholas von Hoffman | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801210236/https://www.huffpost.com/author/nicholas-von-hoffman | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on the arts<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/paul-holdengraber | title=Contributor: Paul Holdengräber | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801193548/https://www.huffpost.com/author/paul-holdengraber | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ] on math art<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/naderiyeganeh-606 | title=Contributor: Hamid Naderi Yeganeh | publisher=HuffPost | access-date=September 17, 2020 | archive-date=March 24, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324043526/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/naderiyeganeh-606 | url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Criticism and controversy==
===Alternative medicine and anti-vaccination controversy=== ===Alternative medicine and anti-vaccination controversy===
''The Huffington Post'' has been criticized by several science bloggers and online news sources for including blogs by supporters of ] and ] activists.<ref>{{cite web|last=Parikh |first=Rahul K. |url=http://www.salon.com/env/vital_signs/2009/07/30/huffington_post/ |title=The Huffington Post is crazy about your health |publisher=] |date=May 15, 2009 |accessdate=September 2, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=] |url=http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/12/14/what-do-fox-news-and-the-huffi/ | title=What do Fox News and the Huffington Post have in common? |publisher=] |date=December 14, 2009 |accessdate=February 21, 2010}}</ref> ''HuffPost'' has been criticized for providing a platform for ] and supporters of ], including in a detailed critique in 2009 by physician and author Rahul Parikh.<ref>{{cite news | last=Parikh | first=Rahul K. | url=https://www.salon.com/2009/07/30/huffington_post/ | title=The Huffington Post is crazy about your health | work=] | date=May 15, 2009 | access-date=December 26, 2020 | archive-date=February 26, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226233715/https://www.salon.com/2009/07/30/huffington_post/ | url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, biology professor and founder of the science blog '']'' addressed hesitancy and other issues.<ref>{{cite news | last=PZ Myers | author-link=PZ Myers | url=https://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/12/14/what-do-fox-news-and-the-huffi | title=What do Fox News and the Huffington Post have in common? | work=] | date=December 14, 2009 | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801212603/https://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/12/14/what-do-fox-news-and-the-huffi | url-status=live}}</ref> ], president of the ], criticized ''The Huffington Post'' for allowing ] proponent Dana Ullman to have a blog on the site.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-01-31 |title=Homeopathy Pseudoscience at the HuffPo - NeuroLogica Blog |url=https://theness.com/neurologicablog/homeopathy-pseudoscience-at-the-huffpo/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=NeuroLogica Blog - Your Daily Fix of Neuroscience, Skepticism, and Critical Thinking}}</ref> In 2011, skeptic ] listed it at No. 10 on his "Top 10 Worst Anti-Science Websites" list.<ref>{{Skeptoid|id=4283|number=283|title= Top 10 Worst Anti-Science Websites |access-date=October 23, 2020|date=November 8, 2011|quote=10. Huffington Post (HuffPo aggressively promotes worthless alternative medicine such as homeopathy, detoxification, and the thoroughly debunked vaccine-autism link)}}</ref>


===Anne Sinclair appointed editorial director in France===
], president of the ], criticized ''The Huffington Post'' for allowing ] proponent Dana Ullman to have a blog here:
In January 2012, ''The Huffington Post'' was criticized for appointing as editorial director in France the well-known former TV journalist ], because she stood by her husband ], former ] head, when several women accused him of sexual assault. Commentators at {{Lang|fr|]}}, '']'', and {{Lang|fr|]}} warned against potential conflict of interest in the French edition's news coverage.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-01-18|title=Huffington Post names Strauss-Kahn's wife as French site editor|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jan/18/huffington-post-strauss-kahn-row|access-date=2022-01-14|website=the Guardian}}</ref>


===Apology by the South African edition===
<blockquote>Dana Ullman, a notorious homeopathy apologist, actually has a regular blog over at HuffPo. For those of us who follow such things, the start of his blog there marked the point of no return for the ''Huffington Post'' – clearly the editors had decided to go the path of ] and "abandon reason for madness." They gave up any pretense of caring about scientific integrity and became a rag of pseudoscience.<ref name=NESS>{{cite web|url=http://theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=2775|title=Homeopathy Pseudoscience at the Huffpo|last=] |date=January 31, 2011|publisher=] |accessdate=February 7, 2011}}</ref></blockquote>
In April 2017, ''HuffPost South Africa'' was directed by the press ] to apologize unreservedly for publishing and later defending a column calling for disenfranchisement of white men, which was declared malicious, inaccurate and discriminatory hate speech.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lynsey Chutel|date=April 24, 2017|title=A fake HuffPo blog about white male privilege cost its non-white female South Africa editor her job|work=]|url=https://qz.com/africa/966763/huffington-post-south-africa-editor-verashni-pillay-resigns-after-fake-blog-on-denying-white-men-franchise/|access-date=December 17, 2020|archive-date=November 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130183957/https://qz.com/africa/966763/huffington-post-south-africa-editor-verashni-pillay-resigns-after-fake-blog-on-denying-white-men-franchise/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=NEO GOBA|date=August 22, 2017|title=Huffington Post hate speech ruling overturned|work=]|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-08-22-huffinton-post-hate-speech-ruling-overturned/|access-date=December 17, 2020|archive-date=March 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315065019/https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-08-22-huffinton-post-hate-speech-ruling-overturned/|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Political stance=== ===Jeffrey Epstein===
In July 2019, ''HuffPost'' was criticized for publishing a story written by Rachel Wolfson, a publicist, that praised financier ], a sex offender. Editors later removed the article at the author's request.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jeffrey Epstein Pitched a New Narrative. These Sites Published It. |first=Tiffany |last=Hsu |work=] |date=July 21, 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/21/business/media/jeffrey-epstein-media.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=November 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213104224/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/21/business/media/jeffrey-epstein-media.html |archive-date=December 13, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Commenting in 2012 on increased ] engagement on the website despite its reputation as a ] news source, ''Huffington Post'' founder ] stated that her website is "increasingly seen" as an Internet newspaper that is "not positioned ideologically in terms of how we cover the news."<ref name="Calderone">{{cite web|author=Michael Calderone |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22861.html |title=Republicans flock to The Huffington Post – Michael Calderone |newspaper=] |accessdate=March 4, 2012|year=2009}}</ref> According to Michael Steel, press secretary for Republican Speaker of the House ], Republican aides "engage with liberal websites like ''The Huffington Post'' no other reason than they drive a lot of cable coverage."<ref name="Calderone"/> Jon Bekken, journalism professor at ], has cited ''The Huffington Post'' as an example of an "]".<ref>{{cite book |title= Encyclopedia of Journalism | last1= Sterling |first1=Christopher H. |authorlink1= Christopher H. Sterling |year= 2009 |publisher= ] |isbn= 0-7619-2957-6|page= 32 |url= }}</ref> '']'' columnist ] mockingly calls it the ''Puffington Host'', and ] frequently refers to it as the ''Huffing and Puffington Post''.<ref>{{cite web|first=James|last=Taranto|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703712504576236691268440446|title=Keep Your Day Job, Arianna|work=]|date=April 1, 2011|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref>


==Political stance==
During the ], the ''Huffington Post'' regularly appended an editor's note to the end of stories about candidate ], reading: "Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims—1.6 billion members of an entire religion—from entering the U.S." After Trump was elected on November 8, 2016, the ''Huffington Post'' ended this practice.<ref>{{cite web|first=Hadas|authorlink=Hadas Gold|last=Gold|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/11/the-huffington-post-ending-its-editors-note-about-donald-trump-231044|title=The Huffington Post ending editor's note that called Donald Trump 'racist'|work=]|date=November 8, 2016|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref>
''HuffPost'' has been seen as a mostly ], ] or liberal-leaning outlet,<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last1=Budak |first1=Ceren |last2=Goel |first2=Sharad |last3=Rao |first3=Justin M. |date=2016 |title=Fair and Balanced? Quantifying Media Bias through Crowdsourced Content Analysis |url=https://academic.oup.com/poq/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/poq/nfw007 |journal=] |volume=80 |issue=S1 |pages=250–271 |doi=10.1093/poq/nfw007 |issn=0033-362X |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312061115/https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2526461 |archive-date=March 12, 2021}}</ref> being described as such by the ],<ref name=":5">{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-37047416 | title=Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington to step down | last=Wilson | first=Bill | publisher=BBC | date=August 11, 2016 | access-date=June 21, 2018 | archive-date=June 16, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616142249/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-37047416 | url-status=live}}</ref> ],<ref name=":6">{{Cite news | url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/13/media/liberal-media-donald-trump/index.html | title=Liberal media outlets mobilize for Trump presidency | last=Kludt | first=Tom | publisher=CNN | date=January 13, 2017 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 5, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805031127/https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/13/media/liberal-media-donald-trump/index.html | url-status=live}}</ref> and '']''.<ref name=":2">{{cite news | url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/06/should-news-outlets-declare-allegiances-209576 | title=Should news outlets declare allegiances? | first=Dylan | last=Byers | work=Politico | date=June 26, 2015 | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=May 18, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518200646/https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/06/should-news-outlets-declare-allegiances-209576 | url-status=live}}</ref> Upon becoming the editor-in-chief in December 2016, ] said that the "wave of intolerance and bigotry that seems to be sweeping the globe" after the election as US president of ] was remarkable, and that ''The Huffington Post'' had an "absolutely indispensable role to play in this era in human history."<ref name=polgreen>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lydia-polgreen-huffington-post_n_5846ef54e4b0fe5ab693122b | title=Lydia Polgreen Named Editor-In-Chief Of The Huffington Post | last=Calderone | first=Michael | work=HuffPost | date=December 6, 2016 | access-date=November 6, 2019 | archive-date=November 14, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114144651/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lydia-polgreen-huffington-post_n_5846ef54e4b0fe5ab693122b | url-status=live}}</ref>

Commenting in 2012 on increased ] engagement on the website despite its reputation as a liberal news source, ''The Huffington Post'' founder Arianna Huffington stated that her website was "increasingly seen" as an Internet newspaper that is "not positioned ideologically in terms of how we cover the news".<ref name=flock>{{cite news | first=Michael | last=Calderone | url=https://www.politico.com/story/2009/05/the-gops-new-tool-huffington-post-022861 | title=Republicans flock to The Huffington Post | work=Politico | date=May 22, 2009 | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=May 28, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528230202/https://www.politico.com/story/2009/05/the-gops-new-tool-huffington-post-022861 | url-status=live}}</ref> According to Michael Steel, press secretary for ] Speaker of the House ], Republican aides "engage with liberal websites like ''The Huffington Post'' no other reason than they drive a lot of cable coverage".<ref name=flock/> Jon Bekken, journalism professor at ], has cited it as an example of an "]".<ref>{{cite book | title=Encyclopedia of Journalism |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofjo0004unse/page/32/mode/2up| last=Sterling | first=Christopher H. |author-link=Christopher H. Sterling | year=2009 | publisher=Sage Publications |isbn=978-0-7619-2957-4 | page=32}}</ref> '']'' editor ] has mockingly referred to it as the "''Puffington Host''", while ] referred to it as the "''Huffing and Puffington Post''".<ref>{{cite news | first=James | last=Taranto | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703712504576236691268440446 | title=Keep Your Day Job, Arianna | work=] | date=April 1, 2011 | url-access=subscription | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801184556/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703712504576236691268440446 | url-status=live}}</ref>

===2016 U.S. presidential election===
During the ], ''HuffPost'' regularly appended an editor's note to the end of stories about candidate Donald Trump, reading: "Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims—1.6 billion members of an entire religion—from entering the U.S." After Trump was elected on November 8, 2016, ''HuffPost'' ended this practice to "give respect to the office of the presidency."<ref>{{cite news | first=Hadas | author-link=Hadas Gold | last=Gold | url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/11/the-huffington-post-ending-its-editors-note-about-donald-trump-231044 | title=The Huffington Post ending editor's note that called Donald Trump 'racist' | work=Politico | date=November 8, 2016 | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=May 10, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510071654/https://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/11/the-huffington-post-ending-its-editors-note-about-donald-trump-231044 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wang|first=Amy X.|title=On the wrong side of history, major US news outlets are already changing their tune about covering Trump|url=https://qz.com/832895/news-outlets-like-the-new-york-times-and-people-are-having-to-change-the-way-they-talk-about-donald-trump/|access-date=November 20, 2020|website=Quartz|date=November 11, 2016 |archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913205906/https://qz.com/832895/news-outlets-like-the-new-york-times-and-people-are-having-to-change-the-way-they-talk-about-donald-trump/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Awards== ==Awards==
* In 2012, ''The Huffington Post'' won the ] in the category of national reporting for senior military correspondent ] 10-part series about wounded veterans, ''Beyond the Battlefield''.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/beyond-the-battlefield/| title= Beyond The Battlefield: From A Decade Of War, An Endless Struggle For The Severely Wounded| work= The Huffington Post| date=October 10, 2011 | accessdate=April 17, 2012}}</ref><ref name="NYTPulitzer">{{cite news| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/business/media/2012-Journalism-Pulitzer-Winners.html| title= 2012 Journalism Pulitzer Winners| work=] | date=April 16, 2012 | accessdate=April 17, 2012 }}</ref> * Won a ] in 2012 in the category of national reporting for senior military correspondent ]'s ''Beyond the Battlefield'', a 10-part series about wounded veterans.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/beyond-the-battlefield | title=Beyond The Battlefield: From A Decade Of War, An Endless Struggle For The Severely Wounded | work=HuffPost | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801194954/https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/beyond-the-battlefield | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/business/media/2012-Journalism-Pulitzer-Winners.html | title=2012 Journalism Pulitzer Winners | work=] | date=April 16, 2012 | url-access=subscription | access-date=February 25, 2017 | archive-date=August 3, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803122207/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/business/media/2012-Journalism-Pulitzer-Winners.html | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''The Huffington Post'' is 2010 People's Voice Winner in the 14th ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php |title=14th Annual Webby Awards Nominees & Winners |publisher=] |accessdate=April 2, 2011}}</ref> and is the Winner in Lead411's New York City Hot 125.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lead411.com/topnewyorkcompanies.html |title=New York City Hot 125 |publisher=Lead411.com |accessdate=April 2, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511133206/http://www.lead411.com/topnewyorkcompanies.html |archivedate=May 11, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The Huffington Post lost the 2010 Webby Award jury prize for Best Political Blog to ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php#webby_entry_blog_political |title=14th Annual Webby Nominees & Winners |publisher=] |accessdate=April 2, 2011}}</ref> * 2010 "People's Voice" winner in the 14th ]. ''The Huffington Post'' lost the 2010 Webby Award jury prize for "Best Political Blog" to ].<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.webbyawards.com/press/press-releases/winners-of-14th-annual-webby-awards-announced/ | title=Winners of 14th Annual Webby Awards Announced | publisher=] | date=May 4, 2010 | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801210257/https://www.webbyawards.com/press/press-releases/winners-of-14th-annual-webby-awards-announced/ | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''The Huffington Post'' received a ] in 2010 for "Trafficked: A Youth Radio Investigation."<ref>, May 2011.</ref> * ] in 2010 for "Trafficked: A Youth Radio Investigation".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/trafficked-a-youth-radio-investigation | title=70th Annual Peabody Awards | publisher=] | date=May 2011 | access-date=September 16, 2014 | archive-date=October 20, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020075730/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/trafficked-a-youth-radio-investigation | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''The Huffington Post'' was named second among the 25 Best Blogs of 2009 by ''].''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1879276_1879279_1879212,00.html |title=The Huffington Post&nbsp;– 25 Best Blogs 2009 |work=] |date= February 13, 2009|accessdate=September 2, 2009}}</ref> * Named second among the "25 Best Blogs of 2009" by ''].''<ref name=bestblogstime/>
* Won the 2006 and 2007 ] for "Best Politics Blog".<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2006/web/general-website/blog-political/the-huffington-post/?/| title=The Huffington Post| publisher=]| access-date=March 12, 2021| archive-date=August 1, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801164207/https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2006/web/general-website/blog-political/the-huffington-post/?%2F| url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''The Huffington Post'' won the 2006 and 2007 ] for Best Politics Blog.
* ''The Huffington Post'' contributor Bennet Kelley was awarded the Los Angeles Press Club's 2007 Southern California Journalism Award for Online Commentary<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111145131/http://www.lapressclub.org/index.cfm?page=page&pageid=56&cat=45&subcat=56&subsubcat=&id=30773 |date=January 11, 2009 }}</ref> for political commentary published on the site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bennet-kelley/ |title=Bennet Kelley |publisher=The Huffington Post |accessdate=March 4, 2012}}</ref> * Contributor Bennet Kelley was awarded the Los Angeles Press Club's 2007 Southern California Journalism Award for Online Commentary for political commentary published on the site.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://lapressclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2007-Southern-California-Journalism-Award-Winners.pdf | title=2007 Southern California Journalism Award Winners | publisher=] | access-date=April 29, 2020 | archive-date=September 19, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919215151/https://lapressclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2007-Southern-California-Journalism-Award-Winners.pdf | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''The Huffington Post'' is ranked the most powerful blog in the world by '']''.<ref>{{cite news | title = The world's 50 most powerful blogs | url = https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/mar/09/blogs |work=] | date = March 9, 2008 | accessdate =September 23, 2008 | location=London | first=Jessica | last=Aldred}}</ref> * Ranked the most powerful blog in the world by '']'' in 2008.<ref>{{cite news | title=The world's 50 most powerful blogs | url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/mar/09/blogs | first=Jessica | last=Aldred | work=] | date=March 9, 2008 | access-date=December 13, 2016 | archive-date=December 2, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202000124/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/mar/09/blogs | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=bestblogstime>{{cite magazine | url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1879276_1879279_1879212,00.html | title=25 Best Blogs 2009 | magazine=] | date=February 13, 2009 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=December 23, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223021340/http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1879276_1879279_1879212,00.html | url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''The Huffington Post'' co-founder Arianna Huffington was named in 2009 as number 12 in '']''{{'}} first ever list of the Most Influential Women In Media.<ref>{{cite news|author=Kiri Blakeley |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/07/14/most-influential-women-in-media-forbes-woman-power-women-oprah-winfrey_slide_13.html |title=In Pictures: The Most Influential Women In Media&nbsp;– No. 12: Arianna Huffington |work=] |date=July 14, 2009 |accessdate=September 2, 2009}}</ref> The same year, she was ranked as number 42 in '']''{{'}}s Top 100 in Media List.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jul/11/arianna-huffington-mediaguardian-100-2009 |title=MediaGuardian 100 2009: 42. Arianna Huffington |work=] |date= July 13, 2009|accessdate=September 2, 2009 | location=London}}</ref> * Co-founder Arianna Huffington ranked 12th in the 2009 list of the "Most Influential Women in Media" by '']''.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Kiri |last=Blakeley |title=In Pictures: The Most Influential Women In Media – No. 12: Arianna Huffington |magazine=] |date=July 14, 2009 |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/07/14/most-influential-women-in-media-forbes-woman-power-women-oprah-winfrey_slide_13.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325225733/http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/14/most-influential-women-in-media-forbes-woman-power-women-oprah-winfrey_slide_13.html |archive-date=March 25, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> She was ranked 42nd in the 2009 Top 100 in Media List by '']''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jul/11/arianna-huffington-mediaguardian-100-2009 | title=MediaGuardian 100 2009: 42. Arianna Huffington | work=] | date=July 13, 2009 | access-date=December 13, 2016 | archive-date=January 9, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109191925/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jul/11/arianna-huffington-mediaguardian-100-2009 | url-status=live}}</ref>
* In 2015, ''The Huffington Post'' was nominated for the Responsible Media of the Year award at the ].<ref name="asianimage">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/business/11745550.British_Muslim_Awards_2015_finalists_unveiled/|title=British Muslim Awards 2015 finalists unveiled|work= |location= |publisher=Asian Image|date=January 23, 2015|accessdate=November 1, 2015}}</ref> * Nominated in 2015 for the "Responsible Media of the Year" award at the ].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/11745550.british-muslim-awards-2015-finalists-unveiled/ | title=British Muslim Awards 2015 finalists unveiled | work=Asian Image | date=January 23, 2015 | access-date=April 27, 2020 | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801174338/https://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/11745550.british-muslim-awards-2015-finalists-unveiled/ | url-status=live}}</ref>


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American news aggregator, blog launched 2005

HuffPost
Type of siteNews aggregator, blog
Available in
  • English
  • French
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
FoundedMay 9, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-05-09)
Headquarters770 Broadway
New York City, U.S.
Area servedAnglosphere, Francosphere, Hispanosphere, Lusosphere
OwnerAOL (2011–2015)
Verizon (2015–2020)
BuzzFeed (2020–present)
Created by
ParentAOL (2011–2015)
Oath/Verizon Media (2015–2020)
BuzzFeed (2020–present)
URLwww.huffpost.com Edit this at Wikidata
CommercialNo
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedMay 9, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-05-09)
Current statusActive

HuffPost (The Huffington Post until 2017, itself often abbreviated as HuffPo) is an American 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 featuring columnists. It was created to provide a progressive alternative to conservative news websites such as the Drudge Report. The site contains its own content and user-generated content via video blogging, audio, and photo. 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, as a counterpart to the Drudge Report. In March 2011, it was acquired by AOL for US$315 million, with Arianna Huffington 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. Weeks after the acquisition, BuzzFeed laid off 47 HuffPost staff, mostly journalists, in the U.S. and closed down HuffPost Canada, laying off 23 staff working for the Canadian and Quebec divisions of the company.

History

The Huffington Post was launched on May 9, 2005, as a commentary outlet, blog, and an alternative to news aggregators such as the Drudge Report. It was founded by Arianna Huffington, Andrew Breitbart, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti. Prior to this, Arianna Huffington hosted the website Ariannaonline.com. Her first foray into the Internet was the website Resignation.com, which called for the resignation of President Bill Clinton and was a rallying place for conservatives opposing Clinton.

An early Huffington Post strategy was crafting search-engine optimized (SEO) stories and headlines based around trending keywords, such as "What Time Is the Super Bowl?"

In August 2006, The Huffington Post raised a $5 million Series A round from SoftBank Capital and Greycroft.

In December 2008, The Huffington Post raised $25 million from Oak Investment Partners at a $100 million valuation and Fred Harman of Oak Investment Partners joined its board of directors. The money was to be used for technology, infrastructure, investigative journalism, and development of local versions.

In June 2009, Eric Hippeau, co-managing partner of Softbank Capital, became CEO of The Huffington Post.

In January 2011, The Huffington Post received 35% of its traffic from web search engines (SEOs), compared to 20% at CNN. This strategy appealed to AOL CEO Tim Armstrong, who tried to implement similar SEO-driven journalism practices at AOL at the time of its acquisition of The Huffington Post.

In March 2011, AOL acquired The Huffington Post for US$315 million. As part of the deal, Huffington became president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post and existing AOL properties Engadget, TechCrunch, Moviefone, MapQuest, Black Voices, PopEater (now subpage on the HuffPost Entertainment subpage), AOL Music, AOL Latino (now HuffPost Voices), AutoBlog, Patch, and StyleList.

In December 2011, The Huffington Post said it had 36.2 million unique visitors.

The Huffington Post subsumed many of AOL's Voices properties, including AOL Black Voices, which was established in 1995 as Blackvoices.com, and AOL Latino, Impact (launched in 2010 as a partnership between Huffington Post and Causecast), Women, Teen, College, Religion, and the Spanish-language Voces (en español). The Voices brand was expanded in September 2011 with the launch of Gay Voices, dedicated to LGBT-relevant articles.

By late 2013, the website operated as a "stand-alone business" within AOL, taking control of more of its own business and advertising operations, and directing more effort towards securing "premium advertising".

In June 2015, Verizon Communications acquired AOL for US$4.4 billion and the site became a part of Verizon Media.

Huffington resigned to pursue other ventures and was succeeded as editor-in-chief by Lydia Polgreen in December 2016.

In April 2017, Polgreen announced the company would rebrand, changing its official full name to HuffPost, with changes to the design of its website and logo, and content and reporting.

On January 24, 2019, 20 employees were laid off as a part of Verizon Media laying off 7% of its staff. The opinion and health sections were eliminated. Pulitzer Prize finalist Jason Cherkis lost his job.

On March 6, 2020, Polgreen announced that she would step down as editor-in-chief to become the head of content at Gimlet Media.

In November 2020, HuffPost shut down its India operation after six years. According to some media reports, the acquisition did not include the India site due to regulations barring foreign ownership of Indian Digital Media.

On February 16, 2021, BuzzFeed acquired HuffPost from Verizon Media in a stock deal. On March 9, 2021, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti said that the company had lost "around $20 million" during the previous year, and HuffPost Canada was shut down and ceased publishing. On April 12, 2021, Danielle Belton became editor-in-chief.

Following the gradual shut-down of BuzzFeed News announced in 2023, BuzzFeed, Inc. refocused its news efforts into HuffPost, with plans to rehire past BuzzFeed News employees at HuffPost or at BuzzFeed.

Local editions

  • In spring 2007, the first local version, HuffPost Chicago, was launched.
  • In June 2009, HuffPost New York was launched.
  • HuffPost Denver launched on September 15, 2009.
  • HuffPost Los Angeles launched on December 2, 2009.
  • HuffPost San Francisco launched on July 12, 2011.
  • HuffPost Detroit launched on November 17, 2011.
  • HuffPost Miami launched in November 2011.
  • HuffPost Hawaii was launched in collaboration with the online investigative reporting and public affairs news service Honolulu Civil Beat on September 4, 2013.

International editions

  • On May 26, 2011, HuffPost Canada, the first international edition, was launched. Following BuzzFeed's acquisition of HuffPost, it was announced on March 9, 2021, that HuffPost Canada would stop publishing content and cease operations the following week as part of a broader restructuring plan for the company.
  • On July 6, 2011, Huffington Post UK was launched.
  • On January 23, 2012, The Huffington Post, in partnership with Le Monde and Les Nouvelles Editions Indépendantes, launched Le Huffington Post, a French-language edition and the first in a non-English speaking country.
  • On February 8, 2012, Le Huffington Post Québec (a.k.a. HuffPost Québec), a French language edition, was launched in Canada's primarily French-speaking province, Quebec.
  • On May 1, 2012, a U.S.-based Spanish-language edition was launched under the name HuffPost Voces, replacing AOL Latino.
  • In June 2012, the edition in Spain, El Huffington Post (later ElHuffPost), was launched.
  • On May 6, 2013, an edition for Japan, ハフポスト (HuffPost Japan), was launched with the collaboration of Asahi Shimbun, the first edition in an Asian country.
  • On September 24, 2013, an Italian edition, L'Huffington Post, was launched, directed by journalist Lucia Annunziata in collaboration with the media company Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso.
  • In June 2013, Al Huffington Post, the third francophone edition, launched for the Maghreb French area. On December 3, 2019, the Maghreb edition was closed.
  • On October 10, 2013, Munich-based Huffington Post Deutschland was launched in co-operation with the liberal-conservative magazine Focus, covering German-speaking Europe. On January 11, 2018, it was announced that the German language edition would shut down on March 31, 2018.
  • In January 2014, Arianna Huffington and Nicolas Berggruen announced the launch of the WorldPost, created in partnership with the Berggruen Institute. Its contributors have included former British prime minister Tony Blair, Google CEO Eric Schmidt, novelist Jonathan Franzen, and musician Yo-Yo Ma.
  • On January 29, 2014, the Brazilian version was launched as Brasil Post, in partnership with Grupo Abril, the first in Latin America. Brasil Post was later renamed Huffington Post Brasil in 2015, then HuffPost Brasil. In November 2020, the edition was closed down following BuzzFeed's acquisition.
  • In February 2014, a Korean language edition was launched in South Korea in partnership with the local center-left newspaper The Hankyoreh.
  • In September 2014, planned launches were announced for sites for Greece, India, as well HuffPost Arabi, an Arabic version of the website.
  • On August 18, 2015, HuffPost Australia was launched.
  • On November 21, 2016, HuffPost South Africa, the brand's first sub-Saharan edition, was launched in partnership with Media24. The South African edition stopped when the partnership with Media24 ended in 2018.

Contributor network

The site originally published work from both paid reporters and unpaid bloggers through its contributor network.

In February 2011, Visual Art Source, which had been cross-posting material from its website, went on strike against The Huffington Post to protest against its writers not being paid. In March 2011, the strike and the call to boycott was joined and endorsed by the National Writers Union and NewsGuild-CWA; however, the boycott was dropped in October 2011.

In April 2011, The Huffington Post was targeted with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit by Jonathan Tasini on behalf of thousands of bloggers who had submitted material to the website. On March 30, 2012, the suit was dismissed with prejudice by the court, holding that the bloggers had volunteered their services, their compensation being publication.

In 2015, Wil Wheaton stated that he refused to allow his work to be reused for free on the site.

The practice of publishing blog posts from unpaid contributors ended in January 2018. This transformed the site, which had become notable for featuring extensive sections in a broad range of subjects from a significant number of contributors. Contributors had included:

Criticism and controversy

Alternative medicine and anti-vaccination controversy

HuffPost has been criticized for providing a platform for alternative medicine and supporters of vaccine hesitancy, including in a detailed critique in 2009 by physician and author Rahul Parikh. In 2020, biology professor and founder of the science blog Pharyngula addressed hesitancy and other issues. Steven Novella, president of the New England Skeptical Society, criticized The Huffington Post for allowing homeopathy proponent Dana Ullman to have a blog on the site. In 2011, skeptic Brian Dunning listed it at No. 10 on his "Top 10 Worst Anti-Science Websites" list.

Anne Sinclair appointed editorial director in France

In January 2012, The Huffington Post was criticized for appointing as editorial director in France the well-known former TV journalist Anne Sinclair, because she stood by her husband Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former IMF head, when several women accused him of sexual assault. Commentators at l'Express, Rue89, and Le Monde warned against potential conflict of interest in the French edition's news coverage.

Apology by the South African edition

In April 2017, HuffPost South Africa was directed by the press ombudsman to apologize unreservedly for publishing and later defending a column calling for disenfranchisement of white men, which was declared malicious, inaccurate and discriminatory hate speech.

Jeffrey Epstein

In July 2019, HuffPost was criticized for publishing a story written by Rachel Wolfson, a publicist, that praised financier Jeffrey Epstein, a sex offender. Editors later removed the article at the author's request.

Political stance

HuffPost has been seen as a mostly progressive, liberal or liberal-leaning outlet, being described as such by the BBC, CNN, and Politico. Upon becoming the editor-in-chief in December 2016, Lydia Polgreen said that the "wave of intolerance and bigotry that seems to be sweeping the globe" after the election as US president of Donald Trump was remarkable, and that The Huffington Post had an "absolutely indispensable role to play in this era in human history."

Commenting in 2012 on increased conservative engagement on the website despite its reputation as a liberal news source, The Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington stated that her website was "increasingly seen" as an Internet newspaper that is "not positioned ideologically in terms of how we cover the news". According to Michael Steel, press secretary for Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner, Republican aides "engage with liberal websites like The Huffington Post no other reason than they drive a lot of cable coverage". Jon Bekken, journalism professor at Suffolk University, has cited it as an example of an "advocacy newspaper". The Wall Street Journal editor James Taranto has mockingly referred to it as the "Puffington Host", while Rush Limbaugh referred to it as the "Huffing and Puffington Post".

2016 U.S. presidential election

During the 2016 United States presidential election, HuffPost regularly appended an editor's note to the end of stories about candidate Donald Trump, reading: "Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims—1.6 billion members of an entire religion—from entering the U.S." After Trump was elected on November 8, 2016, HuffPost ended this practice to "give respect to the office of the presidency."

Awards

  • Won a Pulitzer Prize in 2012 in the category of national reporting for senior military correspondent David Wood's Beyond the Battlefield, a 10-part series about wounded veterans.
  • 2010 "People's Voice" winner in the 14th Webby Awards. The Huffington Post lost the 2010 Webby Award jury prize for "Best Political Blog" to Truthdig.
  • Peabody Award in 2010 for "Trafficked: A Youth Radio Investigation".
  • Named second among the "25 Best Blogs of 2009" by Time.
  • Won the 2006 and 2007 Webby Awards for "Best Politics Blog".
  • Contributor Bennet Kelley was awarded the Los Angeles Press Club's 2007 Southern California Journalism Award for Online Commentary for political commentary published on the site.
  • Ranked the most powerful blog in the world by The Observer in 2008.
  • Co-founder Arianna Huffington ranked 12th in the 2009 list of the "Most Influential Women in Media" by Forbes. She was ranked 42nd in the 2009 Top 100 in Media List by The Guardian.
  • Nominated in 2015 for the "Responsible Media of the Year" award at the British Muslim Awards.

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