Jezebel (website)
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Jezebel is a US-based website featuring news and cultural commentary geared towards women. It was launched in 2007 by Gawker Media under the editorship of Anna Holmes as a feminist counterpoint to traditional women's magazines. After the breakup of Gawker Media, the site was purchased by Univision Communications and later acquired by G/O Media. The site stopped publishing on November 9, 2023, when parent company G/O Media laid off its staff. It was then acquired by Paste on November 29, 2023, with the website officially relaunched on December 11, 2023. In November 2025, Paste Media announced that Splinter would be merged into Jezebel, with a dedicated section on the latter's website.
Infobox
Available in
English
Owner
mw- Gawker Media (2007–2016)Univision Communications (2016–2019)G/O Media (2019–2023)Paste (2023–present)
Founder
Anna Holmes
Editor
Lauren Tousignant
URL
jezebel.com
Commercial
Yes
Launched
May 21, 2007; 18 years ago (2007-05-21)
Current status
Active
Tables
· Editors-in-chief
Anna Holmes
Anna Holmes
Editor-in-Chief
Anna Holmes
Editor From
2007
Editor To
2010
Jessica Coen
Jessica Coen
Editor-in-Chief
Jessica Coen
Editor From
2010
Editor To
2014
Emma Carmichael
Emma Carmichael
Editor-in-Chief
Emma Carmichael
Editor From
2014
Editor To
2017
Koa Beck
Koa Beck
Editor-in-Chief
Koa Beck
Editor From
2017
Editor To
2018
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd
Editor-in-Chief
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd
Editor From
2018
Editor To
2021
Laura Bassett
Laura Bassett
Editor-in-Chief
Laura Bassett
Editor From
2021
Editor To
2023
Lauren Tousignant
Lauren Tousignant
Editor-in-Chief
Lauren Tousignant
Editor From
2023
Editor To
present
| Editor-in-Chief | Editor From | Editor To | Ref. |
| Anna Holmes | 2007 | 2010 | |
| Jessica Coen | 2010 | 2014 | |
| Emma Carmichael | 2014 | 2017 | |
| Koa Beck | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Julianne Escobedo Shepherd | 2018 | 2021 | |
| Laura Bassett | 2021 | 2023 | |
| Lauren Tousignant | 2023 | present |
References
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/business/media/12jezebel.html
- Stephanie D. Smith, Irin Carmon. "Memo Pad." Women's Wear Daily, May 21, 2007.
- the Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/may/20/jezebel-website-changed-womens-media
- prweek.comhttps://www.prweek.com/article/1257419/interview-anna-holmes
- Holmes, Anna."You Can Take the Girl Out of Jezebel, But You Can't Take The Jezebel Out of the Girl" Archived May 26, 200http://jezebel.com/387150/you-can-take-the-girl-out-of-jezebel-but-you-cant-take-the-jezebel-out-of-the-girl
- Holmes, Anna. "Announcements" Archived April 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Jezebel, July 23, 2008.http://jezebel.com/5027642/announcements
- Koblin, John. "Denton Shuffles Deck: Hires Snyder as M.E. of Gawker; Moe Tkacik Let Go." The New York Observer, Octoberhttps://web.archive.org/web/20081004162927/http://www.observer.com/2008/media/denton-shuffles-deck-hires-snyder-m-e-gawker-moe-tkacik-let-go
- New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/business/media/jezebel-website-shutdown.html
- POLITICO Mediahttp://politi.co/1W2l72R
- BuzzFeed Newshttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mylestanzer/sources-jessica-coen-stepping-down-as-jezebel-editor-in-chie
- "Jezebel, the Oral History: 'There Was This Riotous Sense of Fun'"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/17/style/jezebel-oral-history.html
- New York Press Roomhttps://nymag.com/press/2018/05/callie-beusman-joins-the-cut-as-news-editor.html
- Jezebelhttps://www.jezebel.com/the-asteroid-comes-for-beloved-dinos-megan-reynolds-and-1848261165
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- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/08/business/media/feminist-blogs-feministing.html
- The Huffington Posthttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gawker-closing_us_57b5e870e4b0fd5a2f41cbb5
- Deadlinehttps://deadline.com/2019/04/univision-finalizes-sale-of-former-gawker-portfolio-and-the-onion-to-private-equity-firm-great-hill-partners-1202591007/
- "MG/O Media Announces New Editors In Chief Of AV Club, Gizmodo, Jezebel"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/go-media-announces-new-editors-in-chief-of-av-club-gizmodo-jezebel-301366488.html
- Gawkerhttps://web.archive.org/web/20211118141127/https://gawker.com/media/inside-the-turmoil-at-jezebel
- The Messengerhttps://web.archive.org/web/20231109163832/https://themessenger.com/business/unions-hit-the-onion-and-jezebel-publisher-with-claims-of-mismanagement
- Axioshttps://www.axios.com/2023/10/21/jezebel-sale-process
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/nov/09/jezebel-news-shut-down-layoffs-go-media
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2023/digital/news/jezebel-shutting-down-go-media-layoffs-1235785877/
- Fortunehttps://fortune.com/2023/11/09/jezebel-shut-down-sold-ineptitude/
- 404 Mediahttps://www.404media.co/advertisers-dont-want-sites-like-jezebel-to-exist/
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/business/media/jezebel-resurrected-paste-magazine.html
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/29/jezebel-paste-magazine-buys-feminist-news-site
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2023/digital/news/jezebel-acquired-paste-magazine-1235812182/
- Adweekhttps://www.adweek.com/media/paste-acquires-jezebel/
- AdWeekhttps://www.adweek.com/media/jezebel-relaunches/
- Jezebelhttps://jezebel.com/hey-were-back-1851088809
- Jezebelhttps://www.jezebel.com/jezebel-is-now-the-home-of-splinter-com
- Women's Wear Daily
- The Chicago Tribune
- Jezebelhttp://jezebel.com/gossip/top/the-annotated-guide-to-making-faith-hill-hot-278978.php
- "Jezebel Manifesto: The Five Great Lies of Women's Magazines" Archived January 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Jezebelhttp://jezebel.com/gossip/jezebel-manifesto/the-five-great-lies-of-womens-magazines-262130.php
- New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/business/media/jezebel-website-shutdown.html
- Voxhttps://www.vox.com/2017/3/2/14783258/jessica-coen-mashable-gawker-jezebel-recode-podcast
- The Cuthttps://www.thecut.com/2017/06/emma-carmichael-steps-down-as-editor-in-chief-of-jezebel.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/24/business/media/jezebel-koa-beck.html
- The Cuthttps://www.thecut.com/2018/09/jezebel-gets-new-editor-in-chief-julianne-escobedo-shepherd.html
- The Daily Beasthttps://www.thedailybeast.com/jezebel-editor-exits-the-latest-in-string-of-go-media-departures
- Armstrong, Jenice. "Not fair to Faith." Philadelphia Daily News, July 25, 2007.
- Ives, Nat. "Keeping people from blowing their covers; How magazines protect exclusive content in age of web, celeb obses
- Harris, Misty. "The 'Online estrogen revolution.'" Ottawa Citizen, July 29, 2008.
- Los Angeles Timeshttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/02/30-rock-recap-joan-of-snark.html
- Slatehttp://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2010/07/outrage_world.html
- Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/10/this-week-in-horrible-journalism-jezebels-rape-photos/
- Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/11/09/should-teenagers-have-racist-election-tweets-in-their-google-results-for-life-jezebel-votes-yes/
- Sterne, Peter, "Mixed emotions as Jezebel gets new editor Archived July 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine", Capital, Julyhttp://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2014/07/8548439/mixed-emotions-jezebel-gets-new-editor
- Luvvie, "Jezebel gets it wrong with new 'Editor' hire Archived July 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine", The Grio, July 8,http://thegrio.com/2014/07/08/jezebel-gets-it-wrong-with-new-editor-hire/
- The Huffington Posthttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/11/jezebel-gawker-rape-gifs_n_5668886.html
- Voguehttp://jezebel.com/here-are-the-unretouched-images-from-lena-dunhams-vogu-1503336657
- The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/01/17/jezebel-falls-into-feminist-self-parody-in-lena-dunham-photoshop-controversy/
- ‘Mortal Kombat’ fans confused as Jezebel asks “Who forgot to invite Chun-Li?” Archived February 22, 2021, at the Waybackhttps://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/gaming-news/mortal-kombat-fans-confused-as-jezebel-asks-who-forgot-to-invite-chun-li-2885333
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2025/digital/news/jezebel-charlie-kirk-editors-note-witches-curse-1236514904/
- The Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/charlie-kirk-shot/card/jezebel-amends-recent-article-that-detailed-effort-to-curse-kirk-Pe64LnTGbvWvFu5ct4HH
- Jezebelhttps://web.archive.org/web/20250910201239/https://www.jezebel.com/we-paid-some-etsy-witches-to-curse-charlie-kirk
- Jezebelhttps://archive.today/20250911211019/https://www.jezebel.com/we-paid-some-etsy-witches-to-curse-charlie-kirk