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Salon, internet’s oldest general interest publication, shuts down after 31 years

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Salon’s closure marks the end of a pioneering digital publication that defined early internet journalism, signaling a significant shift in the landscape of online media.

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Website known for politics, arts and culture coverage announces closure just weeks before anniversarySalon, one of the early internet’s pioneering publications, is closing after more than three decades, the outlet announced on Thursday.“It’s difficult to find the right words for the end of something that has meant so much to so many people. Salon was never just a website,” Salon said in a statement. “It was an idea about what journalism could be, born at a moment when the internet was still a largely unexplored frontier.” Continue reading...

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