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Re:Jezebel to shut down after 16 years as parent company lay... by pbj1968 on Thursday November 09, 2023 @01:48PM (#38209137)
And the Deadspin offshoot Defector is bleeding money, too.
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Re:Jezebel to shut down after 16 years as parent company lay... by JStanton617 on Thursday November 09, 2023 @02:06PM (#38209413)
I don't think that's correct. Their 2022 annual report shows them as profitable. https://defector.com/defector-annual-report-year-two

Maybe took a major downturn in the past year, but I haven't seen any evidence of that

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Re:Jezebel to shut down after 16 years as parent company lay... by x0x0 on Thursday November 09, 2023 @03:23PM (#38210687)
Since they didn't take external investment, that's impossible.
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