 The logo of Heat Street | |
Type of site | News and opinion |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Dissolved | August 4, 2017 |
| Owner | Dow Jones & Company |
| Key people | Noah Kotch |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional, required to comment |
| Launched | April 20, 2016[1] |
| Current status | Merged into MarketWatch |
Heat Street was a news, opinion and commentary website based in the United States and United Kingdom. The website was launched in April 2016 by U.S.-based British writer and former politician Louise Mensch.[2][3] It was owned by News Corp under Dow Jones & Company and featured sections on politics, technology, culture, business, entertainment, and life.[4] News Corporation announced that the site would shut down on August 4, 2017, to become part of MarketWatch.[5]
The website has been described as center-right and libertarian.[6]
- ^ "Digital media website Heat Street launches". 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Rupert Murdoch's News Corp to Launch Website Heat Street". 17 February 2016.
- ^ Niedzwiadek, Nick (16 February 2016). "News Corp to Launch Center-Right Digital Media Site". WSJ – via Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Grove, Lloyd (2016-05-03). "The Woman Running Rupert Murdoch's 'Gawker' for the Right". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
- ^ Rupert Murdoch is closing 'punky libertarian' website Heat Street after little more than a year. Business Insider, 30 June 2017
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (17 February 2016). "Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Sets Up Conservative Website Heat Street".