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Type of site | News |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Cox Enterprises |
| Founder(s) | |
| Key people |
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| Employees | 500 (2022)[1] |
| URL | axios |
| Advertising | Native |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 2016 |
| Current status | Active |
Axios (stylized as ΛXIOS) is an American news website based in Arlington, Virginia. It was founded in 2016 and launched the following year by former Politico journalists Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz. The site's name is based on the Greek: ἄξιος (áxios), meaning "worthy".[2]
Axios's articles are often brief to facilitate quick reading; most are shorter than 300 words and use bullet points. In addition to news articles, Axios produces daily and weekly industry-specific newsletters (including Allen's Axios AM, a successor to his newsletter Politico Playbook for Politico),[2] and two daily podcasts.
On September 1, 2022, Cox Enterprises completed its acquisition of Axios.[3]
- ^ Farhi, Paul (August 8, 2022). "Axios, valued at $525 million, to be sold to Cox Enterprises in major media deal". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ a b Ellison, Sarah (November 30, 2016). "Exclusive: Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei Reveal Their Plan for Media Domination". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ "Following $525 million sale, Clarendon-based Axios aims to make its local newsletters ubiquitous". ARLnow. September 15, 2022. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.