American media company
G/O Media Inc. is an American media holding company [ 1] that owns and operates several digital media outlets, including Kotaku , Jalopnik , The Root , The Inventory , and Quartz .[ 2] [ 3]
It was formed in 2019 after the private equity firm Great Hill Partners purchased two digital portfolios from Univision : Gizmodo Media Group (Gizmodo , Jezebel , Deadspin , Lifehacker , Splinter , The Root , Kotaku , and Jalopnik ) and The Onion portfolio (The Onion , Clickhole , The A.V. Club , and The Takeout ).[ 4] [ 5] Since 2023[update] , the company has sold off many of its outlets[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] including The Onion [ 10] and Gizmodo which gave "the G and O of its name".[ 11]
^ Hayes, Dade (November 1, 2019). "Deadspin Loses Veteran Writer Drew Magary As Website's News Flow Runs Dry – Update" . Deadline . Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2021 .
^ Abdel-Baqui, Omar; Bruell, Alexandra (April 28, 2022). "Gizmodo Owner G/O Media Buys Business News Site Quartz" . The Wall Street Journal . Archived from the original on May 2, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2023 .
^ Owen, Laura Hazard (April 29, 2022). " "An audible gasp": Quartz, once a high-flying startup, has sold to G/O Media" . Nieman Journalism Lab . Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022 .
^ Hayes, Dade (April 8, 2019). "Univision Finalizes Sale Of Former Gawker Portfolio And The Onion To Private Equity Firm Great Hill Partners" . Deadline . Retrieved April 9, 2019 .
^ Mullen, Benjamin (April 8, 2019). "Great Hill Partners Agrees to Acquire Gizmodo Media Group" . Wall Street Journal . Retrieved April 8, 2019 .
^ Fischer, Sara (March 13, 2023). "Scoop: Lifehacker sold by G/O to Ziff Davis" . Axios . Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023 .
^ Robertson, Katie (November 29, 2023). "Jezebel to Be Resurrected by Paste Magazine" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023 .
^ Baragona, Justin (March 11, 2024). "G/O Media Sells Off Deadspin to Be Entirely Gutted" . The Daily Beast . Retrieved March 11, 2024 .
^ Baragona, Justin (March 26, 2024). "G/O Media Continues Fire Sale, Dumps A.V. Club and Takeout" . The Daily Beast . Retrieved March 27, 2024 .
^ Spangler, Todd (April 26, 2024). "The Onion Sold to Founder of Twilio, Who Taps Ex-NBC News Reporter Ben Collins to Lead Satire Site as CEO" . Variety . Retrieved April 26, 2024 .
^ Baragona, Justin (June 4, 2024). "G/O Media Sells Off Gizmodo" . The Daily Beast . Archived from the original on June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024 .