The Verge - Apple November 5, 2026

Salon is shutting down after 31 years

A screenshot of Salon’s website. | Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge Salon launched 31 years ago as one of the first online-only news magazine outlets, and it announced today in an unsigned post that it's ceasing publication. The company said that the "business realities of independent digital jo…

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