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'''''Elite Daily''''' is an American online news platform, founded by David Arabov, Jonathon Francis, and Gerard Adams.<ref name="Crook">{{Cite web|title = Elite Daily, Content Farm Or Groundbreaking Site For Upwardly Mobile Youngsters? You Decide|url = http://social.techcrunch.com/2013/09/05/elite-daily-take-two/|website = TechCrunch|accessdate = 2015-10-08|first = Jordan|last = Crook}}</ref> Self-described as "[[Millennials]]' preferred platform for today’s hot issues and trending topics," their slogan is "The Voice of [[Millennials|Generation Y]]."<ref name="elitedaily.com">{{Cite web|title = The Voice Of Generation-Y™ {{!}} Elite Daily|url = http://elitedaily.com/about/|website = Elite Daily|publisher = https://plus.google.com/116571474491193319482|accessdate = 2015-10-08|language = en-US}}</ref> In addition to general news, the site offers [[feature stories]] in the areas of politics, social justice, sex and dating, college life, women's issues, money, sports, and humor.
'''''Elite Daily''''' is an American online news platform, founded by David Arabov, Jonathon Francis, and Gerard Adams.<ref name="Crook">{{Cite web|title = Elite Daily, Content Farm Or Groundbreaking Site For Upwardly Mobile Youngsters? You Decide|url = http://social.techcrunch.com/2013/09/05/elite-daily-take-two/|website = TechCrunch|accessdate = 2015-10-08|first = Jordan|last = Crook}}</ref> Self-described as "[[Millennials]]' preferred platform for today’s hot issues and trending topics," their slogan is "The Voice of [[Millennials|Generation Y]]."<ref name="elitedaily.com">{{Cite web|title = The Voice Of Generation-Y™ {{!}} Elite Daily|url = http://elitedaily.com/about/|website = Elite Daily|publisher = https://plus.google.com/116571474491193319482|accessdate = 2015-10-08|language = en-US}}</ref> In addition to general news, the site offers [[feature stories]] and [[listicles]] on subjects ranging from anal sex<ref>{{Cite web|title = A Butthole Manifesto: Why Anal Sex Should Be Reserved For The One|url = http://elitedaily.com/dating/date-me-anal-with-me/1144375/|website = Elite Daily|publisher = https://plus.google.com/116571474491193319482|accessdate = 2015-10-22|language = en-US}}</ref> to astrology.<ref>{{Cite web|title = What Your Zodiac Sign Says About Your Dating Habits|url = http://elitedaily.com/dating/zodiac-sign-says-dating-habits/882532/|website = Elite Daily|publisher = https://plus.google.com/116571474491193319482|accessdate = 2015-10-22|language = en-US}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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Feminist blog, [[Jezebel (website)|''Jezebel'']], has been a frequent critic of ''Elite Daily'''s content, calling it "sexist" and "misogynistic." In a September 2013 article, ''Jezebel'' criticized an ''Elite Daily'' article which stated that "a woman's value depreciates over time," compared aging women to stale bread, and suggested that this was justification "compelling men to cheat."<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Elite Daily's Misogynistic Screeds Are Probably the Worst Things You'll Read All Day|url = http://jezebel.com/5991591/the-elite-dailys-misogynistic-screeds-are-probably-the-worst-things-youll-read-all-day|website = Jezebel|accessdate = 2015-10-08|language = en-US}}</ref> ''Jezebel'' has remained critical of ''Elite Daily,'' publishing articles condemning the site and its content as recently as September 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Elite Daily, Where Being Fat Is Morally Wrong and All Women Want Anal|url = http://jezebel.com/elite-daily-where-being-fat-is-morally-wrong-and-all-w-1353594165|website = Jezebel|accessdate = 2015-10-08|language = en-US}}</ref>
Feminist blog, [[Jezebel (website)|''Jezebel'']], has been a frequent critic of ''Elite Daily'''s content, calling it "sexist" and "misogynistic." In a September 2013 article, ''Jezebel'' criticized an ''Elite Daily'' article which stated that "a woman's value depreciates over time," compared aging women to stale bread, and suggested that this was justification "compelling men to cheat."<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Elite Daily's Misogynistic Screeds Are Probably the Worst Things You'll Read All Day|url = http://jezebel.com/5991591/the-elite-dailys-misogynistic-screeds-are-probably-the-worst-things-youll-read-all-day|website = Jezebel|accessdate = 2015-10-08|language = en-US}}</ref> ''Jezebel'' has remained critical of ''Elite Daily,'' publishing articles condemning the site and its content as recently as September 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Elite Daily, Where Being Fat Is Morally Wrong and All Women Want Anal|url = http://jezebel.com/elite-daily-where-being-fat-is-morally-wrong-and-all-w-1353594165|website = Jezebel|accessdate = 2015-10-08|language = en-US}}</ref>


In February 2014, ''[[The Daily Banter]]'' published an article calling ''Elite Daily'' "everything that is wrong with online journalism."<ref>{{Cite web|title = Elite Daily is Everything That's Wrong With Internet Journalism and Generation-Y - The Daily Banter|url = http://thedailybanter.com/2014/02/elitedaily-com-is-everything-that-is-wrong-with-both-online-journalism-and-generation-y/|website = The Daily Banter|publisher = https://plus.google.com/118342844492450681700/|accessdate = 2015-10-21|language = en-US}}</ref> While singling out the site's alleged sexism (with [[Listicle|listicles]] like "21 Signs She's Expired"), it also criticizes the site's "sweatshop" labor model of publishing content primarily by contributors whose only compensation is exposure.<nowiki/>
In February 2014, ''[[The Daily Banter]]'' published an article calling ''Elite Daily'' "everything that is wrong with online journalism."<ref>{{Cite web|title = Elite Daily is Everything That's Wrong With Internet Journalism and Generation-Y - The Daily Banter|url = http://thedailybanter.com/2014/02/elitedaily-com-is-everything-that-is-wrong-with-both-online-journalism-and-generation-y/|website = The Daily Banter|publisher = https://plus.google.com/118342844492450681700/|accessdate = 2015-10-21|language = en-US}}</ref> While singling out the site's alleged sexism (with [[Listicle|listicles]] like "21 Signs She's Expired"), it also criticizes the site's "sweatshop" labor model of publishing content primarily by contributors whose only compensation is exposure.

In a 2015 Gawker story, writer Max Read credits ''Elite Daily'' for shifting "away from aggressively dumb misogyny" but notes that the site remains "imbecilic," "dull," "utterly charmless and completely unredeemable."<ref>{{Cite web|title = Daily Mail Purchases Elite Daily to Form Voltron of Shit|url = http://tktk.gawker.com/daily-mail-purchases-elite-daily-to-form-voltron-of-shi-1682852646|website = TKTK|accessdate = 2015-10-21|language = en-US}}</ref><nowiki/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:03, 22 October 2015

Elite Daily
Type of site
News and features
Available inEnglish
FoundedFebruary 2012; 12 years ago (2012-02)
Headquarters
United States
Founder(s)David Arabov
Jonathon Francis
Gerard Adams
Key peopleDavid Arabov (CEO)
Jonathon Francis (COO)
Miguel Burger Calderon (President)
David Moss (Head of Platform)
Kaitlyn Cawley (Editor-In-Chief)
Greg Dybec (Managing Editor)
Employees100
ParentDMG Media
URLelitedaily.com
LaunchedFebruary 1, 2012
Current statusActive

Elite Daily is an American online news platform, founded by David Arabov, Jonathon Francis, and Gerard Adams.[2] Self-described as "Millennials' preferred platform for today’s hot issues and trending topics," their slogan is "The Voice of Generation Y."[3] In addition to general news, the site offers feature stories and listicles on subjects ranging from anal sex[4] to astrology.[5]

History

Launched independently in February 2012, Elite Daily was purchased by DMG Media in January 2015 for an estimated $50 million.[6]

In January 2015, Elite Daily ranked as the seventh most shared site on Facebook and the fourteenth most popular US online news entity.[7][8] As of August 2015, it no longer ranks in the top 25 of either category.[9]

Writers

Though Elite Daily has a full-time in house staff of approximately twenty writers, many of the articles published on the site are accepted from unpaid contributing writers, which Elite Daily claims to number more than three thousand.[10]

Controversies and criticism

Pseudonymous publishing

In July 2013, it was discovered that many of Elite Daily's writers were using fake names and profile photos that were actually of unrelated models.[11] In a September 2013 interview with TechCrunch, founder David Arabov revealed that he publishes all of his articles under the pseudonym, "Preston Waters."[2] At least five other in-house writers were also publishing with pseudonyms. Elite Daily's staff was described in the TechCrunch article as having the belief that "there is no responsibility in telling the truth when it comes to [a writer's] byline or bio, as long as the articles themselves are accurate."

In July of 2015, Gawker writer Kate Knibbs discovered that her name was appearing in the byline of Elite Daily articles she hadn't written.[12] "My online reputation has the digital equivalent of an STI," Knibbs wrote in an article in which she further insulted Elite Daily, calling it "a gyre of smarmy pablum."[13] When questioned about Elite Daily's failure to authenticate the identity of the writer claiming to be Knibbs, Elite Daily communication director, Sean Walsh, responded, "This is the nature of a platform that accepts contributors."[14]

Sexism

Editor-In-Chief Caitlyn Cawley described the site as follows: “Elite Daily is for this generation’s alpha. The equal opportunity asshole, with an amoral sex life and desires to succeed in the traditional ways: retiring with off-shore bank accounts, to a yacht full of naked bitches."[15]

Feminist blog, Jezebel, has been a frequent critic of Elite Daily's content, calling it "sexist" and "misogynistic." In a September 2013 article, Jezebel criticized an Elite Daily article which stated that "a woman's value depreciates over time," compared aging women to stale bread, and suggested that this was justification "compelling men to cheat."[16] Jezebel has remained critical of Elite Daily, publishing articles condemning the site and its content as recently as September 2015.[17]

In February 2014, The Daily Banter published an article calling Elite Daily "everything that is wrong with online journalism."[18] While singling out the site's alleged sexism (with listicles like "21 Signs She's Expired"), it also criticizes the site's "sweatshop" labor model of publishing content primarily by contributors whose only compensation is exposure.

In a 2015 Gawker story, writer Max Read credits Elite Daily for shifting "away from aggressively dumb misogyny" but notes that the site remains "imbecilic," "dull," "utterly charmless and completely unredeemable."[19]

References

  1. ^ "Elitedaily.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Crook, Jordan. "Elite Daily, Content Farm Or Groundbreaking Site For Upwardly Mobile Youngsters? You Decide". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Voice Of Generation-Y™ | Elite Daily". Elite Daily. https://plus.google.com/116571474491193319482. Retrieved October 8, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "A Butthole Manifesto: Why Anal Sex Should Be Reserved For The One". Elite Daily. https://plus.google.com/116571474491193319482. Retrieved October 22, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "What Your Zodiac Sign Says About Your Dating Habits". Elite Daily. https://plus.google.com/116571474491193319482. Retrieved October 22, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "How Elite Daily's 20-something founders sold their startup to Daily Mail for ~ $50 Million in cash". Business Insider. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  7. ^ "The Biggest Facebook Publishers of December 2014 | The Whip". The Whip. https://plus.google.com/+NewswhipMedia/. Retrieved October 8, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Digital: Top 50 Online News Entities (2015)*". Pew Research Center's Journalism Project. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  9. ^ "The Biggest Facebook Publishers Of August 2015 - The Whip". The Whip. https://plus.google.com/+NewswhipMedia/. Retrieved October 21, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Contribute | Elite Daily". Elite Daily. https://plus.google.com/116571474491193319482. Retrieved October 8, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Rich Kids Of The Internet: Inside The Astounding Troll-Hole That Is Elite Daily". The Awl. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  12. ^ "Elite Daily promises changes after writer identity theft". www.capitalnewyork.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  13. ^ "Some Slimy Clickbait Dickhead Stole My Identity to Blog for Elite Daily". Gizmodo. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  14. ^ "Elite Daily promises changes after writer identity theft". www.capitalnewyork.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  15. ^ "Rich Kids Of The Internet: Inside The Astounding Troll-Hole That Is Elite Daily". The Awl. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  16. ^ "The Elite Daily's Misogynistic Screeds Are Probably the Worst Things You'll Read All Day". Jezebel. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  17. ^ "Elite Daily, Where Being Fat Is Morally Wrong and All Women Want Anal". Jezebel. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  18. ^ "Elite Daily is Everything That's Wrong With Internet Journalism and Generation-Y - The Daily Banter". The Daily Banter. https://plus.google.com/118342844492450681700/. Retrieved October 21, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "Daily Mail Purchases Elite Daily to Form Voltron of Shit". TKTK. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
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