40-591: The Hot30 Countdown was an Australian radio show hosted by Mike Christian (MC) and Mel Greig . It was broadcast on the Today Network from the studios of 2Day FM in Sydney , New South Wales to every state and the Australian Capital Territory following The Dirt . It was cancelled on 10 December 2012, following the death of Jacintha Saldanha , and was replaced by The Bump . Beginning in 1996,
80-469: A Digital Radio offshoot, Hot30 Jelli , was launched. A joint venture with Jelli , the station uses a play list from current and previous Hot30 Countdown music, which is then voted on by listeners at the Hot30 Jelli website. The station has since been renamed Choose The Hits . Mike Christian Michael Christian is an Australian radio presenter. Along with his co-host Mel Greig , he made
120-570: A prank call to the hospital caring for Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge that contributed to the suicide of one of the nurses. In February 2006, Christian started his radio career at Sea FM Central Coast , after completing a Graduate Diploma in Commercial Radio Broadcasting at the Australian Film, Television & Radio School. He later moved on to become a morning announcer at 92.9 Perth . On 5 October 2009, Christian started
160-555: A "stand-alone business" within AOL, taking control of more of its own business and advertising operations, and directing more effort towards securing "premium advertising". In June 2015, Verizon Communications acquired AOL for US$ 4.4 billion and the site became a part of Verizon Media. Huffington resigned to pursue other ventures and was succeeded as editor-in-chief by Lydia Polgreen in December 2016. In April 2017, Polgreen announced
200-774: A $ 5 million Series A round from SoftBank Capital and Greycroft . In December 2008, The Huffington Post raised $ 25 million from Oak Investment Partners at a $ 100 million valuation and Fred Harman of Oak Investment Partners joined its board of directors. The money was to be used for technology, infrastructure, investigative journalism , and development of local versions. In June 2009, Eric Hippeau , co-managing partner of Softbank Capital , became CEO of The Huffington Post . In January 2011, The Huffington Post received 35% of its traffic from web search engines (SEOs), compared to 20% at CNN . This strategy appealed to AOL CEO Tim Armstrong , who tried to implement similar SEO-driven journalism practices at AOL at
240-454: A confidential, preliminary report saying that the Radio Royal hoax 'broke law'. 2Day FM acted illegally by airing the phone call without consent. On 10 December 2012, Southern Cross Austereo, announced that the show would be cancelled effective immediately. On the following day both Christian and Greig were interviewed on TV shows and apologised for their part in the incident. In November 2009,
280-511: A nurse, Jacintha Saldanha , forwarding the call on to Catherine's private nurse, and Greig and Christian were able to obtain Catherine's medical details. The prank was condemned by a journalist writing in The Huffington Post , and the hospital announced they deeply regretted the incident and would be "reviewing [their] telephone protocols." Following the incident Saldanha was found dead in
320-522: A position as the afternoons announcer at Austereo's Fox FM in Melbourne , Victoria before moving to mornings. He moved to Sydney's 2Day FM in December 2012 to host the Hot30 Countdown with Mel Greig , a nationally syndicated program. In 2015, Christian returned to 2Day FM as an announcer. On 6 December 2012, Christian and his 2Day FM radio co-host, Mel Greig, made a radio prank call to
360-483: A sex offender. Editors later removed the article at the author's request. HuffPost has been seen as a mostly progressive , liberal or liberal-leaning outlet, being described as such by the BBC , CNN , and Politico . Upon becoming the editor-in-chief in December 2016, Lydia Polgreen said that the "wave of intolerance and bigotry that seems to be sweeping the globe" after the election as US president of Donald Trump
400-413: A significant number of contributors. Contributors had included: HuffPost has been criticized for providing a platform for alternative medicine and supporters of vaccine hesitancy , including in a detailed critique in 2009 by physician and author Rahul Parikh. In 2020, biology professor and founder of the science blog Pharyngula addressed hesitancy and other issues. Steven Novella , president of
440-551: A suicide note blaming Christian and Greig. She also asked that they be made responsible for her mortgage. In June 2013, Southern Cross Austereo awarded Christian the Next Top Jock award, a decision that was criticised in the Australian media. Australian National Communications Minister Stephen Conroy told a Melbourne radio station "I think there’s a bit of bad taste involved there. There were some very serious consequences of what
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#1733066258327480-534: A suspected suicide. Both Christian and Greig were seen on their Twitter accounts boasting about the prank a day earlier, calling it "the easiest prank call ever made." They were both suspended from broadcasting following the death. In an interview on the Nine Network's A Current Affair program, Christian said that "We are shattered, heartbroken and our deepest sympathy goes to the family, friends and all those people affected. Mel and myself are incredibly sorry for
520-465: A suspected suicide. Following her death both Greig and Christian, took down their Twitter accounts. An executive producer for 2Day FM, told TMZ , "I advise you to stop trying to call them" as the hosts have been "ordered" not to speak to media. It was later announced that Greig and Christian would be stepping away from their duties. The company that owned the station released a statement reported by TMZ, which stated, "SCA and 2Day FM are deeply saddened by
560-503: The Hot30 Countdown would broadcast into syndicated channels as well as additional Today Network regional channels and with the merger it changed their Australian studio line to 13 10 60. Acton and Garrett also hosted a weekend music show on Southern Cross Ten which was launched as Hot30 Countdown TV , airing Saturdays from 10 am to 12 noon and Sundays at 9 am to 12 noon. On 31 January 2012 Garrett revealed on
600-768: The New England Skeptical Society , criticized The Huffington Post for allowing homeopathy proponent Dana Ullman to have a blog on the site. In 2011, skeptic Brian Dunning listed it at No. 10 on his "Top 10 Worst Anti-Science Websites" list. In January 2012, The Huffington Post was criticized for appointing as editorial director in France the well-known former TV journalist Anne Sinclair , because she stood by her husband Dominique Strauss-Kahn , former IMF head, when several women accused him of sexual assault. Commentators at l'Express , Rue89 , and Le Monde warned against potential conflict of interest in
640-492: The " Puffington Host ", while Rush Limbaugh referred to it as the " Huffing and Puffington Post ". During the 2016 United States presidential election , HuffPost regularly appended an editor's note to the end of stories about candidate Donald Trump, reading: "Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims—1.6 billion members of an entire religion—from entering
680-501: The French edition's news coverage. In April 2017, HuffPost South Africa was directed by the press ombudsman to apologize unreservedly for publishing and later defending a column calling for disenfranchisement of white men, which was declared malicious, inaccurate and discriminatory hate speech. In July 2019, HuffPost was criticized for publishing a story written by Rachel Wolfson, a publicist, that praised financier Jeffrey Epstein ,
720-527: The U.S. and closed down HuffPost Canada , laying off 23 staff working for the Canadian and Quebec divisions of the company. The Huffington Post was launched on May 9, 2005, as a commentary outlet, blog, and an alternative to news aggregators such as the Drudge Report . It was founded by Arianna Huffington , Andrew Breitbart , Kenneth Lerer , and Jonah Peretti . Prior to this, Arianna Huffington hosted
760-729: The company had lost "around $ 20 million" during the previous year, and HuffPost Canada was shut down and ceased publishing. On April 12, 2021, Danielle Belton became editor-in-chief. Following the gradual shut-down of BuzzFeed News announced in 2023, BuzzFeed, Inc. refocused its news efforts into HuffPost , with plans to rehire past BuzzFeed News employees at HuffPost or at BuzzFeed. The site originally published work from both paid reporters and unpaid bloggers through its contributor network . In February 2011, Visual Art Source, which had been cross-posting material from its website, went on strike against The Huffington Post to protest against its writers not being paid. In March 2011,
800-458: The company would rebrand, changing its official full name to HuffPost , with changes to the design of its website and logo, and content and reporting. On January 24, 2019, 20 employees were laid off as a part of Verizon Media laying off 7% of its staff. The opinion and health sections were eliminated. Pulitzer Prize finalist Jason Cherkis lost his job. On March 6, 2020, Polgreen announced that she would step down as editor-in-chief to become
840-467: The court, holding that the bloggers had volunteered their services, their compensation being publication. In 2015, Wil Wheaton stated that he refused to allow his work to be reused for free on the site. The practice of publishing blog posts from unpaid contributors ended in January 2018. This transformed the site, which had become notable for featuring extensive sections in a broad range of subjects from
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#1733066258327880-464: The head of content at Gimlet Media . In November 2020, HuffPost shut down its India operation after six years. According to some media reports, the acquisition did not include the India site due to regulations barring foreign ownership of Indian Digital Media. On February 16, 2021, BuzzFeed acquired HuffPost from Verizon Media in a stock deal. On March 9, 2021, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti said that
920-513: The hospital that was caring for Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, during her first pregnancy. The duo tricked the hospital into releasing private medical information on the Duchess by using "ridiculous comedy accents" to mimic Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales in an attempt to talk with the Duchess. Two days later Jacintha Saldanha, one of the nurses who was tricked by the pair, was found dead in
960-478: The new hosts. They commenced on 15 March, subsequently introducing a new show at 7pm, The Dirt . Page left the Hot30 Countdown at the end of 2010, moving to Triple M's Grill Team in Sydney and Delaney became the first solo host of The Dirt nationally. In February 2011, Austereo announced that Matty Acton and Maude Garrett would be the new hosts. From 5 September 2011, it was announced by Southern Cross Austereo,
1000-529: The news". According to Michael Steel, press secretary for Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner , Republican aides "engage with liberal websites like The Huffington Post [anyway, if for] no other reason than [because] they drive a lot of cable coverage". Jon Bekken, journalism professor at Suffolk University , has cited it as an example of an " advocacy newspaper ". The Wall Street Journal editor James Taranto has mockingly referred to it as
1040-483: The nightly show until 2005, when Craig Low came in to host the program until mid-2006. Low occasionally included Carla Bignasca as co-host who was the executive producer of the show from the middle of 2006. Hot30 Countdown phased out the national promotion of the Black Thunders in early 2005, across the Today Network . Sam Mac and Bignasca hosted the show from late 2006 until early 2007. From early 2007 Tim Lee
1080-594: The show that she was leaving on 10 February and it was announced on Friday 9 March that Mel Greig (of Amazing Race Australia ) would be the replacement co-host. In November Acton announced that he was leaving the show to work at Sea FM on the Gold Coast, Queensland with Fox FM morning presenter, Mike Christian (MC) replacing Acton in early December. Sam Mac covered the period between Craig Low's departure in November 2006 and Tim Lee's arrival in January 2007. Sophie Monk
1120-442: The show was first hosted by Ugly Phil and Jackie O under the name Ugly Phil's Hot 30 . Brisbane-based announcer, Kyle Sandilands , was then moved in to host with Jackie O until the end of 2003. Labrat and Alexis took over the Hot30 Countdown from 2004 after Sandilands and Jackie O moved to the drive-time slot. A previously unknown announcer "Higgo" stepped in after Labrat took the morning shift on 2Day FM. Alexis and Higgo hosted
1160-519: The site was launched on May 9, 2005, as a counterpart to the Drudge Report. In March 2011, it was acquired by AOL for US$ 315 million, with Arianna Huffington appointed editor-in-chief. In June 2015, Verizon Communications acquired AOL for US$ 4.4 billion, and the site became a part of Verizon Media. In November 2020, BuzzFeed acquired the company. Weeks after the acquisition, BuzzFeed laid off 47 HuffPost staff, mostly journalists, in
1200-584: The situation and what's happened." On 27 January 2013, 2Day FM's parent company announced on its Facebook page that the Hot 30 show responsible for the prank would not be returning. Christian returned to the Melbourne Fox FM morning program on 11 February 2013, and his move there created controversy. On Sunday 28 April 2013 The Sunday Times newspaper in the United Kingdom reported Saldanha had authored
1240-526: The strike and the call to boycott was joined and endorsed by the National Writers Union and NewsGuild-CWA ; however, the boycott was dropped in October 2011. In April 2011, The Huffington Post was targeted with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit by Jonathan Tasini on behalf of thousands of bloggers who had submitted material to the website. On March 30, 2012, the suit was dismissed with prejudice by
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1280-726: The time of its acquisition of The Huffington Post . In March 2011, AOL acquired The Huffington Post for US$ 315 million. As part of the deal, Huffington became president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post and existing AOL properties Engadget , TechCrunch , Moviefone , MapQuest , Black Voices, PopEater (now subpage on the HuffPost Entertainment subpage), AOL Music , AOL Latino (now HuffPost Voices ), AutoBlog, Patch, and StyleList. In December 2011, The Huffington Post said it had 36.2 million unique visitors. The Huffington Post subsumed many of AOL's Voices properties, including AOL Black Voices , which
1320-415: The tragic news of the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha from King Edward VII's Hospital. [...] SCA and the hosts have decided that they will not return to their radio show until further notice out of respect for what can only be described as a tragedy." At a Federal Court of Australia hearing, it became known that Australian media watchdog Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) had prepared
1360-552: The website Ariannaonline.com. Her first foray into the Internet was the website Resignation.com, which called for the resignation of President Bill Clinton and was a rallying place for conservatives opposing Clinton. An early Huffington Post strategy was crafting search-engine optimized (SEO) stories and headlines based around trending keywords , such as "What Time Is the Super Bowl?" In August 2006, The Huffington Post raised
1400-578: Was a prank and to be seen to be rewarding people so soon after such an event, I think, is just in bad taste." The Huffington Post HuffPost ( The Huffington Post until 2017, itself often abbreviated as HuffPo ) is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy eating, young women's interests, and local news featuring columnists. It
1440-571: Was among a series of stand-in presenters who covered the period between the departure of Maude Garrett in February 2012 and the arrival of Mel Greig in March 2012. On 6 December 2012, the day after the then pregnant Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge , was admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital for a severe case of morning sickness , Mel Greig and Michael Christian rang the hospital pretending to be Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles . The prank worked, with
1480-502: Was announced as the permanent replacement to host the show with Bignasca. In February 2010, it was announced that Lee and Bignasca would be leaving the Hot30 Countdown , with Lee relocating to Fox FM in Melbourne, presenting Mornings; while Bignasca expected to focus on television opportunities. Lee and Bignasca presented their last show on 12 March 2010. Austereo announced on 10 March 2010 that Charli Robinson and Chris Page would be
1520-430: Was created to provide a progressive alternative to conservative news websites such as the Drudge Report . The site contains its own content and user-generated content via video blogging , audio, and photo. In 2012, the website became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize . Founded by Arianna Huffington , Andrew Breitbart , Kenneth Lerer , and Jonah Peretti ,
1560-519: Was established in 1995 as Blackvoices.com , and AOL Latino , Impact (launched in 2010 as a partnership between Huffington Post and Causecast ), Women , Teen , College , Religion , and the Spanish-language Voces (en español) . The Voices brand was expanded in September 2011 with the launch of Gay Voices , dedicated to LGBT -relevant articles. By late 2013, the website operated as
1600-433: Was remarkable, and that The Huffington Post had an "absolutely indispensable role to play in this era in human history." Commenting in 2012 on increased conservative engagement on the website despite its reputation as a liberal news source, The Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington stated that her website was "increasingly seen" as an Internet newspaper that is "not positioned ideologically in terms of how we cover
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