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Business Insider(stylized inall caps:BUSINESS INSIDER;[1]known from 2021 to 2023 asINSIDER)[1]is aNew York City–basedmultinationalfinancial and business news website founded in 2007. Since 2015, a majority stake inBusiness Insider's parent companyInsider Inc.has been owned by the international publishing houseAxel Springer.It operates several international editions, including one in the United Kingdom.

Business Insider
Type of site
Financialnews website
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersNew York City,U.S.
OwnerAxel Springer SE
Created byKevin P. Ryan
EditorHenry Blodget
ParentInsider Inc.
URLwww.businessinsider.comEdit this at Wikidata
CommercialYes
Launched2007;17 years ago(2007)
Current statusActive
OCLCnumber1076392313

Insiderpublishes original reporting and aggregates material from other outlets. As of 2011,it maintained a liberal policy on the use ofanonymous sources.It has also publishednative advertisingand granted sponsors editorial control of its content. The outlet has been nominated for several awards, but has also been criticized for using factually incorrectclickbaitheadlines to attract viewership.[2][3]

In 2015,Axel Springer SEacquired 88 percent of the stake inInsider Inc.for $343 million (€306 million),[4]implying a total valuation of $442 million.[5]From February 2021 to November 2023, the brand was named simplyInsiderwhile it published general news and lifestyle content,[6]before its name was reverted.[1]

History

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Business Insiderwas launched in 2007[7]and is based inManhattan.Founded byDoubleClick's former CEOKevin P. Ryan,Dwight Merriman,andHenry Blodget,[8]the site began as a consolidation ofindustry verticalblogs, the first of them beingSilicon Alley Insider(launched May 16, 2007) andClusterstock(launched March 20, 2008).[9]Gordon Crovitz,former publisher of theWall Street Journal,was an early investor.[10]In addition to providing and analyzing business news, the site aggregates news stories on various subjects.[11]It started a UK edition in November 2014,[12][13]and a Singapore bureau in September 2020.[14]BI'sparent company isInsider Inc.[14]

After Axel Springer SE purchasedBusiness Insiderin 2015, a substantial portion of its staff left the company. According to aCNNreport, some staff who exited complained that "traffictook precedence overenterprise reporting".[15]In 2017,Business Insiderlaunched BI Prime subscription, the service which placed some of its articles behind paywall.[16]In 2018, staff members were asked to sign aconfidentiality agreementthat included anondisparagementclause requiring them not to criticize the site during or after their employment.[17]

Early in 2020, CEO Henry Blodget convened a meeting in which he announced plans for the website to acquire 1 million subscribers, 1 billionunique visitorsper month, and over 1,000 newsroom employees.[18]The parent companies ofBusiness InsiderandeMarketermerged in 2020 in connection with the proposed purchase of Axel Springer byKKR,an American private equity firm.[19]In October 2020,BI's parent company purchased a majority position inMorning Brew,a newsletter.[20]

In 2022, Insider won thePulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary,its first ever Pulitzer Prize, for its illustrated report "How I escaped a Chinese internment camp".[21][22]The piece, composed as a series of comics that told the story of one woman's experience escapingChina's persecution of Uyghurs,was created by illustratorFahmida Azimalongside art directorAnthony Del Col,writerJosh Adams,and editor Walt Hickey.[21][23][24]

Finances

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Business Insiderfirst reported a profit in the fourth quarter of 2010.[25][26]As of 2011,it had 45 full-time employees.[27]Its target audience at the time was limited to "investors and financial professionals".[27]In June 2012, it had 5.4 million unique visitors.[28]As of 2013,Jeff Bezoswas aBusiness Insiderinvestor;[29][30]his investment company Bezos Expeditions held approximately 3 percent of the company as of its acquisition in 2015.[7]

In 2015,Axel Springer SEacquired 88 percent of the stake inInsider Inc.for $343 million (€306 million),[4]implying a total valuation of $442 million.[5]

Divisions

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Business Insider operates a paid division titledBI Intelligence,established in 2013.[31]

In July 2015,Business Insiderbegan the technology websiteTech Insider,with a staff of 40 people working primarily from the company's existing New York headquarters, but originally separated from the mainBusiness Insidernewsroom.[32]However,Tech Insiderwas eventually folded into theBusiness Insiderwebsite.[33]

Also in 2015,Business InsiderlaunchedInsider Picks,the precursor to what is nowInsider Reviews,to help shoppers navigate the complex retail industry and make the best purchasing decisions.[34]

In October 2016,Business InsiderstartedMarkets Insideras a joint venture with Finanzen.net, another Axel Springer company.[35]

Bias, reliability, and editorial policy

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Glenn Greenwaldhas critiqued the reliability ofBusiness Insider,along with that of publications includingThe Wall Street Journal,Yahoo! News,andSlate.[36]In 2010,Business Insiderfalsely reported that New York GovernorDavid Patersonwas slated to resign;[37]BIhad earlier reported a false story alleging thatSteve Jobsexperienced a heart attack.[38]

In April 2011, Blodget sent out a notice inviting publicists to "contribute directly" toBusiness Insider.[39]As of September 2011,Business Insiderallowed the use ofanonymous sources"at any time for any reason", a practice which many media outlets prefer to avoid or at least indicate why a source is not identified.[40][41]According to theWorld Association of Newspapers and News Publishers,Business InsidergaveSAP"limited editorial control" over the content of its "Future of Business" section as of 2013.[42]The website publishes a mix of original reporting and aggregation of other outlets' content.[43][44]Business Insiderhas also publishednative advertising.[45]

Reception

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In January 2009, theClusterstocksection appeared inTime's list of 25 best financial blogs,[46]and theSilicon Alley Insidersection was listed inPC Magazine's list of its "favorite blogs of 2009".[47]2009 also sawBusiness Insider's selection as an officialWebbyhonoree for Best Business Blog.[48]

In 2012,Business Insiderwas named to theInc.500.In 2013, the publication was once again nominated in the Blog-Business category at the Webby Awards.[49]In January 2014,The New York Timesreported thatBusiness Insider'sweb traffic was comparable to that ofThe Wall Street Journal.[50]In 2017,Digidayincluded imprintInsideras a candidate in two separate categories— "Best New Vertical" and "Best Use of Instagram" —at their annual Publishing Awards.[51]

The website has faced criticism for what critics consider itsclickbait-style headlines.[52][53][54][55]A 2013 profile of Blodget andBusiness InsiderinThe New Yorkersuggested thatBusiness Insider,because it republishes material from other outlets, may not always be accurate.[56]

In 2022,Insiderwon thePulitzer Prizefor Illustrated Reporting and Commentary for its reporting on thepersecution of Uyghurs in China.[57][58]

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