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  • NPROn the 26th of February 1970, National Public Radio replaced the National Educational Radio Network following Congressional passage of the Public…
  • BBC Radio 4The first broadcast from station 2LO began on the 14th of November 1922 in London. It started with a power output of just 100 watts and operated at a…
  • ComicBook.comIn 1996, a digital holding page appeared online under the domain ComicBook.com. American Entertainment used this space to host sales links and press releases…
  • SpotifyIn April 2006, Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon established Spotify in Stockholm, Sweden. The idea emerged from a moment of frustration when the peer-to-peer…
  • The New York TimesHenry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones established The New-York Daily Times in 1851. Their first issue appeared on the 18th of September 1851, with a…
  • The Washington PostThe Washington Post opened its doors in 1877 under the leadership of Stilson Hutchins. This new daily newspaper faced immediate financial instability and…
  • CNNAt 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the 1st of June 1980, the Cable News Network began broadcasting from Atlanta, Georgia. Ted Turner introduced the channel to a…
  • The Wall Street JournalThe first issue of The Wall Street Journal appeared on the 8th of July 1889. It measured 20 and three-quarters inches by 15 and a half inches.
  • Rooster TeethIn April 2003, six University of Texas alumni launched a website called drunkgamers.com from their Austin office. Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey…
  • The VergeBetween March and April 2011, nine staff members walked away from AOL to start a new venture. Joshua Topolsky led the group as editor-in-chief of the former…
  • The GuardianThe Manchester Guardian first appeared on the 5th of May 1821, the very day Napoleon died. Cotton merchant John Edward Taylor launched the paper with backing…
  • PoliticoOn the 23rd of January 2007, a website called The Politico launched with a specific mission to cover politics in granular detail. John F.
  • The Daily BeastThe Daily Beast began publishing on the 6th of October 2008. Tina Brown served as the founding editor after leading Vanity Fair and The New Yorker.
  • NBC NewsOn the 21st of February 1940, a small group of technicians gathered in a New York City studio to air the first regularly scheduled television newscast.
  • Irish IndependentThe first issue of the Irish Independent appeared on the 2nd of January 1905. William Martin Murphy launched this paper as a direct successor to The Irish…
  • Al Jazeera Media NetworkOn the 1st of November 1996, a new voice emerged from Doha. Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, officially launched the Al Jazeera Satellite…
  • YouTubeOn the 14th of February 2005, three former PayPal employees named Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen registered the domain name www.youtube.com.
  • Slate (magazine)On the 24th of June 1996, Michael Kinsley launched Slate under the ownership of Microsoft. This date marked a specific moment when digital journalism began…
  • The Irish TimesThe first edition of The Irish Times appeared on the 29th of March 1859. Lawrence E. Knox, a twenty-two-year-old army officer, launched the publication from…
  • USA TodayAl Neuharth convened a task force known as Project NN in Cocoa Beach, Florida on the 29th of February 1980. This meeting marked the conception of USA Today…
  • Vox MediaJim Bankoff and Trei Brundrett established Vox Media in November 2011 within Washington, D.C. The new company immediately absorbed SB Nation, a sports blog…
  • Financial TimesOn the 10th of January 1888, a four-page journal named the London Financial Guide began circulation in metropolitan London.
  • Critical Role ProductionsThe year 2015 marked the beginning of a new era for tabletop role-playing games when eight actors formed Critical Role Productions.
  • The EconomistJames Wilson, a Scottish banker and businessman, launched The Economist in 1843 to campaign for the repeal of the British Corn Laws.