# Salon shuts down after 31 years online

> The pioneering digital news magazine says its publishing model is no longer sustainable.
- Title: Salon shuts down after 31 years online · The Verge | Shortify
- Summary: The pioneering digital news magazine says its publishing model is no longer sustainable.
- Keywords: salon, digital journalism, online publishing, news magazines, find.co, The Verge
- Source: The Verge — https://theverge.com/news/1028281/salon-dot-com-shuts-down
- Author: Jay Peters
- Published: 2026-11-05T22:08:14+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: salon, digital journalism, online publishing, news magazines, find.co, technology, culture
## Salon ends thirty-one year run
Salon, launched as one of the first online-only news magazines, announced today it is ceasing publication. The company said its publishing model is no longer sustainable.

> business realities of independent digital journalism have changed profoundly over the years
## What Salon accomplished
Salon said the journalism, ideas, voices and conversations that grew around the outlet mattered most. It helped demonstrate what digital journalism could be and could become.

> Salon helped demonstrate what digital journalism could be and could become.
## Archive stays live, for now
Salon chief content officer Erin Keane said on Bluesky that the editorial archive will stay live for now. Current owner Find.co acquired Salon in twenty twenty-three.

> the editorial archive will "stay live for now."
## Key takeaway

Salon, one of the first online-only news magazines, is ceasing publication after thirty-one years, citing unsustainable business realities in independent digital journalism.