HuffPost
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Type of site
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News and opinion |
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| Available in | English, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, German, Arabic, Portuguese, Korean, Greek |
| Founded | May 9, 2005 |
| Created by |
Andrew Breitbart Arianna Huffington Kenneth Lerer Jonah Peretti |
| Editor | Lydia Polgreen |
| Parent |
AOL (2011–2017) Oath Inc. (2017–present) |
| Slogan(s) | Inform, Inspire, Entertain, Empower |
| Website | huffpost |
| Alexa rank |
 205 (April 3, 2017[update]) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | May 9, 2005 |
| Current status | Active |
HuffPost (formerly The Huffington Post and sometimes abbreviated HuffPo) is a politically liberal American news and opinion website that has both localized and international editions founded by Andrew Breitbart, Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women's interests, and local news.
The Huffington Post was launched on May 9, 2005, as a modern liberal commentary outlet/blog and an alternative to news aggregators such as the Drudge Report, and it continues to maintain a politically liberal stance. On February 7, 2011, AOL acquired The Huffington Post for US$315 million, making Arianna Huffington editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group.
In July 2012, The Huffington Post was ranked No. 1 on the 15 Most Popular Political Sites list by eBizMBA Rank, which bases its list on each site's Alexa Global Traffic Rank and U.S. Traffic Rank from both Compete and Quantcast. In 2012, The Huffington Post became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize.
The Huffington Post was founded by Andrew Breitbart, Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti on May 9, 2005. It has an active community, with over one million comments made on the site each month.
Prior to The Huffington Post, Huffington hosted 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.
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