Axios is a USA website covering National News.
Axios is a digital news service launched in early 2017 based on the stated belief that "media is broken - and too often a scam." The site was created by Jim VandeHei, the co-founder and former CEO of Politico, Mike Allen, the founder of its Playbook newsletter, and Roy Schwartz.
The Axios editorial style emphasizes brevity above all in an effort to make its reports easy to digest. In many cases, anything complex or ambiguous is glossed over or ignored in the name of the "Powerpoint mode" of headlines, bold type and bullet points. The result is articles that can seem broken (lacking important details) and a scam (distorting reality by forcing it to fit the format).
Axios Media was started in the summer of 2016 with a $10 million round of financing led from Lerer Hippeau Ventures and other companies including NBC News, Emerson Collective and David and Katherine Bradley, the former owners of Atlantic Media and The Atlantic magazine. In November 2017, the company said it had raised a further $20 million which it would use to increase staff and expand operations.
The company began its expansion into local news media in December 2020 when it bought Charlotte Agenda, now known as Axios Charlotte. On August 8, 2022, Cox Enterprises announced its purchase of Axios Media.
The word Axios means "worthy" in Greek.
This website is owned by Cox Enterprises, Inc.
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Americans Continue to Abandon, Avoid National News Reporting
-- An indication of the sorry state of national news coverage in the U.S., key metrics for cable news viewing, news app usage and social media interactions dropped sharply in the first half of 2022. This follows even sharper declines in 2021 relative to 2020. Axios says it's all due to the "barrage of bad headlines," although it's more likely the result of superficial and sensational reporting.
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Cox Enterprises will Acquire Axios Media for $525 Million
-- On August 8, 2022, the privately held Cox Enterprises said it will buy Axios Media, the owner of the Axios digital news service launched in 2017.
Axios intends to rapidly expand its Axios Local division, which currently reports local news in 24 cities. The company bought Charlotte Agenda, now known as Axios Charlotte, in December 2020.
Cox was a major American media company until December 2019,...
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-- News channels, apps, social media and websites all saw major usage drops in 2021. The declines were most severe among extremist and highly partisan services like Newsmax and Mother Jones. To some degree, users' attention moved to major sports events, especially football.
Sara Fischer and Neal Rothschild wrote at Axios on January 4, 2022:
News engagement fell off a cliff in 2021
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, January 13, 2022
-- A new proposal offers an open standard for authenticating the source of photos and videos, along with any modifications to the content after creation. The system comes from the Content Authenticity Initiative which includes Adobe, the New York Times and Twitter.
Kyle Daly wrote at Axios on August 3, 2020:
System for thwarting deepfakes unveiled
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, August 8, 2020
-- On May 13, 2018, Axios reported on the torrent of leaks from the many leakers at the Trump White House. Reporter Jonathan Swan wrote that "this White House leaks like there's no tomorrow."
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White House leakers leak about leaking
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