“The future of quality journalism is not dependent on the future of newspapers.”
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Arianna Huffington
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington is a Greek and American author, syndicated columnist and businesswoman.
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business · Greek and American businesswoman (born 1950) · radio personality · writer · blogger · biographer · journalist · businessperson · politician · voice actor · also Arianna Huffington, Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, Ariadnē-Anna Stasinopoúlou, Huffington
Born 15 July 1950 · Q233397
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I firmly believe in a hybrid future where old media players embrace the way of new media – including transparency, interactivity and immediacy – and new media companies adopt the best practices of old media, including fairness, accuracy and high-impact investigative journalism,
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2026· 4 entries
“I firmly believe in a hybrid future where old media players embrace the way of new media – including transparency, interactivity and immediacy – and new media companies adopt the best practices of old media, including fairness, accuracy and high-impact investigative journalism,”
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“We plan to roll out local versions of HuffPost in dozens of cities.”
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“It has become clear to me that the only way to stop a Republican takeover of our state is to vote No on the recall. Because it”
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2017· 1 entry
Thrive Global launched a podcast with iHeart Radio featuring Huffington as host
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2016· 5 entries
Gave the commencement address and received an honorary degree from Colby College in Waterville, Maine
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Career landmark: chief executive officer (2016).
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Was named to Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul100 list of visionaries and influential leaders
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Huffington stepped down from her positions at AOL and Huffington Post to launch her new enterprise, Thrive Global, which claims to offer "science-based solutions" to end stress and burnout
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Huffington left The Huffington Post
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2012· 2 entries
Huffington became a LinkedIn influencer, writing about success and sharing professional insights
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The Huffington Post became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize
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2011· 1 entry
AOL acquired The Huffington Post for US$315 million and made Huffington the president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group, which included The Huffington Post and then-existing AOL properties including
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2010· 1 entry
From The Huffington Post headquarters in New York City
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2007· 1 entry
Awarded Great Immigrants Award (2007).
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2005· 2 entries
As a commentary outlet, blog, and an alternative to news aggregators such as the Drudge Report
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Huffington founded The Huffington Post (now known as HuffPost) with Andrew Breitbart, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti
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2003· 2 entries
And endorsed Governor Gray Davis' campaign to vote against the recall
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Ran as an independent candidate for governor in the California recall election and lost
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2000· 1 entry
Co-convened the "Shadow Conventions", which appeared at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia and the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles at Patriotic Hall
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1998· 1 entry
Michael Huffington shared that he was bisexual, saying, "I know now that my sexuality is part of who I am, I've been through a long process of finding out the truth about me
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1997· 1 entry
Career landmark: divorce.
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1994· 2 entries
By her then husband, Michael Huffington, a Republican
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Published a self-help book titled The Fourth Instinct, outlining her view that people should rise above the three basic instincts of survival, power, and sex to find their higher and better selves
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1992· 1 entry
Michael ran as a Republican for a seat in the U
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1990· 2 entries
Career landmark: naturalization.
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Huffington is Greek by birth and became a naturalized American citizen in 1990.
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1986· 1 entry
Career landmark: wedding.
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1985· 1 entry
She met her husband Michael Huffington in 1985.
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1981· 2 entries
Wrote a biography of Maria Callas, Maria Callas – The Woman Behind the Legend, and in 1989, a biography of Pablo Picasso, Picasso: Creator and Destroyer
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With Callas' biographer Gerald Fitzgerald being paid "in the low five figures
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1973· 1 entry
Arianna (as Stasinopoúlou) wrote a book titled The Female Woman, attacking the Women's Liberation movement in general and Germaine Greer's 1970 The Female Eunuch in particular
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1972· 1 entry
Studied at University of Cambridge (1968–1972).
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1971· 2 entries
Career landmark: president (1971–1972).
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Huffington appeared in an edition of Face the Music along with Bernard Levin
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1950· 2 entries
Born 1950-07-15.
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The daughter of Konstantinos (a journalist and management consultant) and Elli (née Georgiadi) Stasinopoulou, and is the sister of Agapi (an author, speaker, and performer)
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