Coverage dated August 7, 2022

Axios Will Expand Local Journalism After Selling To Cox Media For $525 Million

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The deal is one of the biggest in digital publishing in the last decade.

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Washington Post
Axios, valued at $525 million, to be sold to Cox Enterprises in major media deal (opens Washington Post)
Published Aug 7, 2022
Washington Post's feed description
Negotiators valued Axios, a five-year-old digital media company, at more than half a billion dollars.
Niemanlab
Axios sells for $525 million, to a company that seemed to be getting out of the media business (opens Niemanlab)
Published Aug 7, 2022
Niemanlab's feed description
Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises has spent the past decade selling off most of its media properties as it brings in billions from cable. So why dive back in?
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Axios Media purchased by Cox Enterprises (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Published Aug 7, 2022
Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description
It's an old and new media marriage: Axios Media, the digital news site known for its to-the-point blurbs on politics, tech and business, is being acquired by Cox Enterprises, the media conglomerate that owns the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Kelley Blue Book and major broadband internet services…
Forbes
Axios Will Expand Local Journalism After Selling To Cox Media For $525 Million (opens Forbes)
Published Aug 7, 2022
Forbes's feed description
The deal is one of the biggest in digital publishing in the last decade.
The Guardian
US news website Axios agrees $525m sale to Cox Enterprises (opens The Guardian)
Published Aug 7, 2022
The Guardian's feed description
Axios, whose founders launched site in 2016, to be taken over legacy publisher that owns US regional newspapers
Insider
Axios is being sold to Cox Enterprises for $525 million (opens Insider)
Published Aug 7, 2022
Insider's feed description
The sale comes after a bevy of blockbuster media mergers, including Complex and BuzzFeed, and Vox and Group Nine.
Washington Examiner
Axios sold to Cox Enterprises for $525 million (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Aug 7, 2022
Washington Examiner's feed description
Digital media company Axios is being sold to Cox Enterprises for $525 million, the company announced Monday.
CNN
Axios agrees to sell itself to Cox Enterprises in $525 million deal (opens CNN)
Published Aug 7, 2022
CNN's feed description
Axios, the buzzy digital media venture founded in in 2017, will sell itself to Cox Enterprises, the two companies announced on Monday.
Washington Times
Axios Media is sold to Cox Enterprises, deal reported to be worth $525 million. (opens Washington Times)
Published Aug 7, 2022
Washington Times's feed description
Axios Media is being acquired by Cox Enterprises, which said Monday that it plans to push the online news provider into new markets while broadening its coverage.
Wyoming Public Media
Axios agrees to sell to Cox for $525 million in cash (opens Wyoming Public Media)
Published Aug 7, 2022
Wyoming Public Media's feed description
"Axios" is Greek for "worthy" — and now we know how much the company is worth, less than six years after its news site debuted.
New York Times
Axios to Sell to Itself Cox Enterprises for $525 Million (opens New York Times)
Published Aug 7, 2022
New York Times's feed description
The digital media company’s founders, Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz, will continue to run the company.
Digital Journal
US news site Axios agrees to $525 mn buyout (opens Digital Journal)
Published Aug 7, 2022
Digital Journal's feed description
US news website Axios, which has shot to prominence since its 2016 founding, has agreed to a $525 million deal to sell itself to Cox.

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