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 News, reviews, facts and friction | |
Type of site | Tech tabloid |
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| Available in | English |
| Dissolved | 19 December 2019 |
| Owner | Incisive Media Ltd. |
| Created by | Mike Magee |
| Editor | Carly Page |
| Key people |
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| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | No |
| Launched | 2001 |
| Current status | Ceased publishing |
The Inquirer (stylized as TheINQUIRER) was a British technology tabloid website founded by Mike Magee after his departure from The Register (of which he was one of the founding members) in 2001. In 2006 the site was acquired by Dutch publisher Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeverijen (VNU).[1] Mike Magee later left The Inquirer in February 2008 to work on the IT Examiner.
Historically, the magazine was entirely Internet-based with its journalists living all over the world and filing copy online, though in recent years it has been edited from Incisive Media's offices in London.[2]
Although traditionally a 'red top', under Incisive Media it has put more weight behind its journalism, reducing the number of jibes at companies, and moved instead towards sponsored online debates in association with high-profile organisations, most recently, Intel.[3]
The Inquirer ceased publishing on 19 December 2019, partly due to declining digital advertising revenues.[4][5]
- ^ Bobbie Johnson (26 January 2006). "VNU buys into tabloid news". The Guardian.
- ^ "All journalism will be Indian journalism one day". The Inquirer. 2 August 2006. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The Effect of the Internet of Things on User Privacy: Part 1". Intel. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "The INQUIRER reaches end-of-life". The Inquirer. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Tobitt, Charlotte (19 December 2019). "Tech news website The Inquirer ceases publishing as ad revenues struggle despite 'healthy' audience". Press Gazette. Retrieved 20 December 2019.