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Jezebel, the sharp-edged feminist website founded at the height of blogosphere era, is shutting down after 16 years

Jezebel established itself as an influential voice in feminist commentary years before the explosion of the #Metoo movement pushed issues of gender and power to the forefront of mainstream media coverage.

G/O Media CEO Jim Spanfeller said "the audiences we serve across our network did not align with Jezebel’s."

Jezebel, the sharp-edged feminist website founded at the height of blogosphere era, is shutting down after 16 years. Its parent company, G/O Media, said Thursday that 23 staffers would be laid off, including Jezebel’s team, as part of a restructuring to cope with economic headwinds and a difficult digital advertising environment. The company also announced the departure of G/O Media editorial director Merrill Brown. In a memo to the company, G/0 Media CEO Jim Spanfeller said he made the decision to suspend publication of Jezebel after an unsuccessful search for a buyer for the website.

The site's seven editorial staffers have been laid off, along with 16 other staffers across G/O.