The Daily Beast is an American news website focused on politics, media, and pop culture. Founded in , the website is owned by IAC Inc. It has been characterized as a "high-end tabloid " by Noah Shachtman , the site's editor-in-chief from to The Daily Beast began publishing on October 6, The name of the site was taken from a fictional newspaper in Evelyn Waugh 's novel Scoop.
John Avlon , an American journalist and political commentator as well as a CNN contributor, was the site's editor-in-chief and managing director from to Avlon was succeeded by executive editor Noah Shachtman. In March , former chief strategy and product officer Mike Dyer left for Intel.
In April , Diller hired Ben Sherwood as chief executive and publisher, and Joanna Coles as chief creative and content officer. In an April interview, Avlon described the publication's political stance as "non-partisan but not neutral": "what that means is we're going to hit both sides where appropriate, but we're not going for mythic moral equivalence on every issue. As I see it, they do a few things well: They bang the phones, they don't always follow the same story everyone else is doing, and they are fast.
Later in , editor-in-chief Noah Shachtman characterized The Daily Beast as a "high-end tabloid " that embraces gonzo journalism. According to Shachtman, The Daily Beast ' s social media policy for journalists consists as of of three main rules: "you're reporters, not cheerleaders" so do not be an open partisan; avoid hate speech and posts that could offend a group; and "don't get your fellow reporters in trouble". Published throughout the day, the Cheat Sheet offers a selection of articles from online news outlets on popular stories.
The Cheat Sheet includes brief summaries of the article, and a link to read the full text of the article on the website of its provider. It is found at www. After the launch, the site introduced additional sections, including a video Cheat Sheet and Book Beast.
