Salon Closes After Three Decades as Commentators Dispute Its LegacySalon’s Closure Shows the Cost of Corporate Control of JournalismSalon’s Demise Draws No Tears From a Longtime Target
As of November 9, 2026, Salon has ceased publication after 31 years, prompting sharply different reactions from conservative and progressive commentators. The online magazine’s closure followed years of financial struggles and changes in ownership.Salon stopped publishing after its owner, Find.co, shut it down with little warning in the week before November 9, 2026. Its closure is a warning about independent journalism under absentee corporate ownership.Salon, a left-of-center online magazine, ceased publication after 31 years in the week before November 9, 2026. A conservative commentator celebrated the closure after years of Salon’s criticism of Breitbart.