404 Media
Unparalleled access to hidden worlds both online and IRL.
FormatDigital
Founder(s)
    • Jason Koebler
    • Samantha Cole
    • Emanuel Maiberg
    • Joseph Cox
FoundedAugust 22, 2023
Website404media.co

404 Media is an online publication focusing on technology and internet reporting.[1][2] The publication covers topics such as hacking, sex work, niche online communities, and the right to repair movement.[3][4]

History

404 Media was founded in 2023 by former staff of Vice Media's Motherboard after it filed for bankruptcy.[5][6] Among the founding members of 404 Media were Jason Koebler, the former editor-in-chief at Motherboard, as well as senior editors Emanuel Maiberg and Samantha Cole, and writer Joseph Cox.[1][3] It is owned by its reporters, a model that was inspired by organizations such as Defector Media and Hell Gate.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Korach, Natalie (August 22, 2023). "Four Top Vice Journalists Launch Independent Tech Publication". The Wrap.
  2. ↑ Leeman, Zachary (August 22, 2023). "Former Vice Journos Launch 404 Media After Company's Bankruptcy". The Messenger.
  3. 1 2 3 Robertson, Katie (August 22, 2023). "After Vice's Downfall, Top Journalists Start Their Own Tech Publication". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ Bethlehem, Lily (August 23, 2023). "Former Vice Media Staffers Found 404 Media". Jewish Business News.
  5. ↑ Bolies, Corbin (August 22, 2023). "Ex-Vice Editors Launch New Outlet Weeks After Bankruptcy Sale". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ Moses, Lucia. "How 4 Vice alums are building a new media company with ambitions to turn its journalism into film and TV". Business Insider.


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