Heavy (stylized as Heavy.com and heavy.) is a sports news website based in New York City. It publishes sports news and information for an American audience, with a focus on the NFL, NBA and MLB.[1]
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Type of site | Sports news |
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| Available in | English, Spanish |
| Owner | Heavy Inc. |
| Created by |
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| URL | heavy |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | September 23, 1998 |
| Current status | Active |
History
editHeavy was founded by Simon Assaad and David Carson in 1999 as a video-focused entertainment site aimed primarily at young men,[2] debuting audiovisual pop culture phenomena like the Kung Faux series.[1][3] Assaad and Carson said they modeled the highly interactive site on video games.[2]
Assaad continues to serve as CEO, and Aaron Nobel is the editor-in-chief.[1]
Content
editHeavy primarily aggregates news on sports and trending topics.[1]
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board cited Heavy in an August 2019 story on the mass shooter in Dayton, Ohio, as having "gained access to Connor Betts' Twitter account before it was taken down".[4] Slate cited the website's story on the Quebec City mosque shooting as one of the first to be published in English.[1]
Heavy uses information from original sources whenever possible. They recommend that when citing information from other sources, reporters must clearly cite them and hyperlink to the original source.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Oremus, Will (2017-03-15). "Five Fast Facts About Heavy.com, the Biggest News Site You've Never Heard Of". Slate. Archived from the original on 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ a b Hansell, Saul (2006-03-27). "A Web Site So Hip It Gets Laddies to Watch the Ads". The New York Times. p. C1. Archived from the original on 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "'Kung Faux' a ninja sweet DVD". OU Daily. Norman, Oklahoma. 2003-04-07. Archived from the original on 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ The Editorial Board (2019-08-05). "Politics and the Shooters". Opinion. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ "Editorial Guidelines". Heavy. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
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