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Observer Media

Observer Media
IndustryOnline and print media
Founded2007 (2007)
FounderJared Kushner
HeadquartersManhattan, New York City, US
Key people
  • Joseph Meyer (Chairman & Publisher)
  • James R. Freiman (Chief Executive Officer)
Websitewww.observermedia.com Edit this at Wikidata

Observer Media is an American online media company.[1][2][3] The company was formed through several acquisitions, including acquisition of The New York Observer in 2007.[4][5][6] Observer Media is based in Lower Manhattan, New York City, and was owned by businessman Jared Kushner until 2016, when he transferred his ownership into a family trust, through which his brother-in-law Joseph Meyer took over his former role as publisher and chairman in 2017.[7][8] It currently publishes the Commercial Observer and Observer.[9][10] As of November 2016, Observer Media announced it would no longer print the New York Observer. The Observer site is a consolidation of several notable online properties, including The Gallerist, BetaBeat, NY Politicker, and PolitickerNJ.[11][12]

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  2. ^ "Jared Kushner Names Brother-in-Law New York Observer CEO". New York. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "How Jared Kushner Became Donald Trump's Mini-Me". Vanity Fair. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Jared Kushner's Trump Card". Bloomberg. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Jared Kushner's Second Act". Esquire. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  6. ^ "Who Is Ivanka Trump's Husband? Jared Kushner Is A Success In His Own Right". Romper. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  7. ^ Stoeffel, Kat (April 12, 2017). "What Should Happen to Jared Kushner's New York Observer? Media Pros Offer Advice". The Hollywood Reporter. Hollywood Reporter.
  8. ^ "Linkedin".
  9. ^ "Jared Kushner". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  10. ^ "Observer Media Group Launches New Real Estate Site: LivingThere.com". The Observer. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  11. ^ "A New 'Observer'". Politico. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  12. ^ "The New York Observer Lost Its Pink Paper Today". Animal New York. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

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