A New Look For Mediaite

Today, we are thrilled to unveil a new look for Mediaite. As the site has grown from a humble blog chronicling the ins and outs of all things media into a nationally-known news outlet drawing more than 80 million views a month, we have sought to keep our face up with the pace of the rapidly changing digital times.

Our latest update brings a simpler and sleeker reading experience to Mediaite. On the homepage, headlines are bolder and more readable. On story pages, we have retained an elegant serif typeface for the body of articles and updated titles with a punchy new design.

The changes are not just aesthetic. Our featured stories above the fold now number five — an increase from the prior three — and the news that populates the “happening now” section appears in rows of three. The result is a homepage packed with even more breaking news, analysis, and opinion on the intersection of media and politics.

Headlines on the homepage will also be punchier and more concise – an effort to get to the essence of stories and be more economical with your time. Thank you to our incredible development team, Sean Panzera and Zack Brand, for bringing this update to fruition.

We have long prided ourselves on the strong traffic and engagement we receive on our homepage. It’s comforting proof of concept that — at a time when audiences are getting so much of their news on the manic feeds of social media platforms — Mediaite’s homepage remains a destination for millions of loyal and influential readers hungry for the latest on our beat.

We hope everyone enjoys the new look of the site. And if you hate it, take some time to sit with it. You can even switch to “dark mode” for a more navy-infused experience (just check the sidebar for that option). If you still hate it, please let us know!

But first: Click around, let it soak in. You might very well come around.