Yahoo News (stylized as Yahoo! News) is a news website and news aggregator operated by Yahoo. Created in August 1996 by Yahoo software engineer Brad Clawsie, the site compiles articles from a variety of media organizations, including the Associated Press, Reuters, CNN, ABC News, and BBC News.
Originally focused on aggregating news from external publishers, Yahoo News began producing original journalism in 2011 and joined the White House press corps in 2012.
History
The site was created by Yahoo software engineer Brad Clawsie in August 1996. As of 2021, the site published content from more than 100 news partners.
In 2000, Yahoo News launched pages tracking the content on the site that was most viewed and most shared by email. The "most emailed" page in particular was noted as an innovation in online news aggregation.[2] Yahoo News allows users to comment on articles. Between late 2006 and early 2010, comments were disabled in part due to moderation challenges.[3]
By 2011, Yahoo had expanded its focus to include original content, as part of its plans to become a major media organization.[4]