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Live Science is a science news website run by Future via Purch, which it purchased from Imaginova in 2009.[1] Stories and editorial commentary are typically syndicated to major news outlets, such as Yahoo!, MSNBC, AOL, and Fox News. [2]

Live Science
Logo of the website since 2016
Type of site
News website
Available inEnglish
OwnerPurch (Future)
URLwww.livescience.com
CommercialYes
Launched2004; 20 years ago (2004), relaunched 2007

Live Science was originally launched in 2004, but was subsequently shut down and re-launched in 2007. Live Science covers scientific breakthroughs, research ventures and odd facts from around the world in an online newsmagazine format.[3]

Purch consumer brands (including Live Science) were acquired by Future in 2018.[4][5]

Awards

  1. 2007: Winner, Award for Specialty Site Journalism [6] (large organization) from Online Journalism Awards.
  2. 2008, 2010: Honoree, Websites and Mobile Sites, Science [7] [8] from The Webby Awards
  3. 2021: Listed as one of the top 10 science websites [9] from the website Make Use Of

Credibility

Live Science has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by NewsGuard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards. [10]

Live Science is rated HIGH for factual reporting and has a Credibility Rating of HIGH [11] by Media Bias / Fact Check

Live Science is a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation which regulates the UK's magazine and newspaper industry [12].

References

  1. ^ Ali, Rafat (26 October 2014). "Space.com & Related Sites Acquired by TopTenReviews". GigaOm. Knowingly, Inc. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. ^ "LiveScience - Detailed Report". Media Bias / Fact Check. Retrieved 11 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Szadkowsk, Joseph (16 June 2005). "Newsy Live Science quenches curiosity". The Washington Times. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. ^ Dool, Greg (19 July 2018). "UK-Based Future Acquires Purch for $132.5 Million". Folio. Access Intelligence, LLC. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Live Science". Future plc. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  6. ^ "2007 Specialty Site Journalism Winner". Online Journalism Awards. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Websites and Mobile Sites Science 2008". The Webby Awards. Retrieved 11 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Websites and Mobile Sites Science 2010". The Webby Awards. Retrieved 11 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "The Top 10 Websites to Get Your Daily Dose of Science". Make Use Of. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Privacy policy and Trustworthiness". LiveScience. Retrieved 11 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Live Science - Detailed Report". Media Bias / Fact Check. Retrieved 11 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Privacy policy and Trustworthiness". LiveScience. Retrieved 11 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


 

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