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{{short description|American news website}}
{{Advert|date=December 2019}}

{{Infobox website {{Infobox website
| name = Heavy Inc. | name = Heavy
| logo = Heavy.com Logo 2017.svg | logo = Heavy.com Logo 2017.svg
| screenshot = | screenshot =
| caption = | caption =
| url = {{url|heavy.com}} | url = {{Official url}}
| commercial = Yes | commercial = Yes
| type = News | type = Sports news
| language = English, Spanish | language = English, Spanish
| registration = Optional | registration = Optional
| owner = Heavy Inc. | owner = Heavy Inc.
| author = {{Plain list | | author = {{Plainlist |
* Simon Assaad * Simon Assaad
* David Carson * David Carson
}} }}
| launch_date = {{start date and age|1998|9|23}} | launch_date = {{start date and age|1998|9|23}}
| current_status = Active | current_status = Active
| revenue = | revenue =
| alexa = {{DecreasePositive}} 1,075 ({{as of|2017|11|8|alt=November 2017}})<ref name="alexa">{{cite web|url= http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/Heavy.com |title= Heavy.com Site Info | website=Alexa.com|publisher= ] |accessdate= 2017-11-08}}</ref>
}} }}


'''Heavy''' (stylized as '''Heavy.com''' and '''heavy.''') is a sports news website based in ]. It publishes sports news and information for an American audience, with a focus on the NFL, NBA and MLB.<ref name=":0"/>
'''Heavy''' is a platform for news and information; it is based in ]. It operates through its flagship website, ''Heavy.com'', and Spanish-language platform, ''AhoraMismo.com''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/about/|title=About Heavy|last=Assaad|first=Simon|website=Heavy.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref>


== History == == History ==
Heavy.com was founded by entrepreneurs Simon Assaad and David Carson in 1999 as a video-focused entertainment site aimed primarily at young men, debuting critically acclaimed ] pop culture phenomena like the ] series.<ref> by Staff Picks, The Oklahoma Daily, April 7, 2003.</ref> Heavy was founded by Simon Assaad and David Carson in 1999 as a video-focused entertainment site aimed primarily at young men,<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |title=A Web Site So Hip It Gets Laddies to Watch the Ads |first=Saul |last=Hansell |date=2006-03-27 |work=] |page=C1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/technology/a-web-site-so-hip-it-gets-laddies-to-watch-the-ads.html |access-date=2020-04-28 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112044858/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/technology/a-web-site-so-hip-it-gets-laddies-to-watch-the-ads.html |archive-date=2024-01-12 |url-status=live}}</ref> debuting ] pop culture phenomena like the '']'' series.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{cite news |title='Kung Faux' a ninja sweet DVD |date=2003-04-07 |work=] |location=] |url=https://www.oudaily.com/kung-faux-a-ninja-sweet-dvd/article_2f8dc316-f116-51b2-860e-93c2077230af.html/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013064837/https://www.oudaily.com/kung-faux-a-ninja-sweet-dvd/article_2f8dc316-f116-51b2-860e-93c2077230af.html |archive-date=2022-10-13 |url-status=live}}</ref> Assaad and Carson said they modeled the highly interactive site on video games.<ref name=":2"/>


Assaad continues to serve as CEO, and Aaron Nobel is the editor-in-chief.<ref name=":0"/>
Heavy.com rebooted in 2012 as a news site that today reaches nearly 25 million readers a month. It seems to have an increasingly right wing tilt. Assad continues to serve as CEO.<ref> Data by Crunchbase, retrieved December 23, 2019.</ref>


== Content == == Content ==
Heavy.com offers reporting about trending topics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://slate.com/technology/2017/03/heavy-com-five-fast-facts-you-need-to-know.html|title=Five Fast Facts About Heavy.com, the Biggest News Site You’ve Never Heard Of|last=Oremus|first=Will|date=2017-03-15|website=Slate Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref> Heavy primarily aggregates news on sports and trending topics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |title=Five Fast Facts About Heavy.com, the Biggest News Site You've Never Heard Of |last=Oremus |first=Will |date=2017-03-15 |magazine=] |url=https://slate.com/technology/2017/03/heavy-com-five-fast-facts-you-need-to-know.html |access-date=2019-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106080556/https://slate.com/technology/2017/03/heavy-com-five-fast-facts-you-need-to-know.html |archive-date=2024-01-06 |url-status=live }}</ref>


]’s Editorial Board cited ''Heavy.com'' in an August 2019 story on the mass shooter in Dayton, Ohio, as having “gained access to ] Twitter account before it was taken down.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/politics-and-the-shooters-11565047588|title=Opinion {{!}} Politics and the Shooters|last=Board|first=The Editorial|website=WSJ|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref> In November 2019, ''Heavy.com'' sports coverage was sourced by the ] in a story on ] of the ] football team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pagesix.com/2019/11/25/wasted-jets-qb-sam-darnolds-post-game-party-goes-till-1230/|title=Sam Darnold gets ‘wasted’ and ‘hooks up with girl’ after Jets’ big win|last=Coleman|first=Oli|date=2019-11-26|website=Page Six|language=en|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref> '']''{{'}}s editorial board cited Heavy in an August 2019 story on the mass shooter in Dayton, Ohio, as having "gained access to ]' Twitter account before it was taken down".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Politics and the Shooters |author=The Editorial Board |work=] |department=Opinion |date=2019-08-05 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/politics-and-the-shooters-11565047588 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref> '']'' cited the website's story on the ] as one of the first to be published in English.<ref name=":0"/>


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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Editorial Guidelines |website=Heavy |url=https://heavy.com/editorial-guidelines/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005003804/https://heavy.com/editorial-guidelines/ |archive-date=2018-10-05 |url-status=live}}</ref>
== AhoraMismo ==
''AhoraMismo.com'' is a Spanish-language news platform.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ahoramismo.com/|title=AhoraMismo homepage|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
* {{official website|https://heavy.com/}} * {{Official website}}

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Latest revision as of 11:00, 22 September 2024

American news website
Heavy
Type of siteSports news
Available inEnglish, Spanish
OwnerHeavy Inc.
Created by
  • Simon Assaad
  • David Carson
URLheavy.com Edit this at Wikidata
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedSeptember 23, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-09-23)
Current statusActive

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.

History

Heavy was founded by Simon Assaad and David Carson in 1999 as a video-focused entertainment site aimed primarily at young men, debuting audiovisual pop culture phenomena like the Kung Faux series. Assaad and Carson said they modeled the highly interactive site on video games.

Assaad continues to serve as CEO, and Aaron Nobel is the editor-in-chief.

Content

Heavy primarily aggregates news on sports and trending topics.

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". Slate cited the website's story on the Quebec City mosque shooting as one of the first to be published in English.

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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. "'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.
  4. The Editorial Board (2019-08-05). "Politics and the Shooters". Opinion. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  5. "Editorial Guidelines". Heavy. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2024-07-14.

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