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| Type | News site |
|---|---|
| Format | Online |
| Owner(s) | Tab Media Ltd |
| Founder(s) | George Marangos-Gilks, Jack Rivlin, Taymoor Atighetchi |
| Editor | Grace Vielma |
| Founded | June 2009 |
| Headquarters | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Website | thetab |
The Tab is a tabloid-style youth news site, published by Tab Media Ltd. It was launched at the University of Cambridge and has since expanded to over 80 universities in the United Kingdom and United States.[1] The name originates from both an abbreviation for tabloid and a nickname applied to Cambridge students (from "Cantabs'").[1]
The Tab's network consists of a national site and an individual sub-site for each university. Local campus-based stories are produced by students, with a student editorial team for each sub-site. Professional editors in The Tab's offices in Shoreditch and Williamsburg offer guidance and editorial insight to their student teams, as well as writing for the site on a regular basis.
In September 2017, News Corp was the main investor with a total of $6m (£4.6m) of new funding raised by Tab Media. In return for its investment, News Corp has taken a minority stake in it and Emma Tucker, deputy editor of The Times, will sit on its board of directors.[1]
- ^ a b c Ruddick, Graham (7 September 2017). "Taking the Tab: news site founder on how he got $4m from Rupert Murdoch". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2017.