Jezebel to shut down after 16 years as parent company lays off staff

Chief executive of parent company G/O Media Jim Spanfeller says in staff memo our business model ... did not align with Jezebel's'

Jezebel, a feminist US news site, was shut down by its owners on Thursday, with 23 people laid off and no plans for the outlet to resume publication.

G/O Media, which owns Jezebel and other sites including Gizmodo and the Onion, announced the closure in a memo to staff, which was obtained by the Guardian.

Jenna Amatulli contributed reporting; she is a former deputy editor at Jezebel