Arianna Huffington to Lead AOL Editorial

The Takeaway

AOL will pay $315 million to buy The Huffington Post, with Arianna Huffington taking control of AOL’s editorial content. The Huffington Post attracts 25 million visitors each month and that number is expected to grow with the merger. To contextualize this sale is The New York Times‘ David Carr.

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