Heavy (website)
Heavy (stylized, heavy.) is a news website based in New York City. It operates through its flagship website, Heavy.com, and Spanish-language platform, AhoraMismo.com.[1] The website publishes sports news and about trending topics and people.[2]
Type of site
News
English, Spanish
Heavy Inc.
- Simon Assaad
- David Carson
Yes
Optional
September 23, 1998
Active
History[edit]
Heavy.com was founded by Simon Assaad and David Carson in 1999 as a video-focused entertainment site aimed primarily at young men,[3] debuting audiovisual pop culture phenomena like the Kung Faux series.[2][4] Assaad and Carson said they modeled the highly interactive site on video games.[3]
Assaad continues to serve as CEO, and Aaron Nobel is the editor in chief.[2]
Content[edit]
Heavy.com primarily aggregates news on sports and trending topics.[2]
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board cited Heavy.com 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".[5] Slate cited the website's story on the Quebec City mosque shooting as one of the first to be published in English.[2]
Heavy.com 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.[6]