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Bitch Media was an American feminist nonprofit media organization founded in 1996 by Lisa Jervis and Andi Zeisler. It began as the print zine Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture and expanded into a magazine and website covering popular culture, politics, and media criticism through an explicitly feminist perspective. The organization ceased publishing in 2022.
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Who founded Bitch magazine?
Bitch was founded in Oakland, California, in 1996 by Andi Zeisler, Lisa Jervis and Ben Shaykin. It began as an independent feminist publication focused on cultural criticism.
What subjects did Bitch Media cover?
Bitch examined pop culture, media, politics, gender and representation through a feminist lens. Its work extended beyond the magazine into a website, podcasts, fellowships and educational programming.
Was Bitch Media only a print magazine?
No. The organization developed into a broader nonprofit media outlet with online publishing and audio projects. The magazine was its flagship publication, but the wider Bitch Media operation included several other formats.
When did Bitch Media cease operations?
Bitch Media announced in April 2022 that it would cease operations in June 2022. The organization had been publishing feminist cultural criticism since 1996.
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