One of my former Journalism professors called The Daily Beast a “cheat sheet”, because it provides highlights for all the top news of the day and also links to the full stories on other sites. And while this is true, the Daily Beast is a type of “cheat sheet”, the news outlet does focus on more than just domestic stories. Presented in a clean series of tabs with the largest tab cycling between the current, most buzzing stories, the Daily Beast’s website is user-friendly and direct. The Daily Beast first started publishing back in October of 2008 and has since accumulated much popularity and many readers. John Avion, editor-in-chief of the news outlet stated that audience engagement since 2012 has doubled and viewership now reaches more than 20 million readers every month. According to the “about us” section of their website, the Daily Beast “delivers award-winning original reporting and sharp opinions from big personalities in the arenas of politics , pop-culture, and more.”
Perhaps one of the most useful features on its site is the “World News” tab at main page’s header. This section is updated quite often, as there are currently 6 stories available for reading on February 6th that deal with news from outside of the US, as well as stories about the US’ involvement with other countries. Similar to news organizations such as BBC and CNN, the Daily Beast has been accused of being left-leaning, especially with regards to its recent coverage of President Trump.
A recent international story done by the Daily Beast was the story “Japan Has a Word for ‘Working to Death’”, in which the state of Japan’s working environments and labor conditions were called into question after a woman committed suicide from overwork. What’s disturbing about this is just as the title explains; the event of suicide from overworking is so common that there is a word for it (karoshi).
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/03/japan-has-a-word-for-working-to-death.html