Meet Craig ‘Craigslist’ Newmark, the self-professed ‘geek’ who developed a $1 billion online listing empire and contributed $20 million to a media business that’s now dealing with an enormous editorial exodus

Craig Newmark hasn’t operated at Craigslist for almost twenty years.

Rather, the billionaire creator– who began his website in 1995– commits his time to philanthropy. In spite of criticism for his website’s unfavorable influence on print papers, Newmark is a devoted advocate of journalism, contributing millions to publications such as ProPublica and the Poynter Institute.

He likewise contributed $20 million to an upcoming tech publication, The Markup, that made headings on Tuesday for its personnel exodus following the departure of its editor-in-chief, Julia Angwin. The not-for-profit publication was set to examine tech business and was expected to formally introduce in July.

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After a long profession with IBM, Newmark began Craigslist– initially an e-mail newsletter called “San Francisco Occasions”– in Silicon Valley. In a 2018 interview with Service Expert’s Jim Edwards, Newmark discussed his choice to not take the VC path and likewise described himself as an “old-fashioned” geek.

Keep checking out for a take a look at Craig Newmark’s life and profession, from his start at IBM to his current philanthropy focus.