Axios' Jim VandeHei on the Future of Media and the News Outlet's Foray Into Local News

The co-founder and CEO looks ahead at Adweek's Elevate: Publishing summit

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Founded in 2016 as an answer to what co-founders Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz saw as a “broken” media industry, Axios’ mission revolves around what they call “smart brevity.”

Four years into the experiment, the mission appears to be resonating. During a year that exacerbated many of the ongoing ills plaguing the media industry, Axios has found ways to keep expanding its offerings. The publication has met the needs of its readers by fast-tracking

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