Ariana Huffington told journalists in New York that she "shouldn't be blamed for killing newspapers," the San Jose Mercury News reported.

Huffington cited factors such as the economic downturn and the success of the classified ads site Craigslist as elements that have led to the financial crisis facing newspapers, especially in the United States, today. She continued to defend her site, which aggregates news without paying for it, and stressed the importance of focusing less on saving newspapers and more on saving journalism.

Recently, Syracuse University school of journalism awarded Huffington a lifetime achievement award for her site, the Huffington Post, which has been operational since 2005.