Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 27, 2013

Salon Media Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

Major Traffic Increase Fuels Revenue Growth

NEW YORK, NY (June 27, 2013). Salon Media Group, Inc. (OTCQB: SLNM) today announced its results for the three months and fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. Net revenue from continuing operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, was $0.9 million, an increase of 21% from the same period last year. Net revenue from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, was $3.6 million, an increase of 5% from the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012.

Strong traffic growth at Salon.com resulted in $0.9 million in ad revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2013, a 31% increase compared to the same period last year.

Ad revenues for the year ended March 31, 2013 was $3.3 million, a 10% increase compared to the prior fiscal year. Third party ad sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 also increased to $1.6 million, an increase of 23% over the previous fiscal year.

Salon has been able to achieve traffic growth while simultaneously decreasing various components of operating expenses. Excluding the impact of discontinued operations, general and administrative expenses declined 36% to $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to the same period last year, and 24% to $1.2 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, compared to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. These savings were achieved through a restructuring that included exiting areas that did not display growth, such as a video production unit and a subscription-reliant business model. These changes narrowed the company’s loss from continuing operations to $0.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, a 55% reduction compared to the same period last year, and $4.2 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, a 0.3% reduction compared to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012.

An important factor in increasing advertising revenues in future periods is growth in Salon’s audience, as measured by monthly unique traffic growth. Salon’s traffic in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2013 averaged 14.1 million monthly uniques, a 93% increase over the same quarter in the prior fiscal year. Monthly unique visitors for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 averaged 10.7 million, an increase of 68% compared to the full year average of the prior fiscal year. Among a list of 18 competitors, including The New York Times, CNN, and The Washington Post, Salon experienced the third highest rate of increased traffic last year, following Buzzfeed and Gawker according to ComScore.

Under the leadership of Cindy Jeffers, who became the CEO/CTO of Salon Media Group in May 2012, the company has been steered in a direction to further improve financial results. Jeffers’ initiatives have included updates to the website focused on growing social, search and mobile traffic, improved ad-serving capabilities achieved by moving to an industry-standard ad-serving platform and the launch of mobile apps across Apple and Android devices.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release for the fourth quarter and year end of fiscal year 2013 contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are made as of the date of this press release based upon our current expectations. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, including, but not limited to, statements regarding our traffic, strategy, plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, financial performance, financing, economic conditions, on-line advertising, market performance, and revenue sources constitute “forward-looking statements.” The words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “potential” or “continue” and similar types of expressions identify such statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to:

This press release should be read in conjunction with our annual report on Form 10-K filed on June 26, 2013, including the “Risk Factors” set forth in the report, and our other reports currently on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which contain more detailed discussion of risks and uncertainties that may affect future results. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements unless otherwise required by law.

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:

D. Alexander Fernandez

870 Market Street, Suite 528

San Francisco, CA 94102

(415) 645-9317

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