Tuesday, July 20, 2010

The Daily Caller - publication

As Rush mentions a publication (internet, paper, etc), I'll give information on them here, from Wikipedia (a copyright free site, but also one that anyone can go into and edit, so be aware of that.)



The Daily Caller is a political journalism website based in Washington, D.C., United States with a focus on original reporting and breaking news, founded by journalist and political pundit Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel, former adviser to former Vice President Dick Cheney. The Daily Caller launched on January 11, 2010.

Staff
The editorial staff is led by executive editor Megan Mulligan and features reporting from White House correspondent Jon Ward, formerly of The Washington Times, Jonathan Strong,[2] and Alex Pappas[3]. The site also features a humorous blog written by Jim Treacher. Mike Riggs, formerly of the Washington City Paper, writes "The DC Morning", an email wrap up of the morning's events. The Daily Caller is in the White House rotating press pool. Its reporters have appeared on MSNBC, Fox News Channel, CNBC, NBC and CBS, and radio stations across the country.

Ideology
In an interview with Politico, Carlson said that The Daily Caller will not be tied to ideology but rather will be "breaking stories of importance". In a Washington Post article, Carlson added "We're not enforcing any kind of ideological orthodoxy on anyone."

Opinion contributors have included Arianna Huffington, Newt Gingrich, Andrew Breitbart and S.E. Cupp.

RNC night club incident
On Monday, March 29, 2010 Daily Caller reporter Jonathan Strong reported that the RNC reimbursed a staffer almost $2,000 for an evening spent with donors at Voyeur West Hollywood, a bondage-themed nightclub featuring topless women dancers who imitate lesbian sex acts. The resulting media backlash led to the firing of Allison Meyers, the staffer in charge of the Young Eagles program that submitted the expense report and later the resignation of other RNC officials.

JournoList incident
On Friday, June 25, 2010, The Daily Caller published private emails from Washington Post blogger Dave Weigel denigrating conservatives, who he covered for the paper. That same day, Weigel resigned from the Post, and JournoList — the listserv that hosted Weigel's disparaging emails — was deleted by creator Ezra Klein of the Washington Post.

Acquistion of KeithOlbermann.com
On Thursday, July 15, 2010, The Daily Caller announced its acquisition of KeithOlbermann.com. That domain links to The Daily Caller's homepage. Olbermann, the host of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, suggested he'd sue The Caller for the rights to the site.

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