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| '''NewsMax Medi, Inc'''. is the parent company of a news Web site, www.newsmax.com, advertised as “America’s News Page,” and a monthly magazine, also called NewsMax, which provide in-depth and comprehensive news, politics and commentary. | |||
| '''NewsMax.com''' is a ] ] ] that was founded in September ] by ] ], who is its current ], ], and runs the website in ]. | |||
| NewsMax Media, Inc. was founded in September of 1998 by journalist and author, Christopher Ruddy, who serves as President, CEO and Editor. | |||
| ==Background== | |||
| Christopher Ruddy is perhaps best known for his work on the ], which was described by R. ] Jr., the founder and editor of the '']'' as "an attempt by the Spectator, best known for its acerbic and lively commentary, to get into more investigative reporting" . Ruddy received funding for a conspiracy book surrounding the Presidency of ] and ]'s suicide from ] (the founder of ], and co-founder of the Western Journalism Center) and the ]. This group supplied Ruddy with "additional expense money, funding for ] requests, legal support and publicity during his" book "research" of a ] Ruddy's ties to the Spectator and the project created unease with the rank of conservatives. According to the Washington Post, "describe Ruddy as 'a very heavy breather' whose book contained 'very few direct quotes, but a great many insinuations'" Nonetheless, Ruddy and ] (who funded the Arkansas Project) remained connected through their promotion of conservative ideas. Before starting NewsMax, Ruddy was a reporter for the Scaife-owned '']''. Eventually, Scaife became an investor and the third-largest stockholder of NewsMax. | |||
| '''NewsMax.com''' attracts more than 2 million unique visitors monthly to the Web site, as tracked by Nielsen and Google Analytics. | |||
| Consequently, NewsMax contains a ] viewpoint, promoting itself as "a leading conservative news source providing an Internet alternative to the liberal mainstream media" and featuring a section devoted to ] . Unlike other right-wing webpages, it does run mostly its own content and that of a collection of guest editorial writers in much the same way that conservative websites ], WorldNetDaily (due in part to donators ties) and the ] do. | |||
| Alexa, a search engine with traffic rankings and reviews, ranks NewsMax.com as one of the top news sites in the world — among the top 2,000 large web sites worldwide. | |||
| NewsMax originated sales of the "Deck of Evil" playing cards and followed up with the "Deck of Weasels" lampooning prominent opponents of the ] as well as the "Deck of Hillary" and the "Deck of Reagan." Also the website provides links to conservative comics like "]," ], and ]. | |||
| Nielsen, the respected Web ratings agency has ranked NewsMax among the top tier of news Web sites, including MSNBC, CNN and BBC. | |||
| Criticism of NewsMax has been over incorrect information about politics which specifically targeted liberal leaders and politicians. NewsMax has been accused of being a hub of ] about ], and ] in particular. | |||
| Talkers Magazine cites NewsMax.com as being the number one resource for many national radio and television talk show hosts seeking story and guest ideas. | |||
| == Misinformation == | |||
| === Hillary Clinton === | |||
| On ]th ] Newsmax started an ] about Hillary Clinton reapeatedly refusing to meet with the ], a group whose members are mothers who have lost children while serving in the military. {{ref|Hil-lie}} | |||
| Another example occured on ], ] when in a subscription only email. NewsMax correspondent ], interviewed ], and "LeBoutillier writes" Klien's book will reveal ]'s (who died in 2003) alleged resistance to Clinton's candidacy: | |||
| :"Still, a few months later Hillary got what she wanted: the prized photo op at the Moynihan's upstate farm. Oddly, Pat Moynihan never uttered Hillary's name -- not even once -- during this event. He could not bring himself to mention Hillary by name -- but the press reported his 'endorsement' just the same."{{ref|hil-lie2}} | |||
| and yet a ], ] CNN interview with ] (who was deceased by the time of the 2005 Newsmax article and so could not provide a rebuttal of their claims himself): | |||
| :"Moynihan: Before you do -- before I do, and, my God, I almost forgot -- yesterday, Hillary Clinton established an exploratory committee as regards candidacy for the Senate, United States Senate, from New York, a seat which I will vacate in a year and a half. I'm here to say that I hope she will go all the way. I mean to go all the way with her. I think she's going to win. I think it's going to be wonderful for New York, and we'll be proud of our senator and the nation will notice."{{ref|hil-lie2}} | |||
| === John McCain === | |||
| On ], ] Newsmax was the source of a rumor that ] himself validated the use of torture. This accusation was then picked up and repeated by ].{{ref|rushcain}} Newsmax specifically claimed: | |||
| :"Sen. ] is leading the charge against so-called “torture” techniques allegedly used by U.S. interrogators, insisting that practices like sleep deprivation and withholding medical attention are not only brutal – they simply don’t work to persuade terrorist suspects to give accurate information." | |||
| :"Nearly forty years ago, however – when McCain was held captive in a North Vietnamese prison camp – some of the same techniques were used on him. And – as McCain has publicly admitted at least twice – the torture worked!" | |||
| The article contradicts itself by demonstrating that torture does not provide intelligence: | |||
| :"For the next four days, I was beaten every two to three hours by different guards . . . Finally, I reached the lowest point of my 5 1/2 years in North Vietnam. I was at the point of ], because I saw that I was reaching the end of my rope." | |||
| :"McCain was taken to an interrogation room and ordered to sign a document confessing to war crimes. "I signed it," he recalled. "It was in their language, and spoke about black crimes, and other generalities." {{ref|Johnlie}} | |||
| === Plame-CIA Leak === | |||
| On ], ] Newsmax published an article which claimed that "] Retreats From Plame 'Covert' Claim." The article commented that Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald: | |||
| :"declined to bring any charges to that effect, casting even more doubt on the claim that her (]) CIA job was a closely guarded secret."{{ref|Patlie}} | |||
| Yet, in the ], ] Federal indictment of ], ''page 3, section f'' stated: | |||
| :"At all relevant times from ], ] through July 2003, ] was employed by the ], and her employment status was classified. Prior to July 14, 2003, Valerie Wilson’s affiliation with the ] was not common knowledge outside the intelligence community."{{ref|Patind}} | |||
| Moreover, the indictment ''page 2, section b'' stated: | |||
| :"LIBBY was obligated by applicable laws and regulations, including Title 18, United States Code, Section 793, and Executive Order 12958 (as modified by Executive Order 13292)"{{ref|Patind}} | |||
| And Title 18, Section 793 is the ]. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| #{{Web reference | URL = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/scaifeside050299.htm | title = "'Arkansas Project' Led to Turmoil and Rifts" | work = ] | date = December 13 | year = 2005}} | |||
| # {{Web reference | URL = http://www.publiceye.org/conspire/clinton/Clintonculwar8-06.html | |||
| | title = "Western Journalism Center - Joseph Farah" | work = Public Eye.Org | date = December 15 | year = 2005}} | |||
| # {{Web reference | URL = http://conwebwatch.tripod.com/stories/primer.html | |||
| | title = "Joseph Farah and the World Net Daily" | work = Con Watch | date = December 13 | year = 2005}} | |||
| #{{Web reference | URL = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/scaifeside050299.htm | title = "'Arkansas Project' Led to Turmoil and Rifts" | work = Washington Post | date = December 13 | year = 2005}} | |||
| #{{Web reference | URL = http://www.newsmax.com/articles/?a=1999/1/31/173313 | |||
| | title = "Ron Brown Reports for the ''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review'' by Christopher Ruddy" | work = NewsMax | date = December 15 | year = 2005}} | |||
| #{{note|sec}}{{Web reference | URL = http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167574/000095014402002242/g74688a1sb-2a.txt | |||
| | title = "NEWSMAX MEDIA, INC. SB-2/A#1 REG. NO. 333-83408" | work = ] | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} | |||
| # {{note|mediaclaims}}{{Web reference | URL = http://www.newsmax.com/hottopics/Media_Bias.shtml| title = "Media Bias" | work = Newsmax | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} | |||
| #{{note|hil-lie2}}{{Web reference | URL = http://mediamatters.org/items/200506060001 | title = "First detail on new anti-Hillary book is a lie" | work = ] | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} | |||
| #{{note|hil-lie2}}{{Web reference | URL = http://mediamatters.org/items/200506060001 | title = "First detail on new anti-Hillary book is a lie" | work = Media Matters | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} | |||
| # {{note|Hil-lie}} {{Web reference | URL = http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/goldstar.asp | title = "Politics: Gold Mother Stars" | work = ] | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} | |||
| # {{note|Johnlie}} {{Web reference | URL = http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/11/29/100012.shtml | title = "John McCain: Torture Worked on Me" | work = Newsmax | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} | |||
| # {{note|rushcain}} {{Web reference | URL = http://mediamatters.org/items/200512090006 | title = "Limbaugh repeated NewsMax.com's false claim that McCain 'admitted that torture worked on him'" | work = Media Matters] | date = December 10 | year = 2005}} | |||
| #{{note|Patlie}} {{Web reference | URL = http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/10/29/122517.shtml | title = "Patrick Fitzgerald Retreats From Plame 'Covert' Claim" | work = Newsmax | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} | |||
| #{{note|Patind}} {{Web reference | URL = http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/osc/documents/libby_indictment_28102005.pdf | title = "October 28, 2005 Indictment: US v Libby" | work = ]'s Office | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} | |||
| #{{note|Patind}} {{Web reference | URL = http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/osc/documents/libby_indictment_28102005.pdf | title = "October 28, 2005 Indictment: US v Libby" | work = ]'s Office | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} | |||
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Revision as of 14:49, 23 January 2006
NewsMax Medi, Inc. is the parent company of a news Web site, www.newsmax.com, advertised as “America’s News Page,” and a monthly magazine, also called NewsMax, which provide in-depth and comprehensive news, politics and commentary.
NewsMax Media, Inc. was founded in September of 1998 by journalist and author, Christopher Ruddy, who serves as President, CEO and Editor.
NewsMax.com attracts more than 2 million unique visitors monthly to the Web site, as tracked by Nielsen and Google Analytics.
Alexa, a search engine with traffic rankings and reviews, ranks NewsMax.com as one of the top news sites in the world — among the top 2,000 large web sites worldwide.
Nielsen, the respected Web ratings agency has ranked NewsMax among the top tier of news Web sites, including MSNBC, CNN and BBC.
Talkers Magazine cites NewsMax.com as being the number one resource for many national radio and television talk show hosts seeking story and guest ideas.