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American politically conservative mass media company
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Townhall
Type of site
News and opinion website, magazine, radio news service
Available inEnglish
OwnersThe Heritage Foundation (1995–2005)
Independent (2005–2006)
Salem Media Group (2006–present)
EditorKatie Pavlich
URLtownhall.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional, required to comment
LaunchedMarch 2, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-03-02)[1]
Current statusOnline

Townhall is an Americanconservative website, printmagazine and radio news service. Previously published byThe Heritage Foundation, it is now owned and operated bySalem Communications. The website features more than 80 columns (both syndicated and exclusive) by a variety of writers and commentators. The website also publishes news articles from theAssociated Press.

Townhall also provides five minute radio newscasts around the clock, detailing national and world news items.[2] These newscasts air at the beginning of each hour on many Salem-owned radio stations and onSalem Radio Networkaffiliates, as well as onSirius XMPatriot Channel 125.

History

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Townhall was founded on March 2, 1995, as one of the firstconservative internet communities. In 2005, Townhall.com split off fromThe Heritage Foundation.

In May 2006,Salem Communications acquired Townhall.com and relaunched the site with the addition of podcasts of Salem's network and local talk shows, blogs run by Salem talk show hosts and the ability for any user to set up a blog on the Townhall.com network.[3][4] The website provides an extensive selection of opinion columns and news items presented from a conservative viewpoint.[5]

In January 2008, Townhall.com launchedTownhall Magazine, a monthly conservative news magazine. In addition to exclusive content for the magazine,Townhall Magazine carries contributions from Townhall.com readers.[6]

In February 2011, Townhall.com re-launchedTownhallFinance.com, a daily financial and investment site dedicated to conservative financial commentary, under the editorship of John Ransom. In 2018,Jerry Bowyer became editor of the site. It carries commentary from Ransom andFox Business Network analystCharles Payne, and carriedCNBC'sLarry Kudlow before Kudlow went on leave to become head of the former President'sCouncil of Economic Advisors and then went on to host his own show onFox Business Network in February 2021.

Columnists

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Townhall.com features commentary by various conservative columnists and guest commentary by politicians.[7] Guest contributors have includedEric Trump,Donald Trump Jr., andLara Trump.

Reception

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In November 2021, a study by theCenter for Countering Digital Hate described Townhall as being among "ten fringe publishers" that together were responsible for nearly 70 percent of Facebook user interactions with content thatdenied climate change. Facebook disputed the study's methodology.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^"TownHall.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools".WHOIS. RetrievedApril 28, 2016.
  2. ^"Breaking News – Latest World, US, Science, Entertainment, Election, Technology News and Current Events".Townhall. RetrievedMay 15, 2016.
  3. ^"Salem Communications to Acquire Townhall.com; Salem Expands News Talk Radio Platform into New Media with Addition of Leading Conservative Opinion Website.",The Free Library, 2014. Retrieved on March 4, 2015.
  4. ^Andrew Romano,"The Right: The Next Big Thing?",Newsweek, July 2, 2006.
  5. ^Stephen Koff,"Republican presidential candidates talk to these conservative media outlets. Here's why."The Plain Dealer, June 1, 2015.
  6. ^Townhall Magazine, "premier issue", January 2008.
  7. ^"Conservative Columnists with Political News Commentary, Analysis".Townhall. RetrievedDecember 22, 2018.
  8. ^Porterfield, Carlie (November 2, 2021)."Breitbart Leads Climate Change Misinformation On Facebook, Study Says".Forbes. RetrievedNovember 3, 2021.
  9. ^"The Toxic Ten: How ten fringe publishers fuel 69% of digital climate change denial".Center for Countering Digital Hate. November 2, 2021. RetrievedNovember 3, 2021.

External links

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AM radio stations
FM radio stations
Satellite radio stations
Salem Radio Network
Salem Publishing
Salem Web Network
¹ Operated byEducational Media Foundation; full acquisition pending.
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