Newsmax

Newsmax Media, Inc. is an American cable news, political opinion commentary, and digital media company. It was founded by Christopher Ruddy in 1998. It has been described as conservative and right-wing propaganda.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Newsmax launched a cable TV channel on June 16, 2014, to 35 million satellite subscribers through DirecTV and Dish Network.[7] As of May 2019, the network reaches about 75 million cable homes and has wide digital media player/mobile device availability.[8]

The website has been called by The New York Times as an important "force in conservative politics."[9]

References

  1. Moore, Martin; Colley, Thomas (2022-06-13). "Two International Propaganda Models: Comparing RT and CGTN's 2020 US Election Coverage". Journalism Practice: 1–23. doi:10.1080/17512786.2022.2086157. ISSN 1751-2786. S2CID 249696725. Stylistically, RT presenters on US politics have more in common with presenters from right-wing US Fox News or NewsMax than CNN or the BBC...
  2. Hayes, Dade (2019-07-30). "Trump-Aligned Newsmax TV Parts Ways With CEO Michael Clemente – Report". Deadline. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-20. After a little more than a year on the job, Michael Clemente is out as CEO of Newsmax TV, a right-wing outlet frequently in step with President Donald Trump.
  3. Grynbaum, Michael M.; Koblin, John (2020-11-22). "Newsmax, Once a Right-Wing Also-Ran, Is Rising, and Trump Approves" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/22/business/media/newsmax-trump-fox-news.html. Retrieved 2020-11-22. 
  4. Swanson, Conrad (5 May 2022). "Colorado attorney for Trump faces ethics complaint over election misinformation, Jan. 6 insurrection". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  5. Covucci, David (11 November 2021). "Somehow Newsmax is calling for Gigi Sohn to be confirmed to FCC". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. Norman, Bob (July 20, 2021). "The right-wing media capital of America". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-01. Gaetz found a lifeboat in Newsmax, the far-right cable station...
  7. "Newsmax network debuts Monday on Dish, DirecTV". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  8. Newsmax Grabs Fox Distribution Executive. 2019-05-14. https://www.multichannel.com/news/newsmax-grabs-fox-distribution-executive. Retrieved February 22, 2021. 
  9. Peters, Jeremy W. (July 11, 2011). "A Compass for Conservative Politics". The New York Times: B1. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/business/media/newsmax-a-compass-for-conservative-politics.html. Retrieved July 14, 2016.