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. Two International Propaganda Models: Comparing RT and CGTN's 2020 US Election Coverage. Journalism Practice (2022-06-13). p. 1–23. doi:10.1080/17512786.2022.2086157.
  2. Hayes, Dade. Trump-Aligned Newsmax TV Parts Ways With CEO Michael Clemente – Report (in en-US). Deadline (2019-07-30). Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  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. Colorado attorney for Trump faces ethics complaint over election misinformation, Jan. 6 insurrection. The Denver Post (5 May 2022). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  5. Covucci, David. Somehow Newsmax is calling for Gigi Sohn to be confirmed to FCC. The Daily Dot (11 November 2021). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. Norman, Bob. The right-wing media capital of America (in en). Columbia Journalism Review (July 20, 2021). Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  7. Newsmax network debuts Monday on Dish, DirecTV. USA Today. 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.