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The Raw Story is an online news publication founded in 2004. Updated continuously, it is known primarily for its investigative reporting. It covers current national and international political and economic news and publishes its own editorials and investigative pieces. The Raw Story describes itself as progressive, bringing attention to stories that it sees as downplayed or ignored by other media outlets. It is owned by Raw Story Media Inc. based in Washington, DC
According to their masthead, The Raw Story has been reported and featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, LA Weekly, the New York Post, the Toronto Star, The Hill, Rolling Stone, The Advocate, Roll Call, Hustler,[1] and Mother Jones.[2]
Boasting an average 1.6 million readers per month, the site is described by Newsweek as, "Muck, raked: If you're looking for alleged GOP malfeasance, the folks at rawstory.com are frequently scooping the mainstream media."[3] It was referred to as a "liberal blog" by Howard Kurtz in 2005.[4]
On August 4, 2008 the Online News Association announced that RawStory.com was a finalist in the 2008 Online Journalism awards in the "Investigative, Small Site" category[5] for the story "The permanent Republican majority", about improper partisan influence in the prosecution of former Governor Don Siegelman of Alabama.
Raw Story's original reporting has also been referenced by MSNBC's Ed Schultz and Lawrence O'Donnell,[6] The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Real Time with Bill Maher and Countdown with Keith Olbermann. It was also referenced in 2011 by The Telegraph newspaper, as being the news website that first revealed a contract had been awarded to Ntrepid by United States Central Command as part of 'Operation Earnest Voice' intended to deploy operatives to create fake online personas abroad.[7]
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Since its inception, Raw Story has tested at least three distinct layouts, finalizing on its current format that ensures its readers get access to the information they need, while also enabling the site to cover all aspects current events on its front page. The current layout debuted October 1, 2011.
Four featured stories containing video content appear at the very top of the page. Below the menu is a slider for featured stories and a five item list of breaking news.
Readers are allowed to comment on each story reported. Registration and verification are required for posting.