Burnt Orange Report

The Burnt Orange Report is an American political blog that publishes news and opinion on Texas politics from a liberal or progressive point of view. Founded in 2003 by students at the University of Texas at Austin, the Burnt Orange Report has been developed into a professional blog and a "serious voice in Texas politics" that receives between 60,000 and 100,000 views per day.[1][2]

History

The Burnt Orange Report was co-founded by Byron LaMasters.[3] It is headquartered in the 501 Studios building at 501 N. Interstate 35 in Austin, Texas.[4]

As a source of information, the Burnt Orange Report primarily takes a liberal or progressive stance. According to its editor-in-chief, the Burnt Orange Report considers itself to be the "strongest ally" but also one of the "biggest critics" of the Democratic Party and its officials in Texas.[5]

2006 Texas gubernatorial election

During the 2006 Texas gubernatorial election, the Burnt Orange Report published videos of a 1980 stand-up comedy performance by Kinky Friedman, in which he satirically used racial slurs.[6][7][8]

2008 Democratic National Convention

The Democratic Party officially accredited the Burnt Orange Report to cover the 2008 Democratic National Convention, along with other blogs such as the Daily Kos, Pandagon and MyDD.[9] The Burnt Orange Report endorsed Barack Obama.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Mills, Deanie (2008-10-30). "If Molly Ivins Could Only See Us Now". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2010-08-29. Here in Texas, there are numerous websites that follow Democratic politics in our state, and one of the most popular is a site begun by college kids in 2003 called Burnt Orange Report: Our Eyes Are Upon Texas Politics that has since become a serious voice in Texas politics.
  2. ↑ Gallaga, Omar L.; Lilly Rockwell (2008-07-17). "Bloggers gaining clout, but not cash". The Austin American-Statesman. [The Burnt Orange Report] has earned a reputation for political analysis with a liberal bent. The site gets from 60,000 to 100,000 page views a day.
  3. ↑ Hoover, Carl (2005-04-01). "Internet age makes hoaxes more difficult to determine". The Waco Tribune-Herald. Byron LaMasters, co-creator of the popular Austin-based blog the Burnt Orange Report, admits bloggers have distinct challenges in determining what's true
  4. ↑ "Central Austin Impacts". Community Impact. 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2010-08-16. The heads of political blog Burnt Orange Report, Matt Glazer and Karl-Thomas Musselman, are turning their venture into a business entity. The new company, Burnt Orange Media, is headquartered in the 501 Studios building, 501 N. IH 35.
  5. ↑ Copelin, Laylan (2008-07-18). "Conservatives playing catch-up to liberals on Web utilization". The Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2010-08-29. Matt Glazer, editor of the Burnt Orange Report (www.burntorangereport.com), a liberal Web site based in Austin, considers any criticism of the Democratic Party or officials as holding them accountable. "We are their strongest ally and their biggest critics," Glazer said. "You hold your friends to a higher standard."
  6. ↑ Nichols, Lee (2007-01-12). "Karl-Thomas Musselman Leaving Texas". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-08-15. [The Burnt Orange Report] was a factor in the 2006 governor's race when it published old videos of Kinky Friedman's stand-up comedy routine, including some racially tinged jokes that probably sunk what little chance he ever had of winning.
  7. ↑ Ratcliffe, R. G. (2006-09-22). "Friedman says use of slur was joke". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-08-15. On Thursday, a Democratic-leaning Internet site, The Burnt Orange Report, poured fuel on the fire by airing the outtake from Friedman's April 16, 1980, appearance at Rockefeller's in Houston.
  8. ↑ Shannon, Kelley (2006-09-21). "Kinky Friedman Defends 1980 Racial Slur". The Associated Press (The Washington Post). Retrieved 2010-08-16. A staffer for Coleman posted the audio on the left-leaning political Web site Burnt Orange Report. Phillip Martin said he did the posting in his off time after getting it from an old fan of Friedman's.
  9. ↑ "Democrats Approve Some Bloggers". The Associated Press (Wired Magazine). 2004-07-10. Retrieved 2010-08-15. Wilhide would not release a full list of the approved bloggers, but said they included the Democratic-leaning Burnt Orange Report, Daily Kos, Pandagon.net and TalkLeft. Jerome Armstrong of MyDD.com also confirmed to The Associated Press that he had been accepted.
  10. ↑ Roth, Bennett (2008-02-17). "Clinton's not alone in the Lone Star State". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-08-16. Matt Glazer, the editor of the Burnt Orange Report, a liberal blog based in Austin that endorsed Obama, said the question is whether traditional Democratic organization will prevail or whether the primary will be decided by the first-time voters who are drawn to the Illinois senator.

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