RedState

RedState
Web address RedState.com
Type of site
 Blog
Owner Salem Communications
Created by Joshua Treviño, Ben Domenech, and Mike Krempasky
Editor Leon Wolf[1]
Launched 2004
Alexa rank
 17,095 (January 2016)[2]

RedState is an American conservative political blog.

History

RedState was founded in 2004 as a 527 group by conservative bloggers Joshua Treviño,[3] Ben Domenech,[4] and Mike Krempasky.

In March 2006, co-founder Domenech was hired as a blogger by the Washington Post Online, but was criticised for alleged plagiarism in some of his prior writings during college. At the end of his first week, Domenech resigned, eventually admitting to plagiarism.[5] He took a leave of absence from RedState at the time, from which he returned in July 2006 under a new handle (his own name).

On November 16, 2006, former congressman Tom DeLay posted a diary.[6] Several other members of the House of Representatives and the US Senate are regular diarists at RedState.

On December 20, 2006, RedState announced its sale to Eagle Publishing, Inc.,[7] effective January 2, 2007. Erick Erickson remained Editor-in-Chief.

On July 12, 2008, RedState launched a new version of its site, called RS3, introducing new features such as the ability to organize contributor and user diaries by state; action centers allowing users to take action related to emerging political issues; links to share posts via other networking sites such as Facebook, Digg, and MySpace; and easier searching between related content on the Internet.

On August 13, 2011, Texas Governor Rick Perry announced his candidacy for President of the United States at RedState's 2011 RedState Gathering.[8] The Austin American-Statesman reported that this was due to the growing influence of the site and Erickson.[9]

RedState has also created numerous offshoot blogs on specific political topics, including a site opposed to then Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Arlen Specter and a site supporting the judicial nominees of President George W. Bush.

Salem Media Group

In January 2014, Eagle Publishing was acquired by Salem Media Group.[10] In October 2015, Erickson announced he would be leaving the site by the end of the year to focus on his radio show.[11]

Content

In 2010, RedState banned new contributors who were posting in support of Ron Paul. The announcement on the blog read, "Effective immediately, new users may *not* shill for Ron Paul in any way shape, form or fashion."[12]

In June 2011, Politico reported that an account executive from Eagle Publishing sent an email advertising a "RedState Endorsement Program Featuring Erick Erickson", including "Erick's Video Endorsement (subject to final approval by Erick)".[13] Erickson said that neither he "nor his boss at Eagle" had seen the email before it went out and that "[his] endorsements are not for sale".[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Calderone, Michael (October 5, 2015). "RedState Names Leon Wolf Managing Editor As Erick Erickson Prepares Exit". Huffington Post. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Redstate.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  3. ↑ "Joshua Treviño Profile". The Guardian (London). February 9, 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Heartland Institute staff bio- Benjamin Domenech". heartland.org. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Jim Brady (March 24, 2006). "Red America". Blog.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  6. ↑ Tom DeLay (November 16, 2006). "What's That Thumping? It's Time We Get Back To First Principles". RedState. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  7. ↑ The Directors. "RedState & Eagle Publishing: Growing The Conservative Movement Online". Redstate. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Perry Makes It Official: He's Running for President". Fox News. August 13, 2011.
  9. ↑ Embry, Jason (August 11, 2011). "Perry's announcement highlights RedState's growing influence". Austin American-Statesman.
  10. ↑ Salem Communications Buys Eagle Publishing
  11. ↑ Gold, Hadas. "Erick Erickson to leave RedState". POLITICO. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  12. ↑ Grim, Ryan (October 23, 2007). "Redstate.com bans new Ron Paul supporters - Ryan Grim". Politico. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  13. ↑ Smith, Ben (June 7, 2011). "RedState sells 'endorsement'". Politico. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  14. ↑ Erickson, Eric (June 7, 2011). "Selling Endorsements? [updated]".

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