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Townhall.com is an American conservative website and print magazine[1], "...fastest growing monthly conservative news magazine from the people that bring you Townhall.com" with the site motto "The Source for Conservative Political News, Cartoons, Issues and Blogs...where your opinion counts".[2] Jonathan Garthwaite is Executive Editor. Founded in 1997 by the Heritage Foundation it became independent in 2005, and was acquired, in 2006, Townhall.com was acquired by Salem Communications Corporation. Salem is "...the leading US radio and Internet broadcaster reaching audiences interested in Christian and family-themed content and conservative values."[3]

Its former vice president and general manager, Mike DeFeo, is now the general manager of social and interactive media for the Washington Times. [4]

People

  • Wayne LaPierre
  • William Bennett

New subscribers are offered the choice of a book from Glenn Beck or Sarah Palin.

It lists the following regular sections:

  • “The Wire,” delivering quick hits on news items you likely didn’t get from the dinosaur mainstream media;
  • “The Word,” covering the latest nonsense from the Hollywood Left, the liberal press and socialists politicians, as well as what our side has to say about the culture, politics and the state of the union;
  • “WONK’d,” making complex policy debates easy to explain to your friend who doesn’t pay attention to “that kind of stuff”;
  • “Road Trip,” taking you to the conservative events around the country that you missed;
  • The best conservative editorial cartoons that keep us laughing

References

  1. Featured, Townhall.com
  2. Townhall.com homepage, Townhall.com
  3. About Us, Townhall.com
  4. DeFeo Leaves TownHall.com For Washington Times, Media Bistro, 5 January 2009