What is the Raw Story?
The Raw Story. The Raw Story (also stylized as RawStory) is a left leaning American online news organization founded in 2004 by John K. Byrne. It covers current national and international political and economic news and publishes its own editorials and investigative pieces. The Raw Story is a progressive news site,...
How many followers does Raw Story have?
With over 15 million monthly visitors and 1.5 million social media followers, Raw Story is the nation's largest independently owned, progressive news site. Now, more than more than ever, we are ready to harness the power of the web to bring you the important discussions of the day.
Is Raw Story a ‘conspiracy-friendly’ website?
Journalist Michael Moynihan has referred to The Raw Story as a "conspiracy-friendly" website. In 2005, the site was 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."
Who is the editor of Raw Story?
According to the site's masthead, as of July 2018, the editor and publisher is Roxanne Cooper. Other editors include Eric W. Dolan, managing editor, and senior editors David Edwards, Travis Gettys, Martin Cizmar, Tana Ganeva and Sarah Burris. Raw Story is wholly owned by Raw Story Media, Inc.
Who is the host of the Raw Story podcast?
And it's why Raw Story partner Mike Rogers in Washington, DC and radio host Shannyn Moore in Little Tutka Bay, Alaska have teamed up to create The Raw Story Podcast. We're different, why? Because we're tired of the same old stories. It's time to look at the news from fresh perspectives... with a dash (OK, a truckload) of humor.
How many followers does Raw Story have?
And you'll hear from the Pulitzer Prize winning team at Raw Story. With over 15 million monthly visitors and 1.5 million social media followers, Raw Story is the nation's largest independently owned, progressive news site. Now, more than more than ever, we are ready to harness the power of the web to bring you the important discussions of the day.
COVIDiots and Maskholes oh my! AND comedian Julia Scotti
This week Shannyn and Mike breakdown all the insanity coming out of Florida's COVID mask wars. California also has its share of maskholes mucking about in the school system there. And we also go over the age-old question of "Can COVID victims get vaccinated while sick?" Spoiler alert: NO! We also speak with the super talented comedian Julia Scotti.
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This week Mike and Shannyn cover all things pullout of Afghanistan. Has Biden made a misstep, as the Mainstream Media would like you to think or is there something else afoot? They also cover this week's COVID insanity, and its not just happening in Texas and Florida (but mostly is).
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What is the raw story?
Byrne. The Raw Story describes itself as bringing attention to stories they see as downplayed or ignored by other media outlets. The Columbia Journalism Review classifies The Raw Story as a clickbait website.
Who founded the raw story?
The Raw Story was founded in January/February 2004 by John K. Byrne. In a 2007 interview with Mother Jones, Byrne stated that in his view, the most overhyped technology was "The campaign chats and these controlled Washington Post discussions – anything where there is a layer of editors between the person asking the question and the person answering it", adding: "Whenever they have someone go on a Washington Post chat, you're getting a very filtered version of what the questions were."
Who is the editor of Raw Story?
Raw Story anniversary logo, 2014. According to the site's masthead, the editor and publisher of the site is Roxanne Cooper as of June 2021. Other editors include managing editor Eric W. Dolan and senior editors David Edwards, Travis Gettys, Sarah Burris, Bob Brigham and Tom Boggioni.
Who cited the Raw Story article?
Environmental journalist Andrew Revkin cited the article by The Raw Story in a post he wrote for The New York Times ' Dot Earth blog, and Curtis Brainard, writing in the Columbia Journalism Review, described the article as "well-done".
Is the raw story a news site?
A study published by the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society classified The Raw Story as a "junk news" website, and a 2018 report by the Oxford Internet Institute identified The Raw Story as one of the "Top 30 Junk News Sources on Twitter.". The website has published inaccurate or misleading stories on multiple occasions.
