Talking Points Memo (TPM) is a liberal political news and opinion website created and run by Josh Marshall that debuted on November 12, 2000. The name is a reference to the memo (short list) consisting of the issues (points) discussed by one's side in a debate or used to support a position taken on an issue.[1] By 2007, TPM received an average of 400,000 page views every weekday.[2]
Talking Points Memo
Main page of Talking Points Memo as of August 2010
Talking Points Memo was founded as a political blog in 2000 by Josh Marshall, who until 2004 was the site's sole employee.[3] In 2005, TPM Media LLC was incorporated,[3] and the company began to grow with more employees and spinoff websites.[4] By 2009 it had 11 employees, and, having previously been funded by ads and reader donations,[5] received angel investments from a group led by Marc Andreessen.[6][7] In 2009, TPM opened a Washington, D.C. office and joined the White House press pool along with several other progressive news outlets to cover the Obama administration.[4][8] The site introduced a subscription service, TPM Prime, in 2012,[9] which by 2017 had over 21,000 subscribers.[10]
In 2007, TPM won a George Polk Award for Legal Reporting for its coverage of the 2006 U.S. Attorneys scandal, becoming the first online-only outlet to receive the award.[14]
Related projects
TPMCafe - a "spin-off" blog also created by Josh Marshall, is a companion website that debuted on May 31, 2005. This site features a collection of blogs about a wide range of domestic and foreign policy issues written by academics, journalists, and former public officials, among others.
TPMmuckraker - a new blog that was founded when Marshall expanded his operation where journalists working for the TPM collective, such as Paul Kiel and Justin Rood, investigate political corruption.
TPMDC - founded in January 2007, the Horse's Mouth, is a blog authored by Greg Sargent with a remit to cover how Washington politics was covered by the major news outlets, that moved home from The American Prospect to the TPM Media family.[15] Sargent had begun writing for TPMCafe in July 2006. In 2008, Sargent stopped posting to the Horse's Mouth blog and began posting to a new blog called TPM Election Central, which focused on covering the 2008 elections. In 2009, TPM Election Central was renamed TPMDC, to cover politics from Washington, D.C., and Marshall hired journalists based in Washington to report for the blog.
TPMLiveWire - is a spin-off established in September 2009.
TPMIdea Lab - is a blog established in January 2011 to cover science and technology.
TPMPollTracker - is an aggregator of various polls about incumbents taken by polling agencies.
TPMPrime - is a paid members-only section offering long form articles, and interactive discussions with journalists and political figures.[16]
The four blogs (Talking Points Memo, TPMCafe, TPMMuckraker, and TPMDC) are published by TPM Media LLC.[17]
^Cohen, Noam (July 13, 2009). "Now Hiring at Talking Points Memo". The New York Times.
^Anderson, Kevin (7 July 2009). "Andreessen leads funding for US political blog network". The Guardian.
^Calderone, Michael (October 30, 2009). "TPM joins the pool and makes a splash". Politico.
^Bilton, Richard (July 19, 2016). "With 11,000 subscribers, Talking Points Memo says its paid product has helped stabilize its business". Nieman Lab.
^Owen, Laura Hazard (June 29, 2017). "Talking Points Memo doubled its subscribers in a year — now it's trying to find new extras for them". Nieman Lab.
^. TPMmuckraker. Archived from the original on 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
External links
Official website
January 16, 2023
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This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information August 2021 For the communications concept see Talking point Talking Points Memo TPM is a liberal political news and opinion website created and run by Josh Marshall that debuted on November 12 2000 The name is a reference to the memo short list consisting of the issues points discussed by one s side in a debate or used to support a position taken on an issue 1 By 2007 TPM received an average of 400 000 page views every weekday 2 Talking Points MemoMain page of Talking Points Memoas of August 2010Type of sitePolitical blog news discussion forumAvailable inEnglishOwnerJosh MarshallCreated byJosh MarshallEditorJosh MarshallURLwww wbr talkingpointsmemo wbr comCommercialSubscription and advertising supportedRegistrationFor discussion forumLaunchedNovember 12 2000 22 years ago 2000 11 12 Current statusActive Contents 1 Growth 2 Reception 3 Related projects 4 References 5 External linksGrowth EditTalking Points Memo was founded as a political blog in 2000 by Josh Marshall who until 2004 was the site s sole employee 3 In 2005 TPM Media LLC was incorporated 3 and the company began to grow with more employees and spinoff websites 4 By 2009 it had 11 employees and having previously been funded by ads and reader donations 5 received angel investments from a group led by Marc Andreessen 6 7 In 2009 TPM opened a Washington D C office and joined the White House press pool along with several other progressive news outlets to cover the Obama administration 4 8 The site introduced a subscription service TPM Prime in 2012 9 which by 2017 had over 21 000 subscribers 10 Reception EditRobert W McChesney and John Nichols describe the site as taking a more raucous and sensational tone than traditional news media This includes coining phrases such as Bamboozlepalooza to describe George W Bush s efforts to privatize Social Security which the blog opposed 11 and bitch slap politics to refer to the Swiftboating of 2004 presidential candidate John Kerry 12 McChesney and Nichols compare the site s style to the muckraking of Upton Sinclair The more social aspects of the site which invite crowdsourcing were compared to La Follette s Weekly 13 Tom Rosenstiel director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism in 2009 said TPM is really an advocacy operation that has moved toward journalism 4 Guest bloggers have included Matthew Yglesias Robert Reich Dean Baker Michael Crowley and briefly vice presidential candidate John Edwards Beginning in the summer of 2006 many weekend postings were provided by anonymous blogger DK On November 11 2006 DK was revealed to be attorney David Kurtz who now posts openly under his name citation needed In 2007 TPM won a George Polk Award for Legal Reporting for its coverage of the 2006 U S Attorneys scandal becoming the first online only outlet to receive the award 14 Related projects EditTPMCafe a spin off blog also created by Josh Marshall is a companion website that debuted on May 31 2005 This site features a collection of blogs about a wide range of domestic and foreign policy issues written by academics journalists and former public officials among others TPMmuckraker a new blog that was founded when Marshall expanded his operation where journalists working for the TPM collective such as Paul Kiel and Justin Rood investigate political corruption TPMDC founded in January 2007 the Horse s Mouth is a blog authored by Greg Sargent with a remit to cover how Washington politics was covered by the major news outlets that moved home from The American Prospect to the TPM Media family 15 Sargent had begun writing for TPMCafe in July 2006 In 2008 Sargent stopped posting to the Horse s Mouth blog and began posting to a new blog called TPM Election Central which focused on covering the 2008 elections In 2009 TPM Election Central was renamed TPMDC to cover politics from Washington D C and Marshall hired journalists based in Washington to report for the blog TPMLiveWire is a spin off established in September 2009 TPMIdea Lab is a blog established in January 2011 to cover science and technology TPMPollTracker is an aggregator of various polls about incumbents taken by polling agencies TPMPrime is a paid members only section offering long form articles and interactive discussions with journalists and political figures 16 The four blogs Talking Points Memo TPMCafe TPMMuckraker and TPMDC are published by TPM Media LLC 17 References Edit See talking point Glenn David September October 2007 The Josh Marshall Plan Columbia Journalism Review Retrieved September 8 2007 a b Seward Zachary M December 2 2008 TPM sees room for growth through geotargeted advertising Nieman Lab a b c Carmichael Karen 2009 Capital investment Talking Points Memo launches a Washington bureau augmenting its reporting firepower American Journalism Review 31 5 8 Alterman Eric March 24 2008 Out of Print The New Yorker Cohen Noam July 13 2009 Now Hiring at Talking Points Memo The New York Times Anderson Kevin 7 July 2009 Andreessen leads funding for US political blog network The Guardian Calderone Michael October 30 2009 TPM joins the pool and makes a splash Politico Bilton Richard July 19 2016 With 11 000 subscribers Talking Points Memo says its paid product has helped stabilize its business Nieman Lab Owen Laura Hazard June 29 2017 Talking Points Memo doubled its subscribers in a year now it s trying to find new extras for them Nieman Lab McChesney Robert W Nichols John 2010 The Death and Life of American Journalism PublicAffairs p 91 ISBN 978 1 56858 700 4 Marshall Josh Well it seems there Talking Points Memo TPM Media Retrieved January 8 2023 McChesney Robert W Nichols John 2010 The Death and Life of American Journalism PublicAffairs p 91 ISBN 978 1 56858 700 4 Cohen Noam February 24 2008 A Web only news operation gets its due International Herald Tribune Archived from the original on March 18 2008 The American Prospect dead link TPMPrime TPMPrime Retrieved 2012 10 08 permanent dead link TPMmuckraker TPMmuckraker Archived from the original on 2008 01 22 Retrieved 2010 08 13 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Talking Points Memo amp oldid 1132416825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
