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'''Westmonster''' is |
'''Westmonster''' is a news website launched on 19 January 2017, launched the day before [[Donald Trump]]'s inauguration as [[45th President of the United States]].<ref name="Rajan-18Jan17a">{{cite news|last1=Rajan|first1=Amol|title=Arron Banks launches anti-establishment website|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38650596|work=BBC News|date=18 January 2017}}</ref> It is modelled on the popular right-wing US websites [[Breitbart News]] and the [[Drudge Report]]. |
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==Owners== |
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Westmonster is co-owned by [[Arron Banks]] (the largest financial backer of the [[Brexit]] campaign and Michael Heaver, former press adviser to [[Nigel Farage]].<ref name="Rajan-18Jan17a" /><ref name="Jackson-19Jan17a">{{cite news|last1=Jackson|first1=Jasper|title=Arron Banks launches Breitbart-style site Westmonster|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jan/19/arron-banks-launches-breitbart-style-site-westmonster|work=The Guardian|date=19 January 2017}}</ref> |
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The official registered owners of the site are Heaver, who owns 50% of the website and is a daily editor,<ref name="Rajan-18Jan17a" /> and Better for the Country Ltd. Better for the Country Ltd is the company that ran [[Leave.EU]] (one of two main pro-Brexit campaigns, affiliated to Farage) and is directed by Leave.EU's chief executive, Elizabeth Bilney. Better for the Country Ltd is also registered to the same address as Westmonster. Banks believes that Leave.EU's 800,000 [[Twitter]] followers will drive traffic towards the website.<ref name="Jackson-19Jan17a" /> |
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==Early contributors and style== |
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Although primarily a news aggregator website akin to the [[Drudge Report]], Westmonster does plan to publish initial content. Early contributions to the website include the a piece written by [[Nigel Farage]] claiming that the "political establisment" of the United Kingdom had not woken up to European [[populist]] movements.<ref name="Jackson-19Jan17a" /> Haver was keen for Westmonster to replicate the success of [[Breitbart News]] in the United States,<ref name="Rajan-18Jan17a" /> whose executive chairman, [[Stephen Bannon]], became President-elect [[Donald Trump]]'s chief strategist.<ref name="Jackson-19Jan17a" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Yuhas|first1=Alan|title=Stephen Bannon and Reince Priebus to lead Trump's White House|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/13/stephen-bannon-reince-priebus-donald-trump-white-house-staff|work=The Guardian|date=14 November 2016}}</ref> The timing of Westmonster's launch was seen as sign that the anti-establishment media which helped Trump to gain power was arriving in the UK, according to [[BBC News]]' media editor [[Amol Rajan]].<ref name="Rajan-18Jan17a" /> |
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==Other Westmonsters== |
==Other Westmonsters== |
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The name Westmonster has been used before. For example: |
The name Westmonster has been used before. For example: |
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* A politics blog launched on 24 September 2007 |
* A politics blog launched on 24 September 2007<ref name="Jackson-19Jan17a" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kiss|first1=Jemima|title=Westmonster - the new politics blog|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2007/sep/24/westmonsterthenewpoliticsb|work=The Guardian|date=24 September 2007}}</ref> |
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* A YouTube video<ref>{{cite av media|title=WESTMONSTER|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oCNiiH_Xqs|author=Mark McGowan|work=Chunkymark|date=24 May 2015}}</ref> and 2015 film by performance artist [[Mark McGowan (performance artist)|Mark McGowan]] (''Westmonster: The Movie'')<ref>{{cite news|last1=Foster|first1=Dawn|title=Mark McGowan: the artist taxi driver with a rear-view manifesto|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jan/28/mark-mcgowan-artist-taxi-driver-rear-view-manifesto|work=The Guardian|date=28 January 2015}}</ref> |
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* A YouTube video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oCNiiH_Xqs] |
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* A work by [[Mark McGowan (performance artist)]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Media in the United Kingdom]] |
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Westmonster is a news website launched on 19 January 2017, launched the day before Donald Trump's inauguration as 45th President of the United States.[1] It is modelled on the popular right-wing US websites Breitbart News and the Drudge Report.
Owners
Westmonster is co-owned by Arron Banks (the largest financial backer of the Brexit campaign and Michael Heaver, former press adviser to Nigel Farage.[1][2]
The official registered owners of the site are Heaver, who owns 50% of the website and is a daily editor,[1] and Better for the Country Ltd. Better for the Country Ltd is the company that ran Leave.EU (one of two main pro-Brexit campaigns, affiliated to Farage) and is directed by Leave.EU's chief executive, Elizabeth Bilney. Better for the Country Ltd is also registered to the same address as Westmonster. Banks believes that Leave.EU's 800,000 Twitter followers will drive traffic towards the website.[2]
Early contributors and style
Although primarily a news aggregator website akin to the Drudge Report, Westmonster does plan to publish initial content. Early contributions to the website include the a piece written by Nigel Farage claiming that the "political establisment" of the United Kingdom had not woken up to European populist movements.[2] Haver was keen for Westmonster to replicate the success of Breitbart News in the United States,[1] whose executive chairman, Stephen Bannon, became President-elect Donald Trump's chief strategist.[2][3] The timing of Westmonster's launch was seen as sign that the anti-establishment media which helped Trump to gain power was arriving in the UK, according to BBC News' media editor Amol Rajan.[1]
Other Westmonsters
The name Westmonster has been used before. For example:
- A politics blog launched on 24 September 2007[2][4]
- A YouTube video[5] and 2015 film by performance artist Mark McGowan (Westmonster: The Movie)[6]
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e Rajan, Amol (18 January 2017). "Arron Banks launches anti-establishment website". BBC News.
- ^ a b c d e Jackson, Jasper (19 January 2017). "Arron Banks launches Breitbart-style site Westmonster". The Guardian.
- ^ Yuhas, Alan (14 November 2016). "Stephen Bannon and Reince Priebus to lead Trump's White House". The Guardian.
- ^ Kiss, Jemima (24 September 2007). "Westmonster - the new politics blog". The Guardian.
- ^ Mark McGowan (24 May 2015). WESTMONSTER. Chunkymark.
- ^ Foster, Dawn (28 January 2015). "Mark McGowan: the artist taxi driver with a rear-view manifesto". The Guardian.
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