The Daily Caller
The Daily Caller is a news website based in Washington, D.C., United States, with a focus on politics, original reporting and breaking news, founded by journalist and political pundit Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel, former adviser to former Vice President Dick Cheney. The Daily Caller launched on January 11, 2010.
Staff
The Daily Caller is in the White House rotating press pool.[1] Its reporters have appeared on MSNBC, Fox News Channel, CNBC, NBC and CBS, and radio stations across the country. High-profile contributors include Mary Katharine Ham, Ginni Thomas (wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas), blog pioneer Mickey Kaus (Kausfiles), reporter Matt Lewis, and Republican strategist Roger Stone, who serves as the site's "male fashion editor."
Ideology
In an interview with Politico, Carlson said that The Daily Caller will not be tied to ideology but rather will be "breaking stories of importance." In a Washington Post article, Carlson added "We're not enforcing any kind of ideological orthodoxy on anyone."[2]
Opinion contributors have included Arianna Huffington, Newt Gingrich, Andrew Breitbart, S.E. Cupp, Juan Williams, and Lanny Davis.
While the site claims to be neutral in regard to ideology, some observers have noted its right-wing leanings. The Guardian referred to The Daily Caller as "the conservative answer to The Huffington Post."[3] In February 2012, Internet marketing research firm comScore found a plurality of The Daily Caller's site visitors to be self-identified political independents; of the remaining visitors, Republicans outnumbered Democrats 35 percent to 27 percent.[4]
Sarah Palin feud
Sarah Palin launched a lengthy attack against The Daily Caller via Facebook in response to an article on legislation she signed as governor of Alaska providing tax credits to production companies who film in Alaska. She specifically wrote, "In response to The Daily Caller's online inquiry, I gave them a statement that the writer buried on his story's second page (which most people won't even notice – I didn't even notice it.)" Reporter Chris Moody responded that a spokesperson had found the article "fine" and that he had acted in common journalistic practice arranging quotes.[5]
RNC night club incident
On Monday, March 29, 2010 Daily Caller reporter Jonathan Strong reported that the Republican National Committee reimbursed a staffer almost $2,000 for an evening spent with donors at Voyeur West Hollywood, a bondage-themed nightclub featuring topless women dancers who imitate lesbian sex acts.[6] The resulting media backlash led to the firing of Allison Meyers, the staffer in charge of the Young Eagles program who submitted the expense report,[7] and later the resignation of other RNC officials.
Leaked JournoList e-mails
On Friday, June 25, 2010, The Daily Caller published private e-mails from Washington Post blogger Dave Weigel denigrating conservatives, whom he covered for the paper.[8] That same day, Weigel resigned from the Post,[9] and JournoList — the listserv that hosted Weigel's disparaging e-mails — was deleted by creator Ezra Klein of the Washington Post.[8]
Several weeks later, TheDC published a series of articles based upon JournoList discussions.
Acquisition of KeithOlbermann.com
On Thursday, July 15, 2010, The Daily Caller announced its acquisition of KeithOlbermann.com.[10] That domain links to The Daily Caller's homepage. Olbermann, the former host of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, suggested he'd sue The Caller for the rights to the site.[11][12][13]
In November 2010, Philadelphia Daily News reporter Stu Bykofsky attempted to contact Olbermann for comment by emailing keith@keitholbermann.com. The responses, which came from someone at The Daily Caller, not from Olbermann, were attributed to Olbermann when published on the website Phawker.com; subsequently a retraction was printed.[14]
References
- ^ Michael Calderone (2010-02-01). "Daily Caller joins W.H. pool". Politico. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "Howard Kurtz - Tucker's excellent adventure". WashingtonPost.com. 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ Bunz, Mercedes (2010-01-11). "The Daily Caller: the conservative answer to the Huffington Post". London: The Gurdian. Retrieved Monday 11 January 2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Byers, Dylan (30 April 2012). "Report: POLITICO strikes down the middle". Politico. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ Sarlin, Benjy (March 30, 2011), "Sarah Palin Rips Into Daily Caller For Not Featuring Her Quote High Enough", Talking Points Memo, Retrieved July 19, 2011
- ^ Strong, Jonathan (2010-04-02). "High flyer: RNC Chairman Steele suggested buying private jet with GOP funds". The Daily Caller. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ Pappas, Alex (2010-03-29). "RNC staffer fired following Daily Caller report on $2,000 committee expenditure at risque night club". The Daily Caller. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ a b Klein, Ezra (June 25, 2010). "On Journolist, and Dave Weigel". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Hagey, Keach (June 25, 2010). "David Weigel resigns". Politico. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ (2010-07-14) "The DC acquires KeithOlbermann.com", The Daily Caller. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ (2010-07-15) "Keith Olbermann threatens legal action against The Daily Caller via Twitter", The Daily Caller. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- ^ Gavin, Patrick (2010-07-15) "Carlson launches Olbermann", Politico. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ Pompeo, Joe (2010-07-15) "Tucker Carlson To Keith Olbermann: 'WE OWN YOU' ", Business Insider. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ Walker, Hunter (2010-11-09), "Tucker Carlson Has Some Fun at Keith Olbermann's Expense", New York Observer