The American Spectator
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The American Spectator is a
From 1967 until the late 1980s, the magazine featured the writings of authors such as
During the 1990s, the magazine grew in visibility and impact, primarily for its reports on Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton and its "Arkansas Project", funded by businessman Richard Mellon Scaife and the Bradley Foundation.[7]
Founding and history
The American Spectator took its name from a short-lived magazine founded in 1924 by
After operating under the name The Alternative: An American Spectator for several years, the magazine changed its name in 1977 to The American Spectator because, in editor Tyrrell's words, "the word 'alternative' had come to be associated almost exclusively with radicals and with their way of life." In fact, Tyrrell had started the magazine on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington as a conservative alternative to the student radicalism at the nation's universities in the 1960s. The American Spectator is not affiliated with The Spectator, a British magazine of somewhat similar format and conservatism founded in 1828.
During the
1990s
The publication gained prominence in the 1990s by reporting on
David Brock recanted his accusations upon his departure from the conservative movement. He also denounced his Anita Hill article in his 2003 book Blinded by the Right: the Conscience of an Ex-Conservative. He implies that Rush Limbaugh's coverage of his Anita Hill article instigated advertising on Limbaugh's network, which resulted in a large increase in the magazine's circulation. He also implies that this caused the magazine's content to move "away from thoughtful essays and scholarly reviews and humor pieces" to "hit jobs".[8]
Wattenberg eventually incurred the displeasure of many fellow conservatives when he admitted that he had killed a story about rumors of Clinton fathering a child out of wedlock as a result of his relationship with a young
Internal strife eventually led to the departure of long-time publisher
2000s
As shortfalls continued,
2010s
In 2013, the magazine reverted to a tabloid format, reflecting the roots of the magazine, which was originally published at a large size. For most of the 1990s and all of the 2000s the Spectator had been published in a traditional magazine format.
In 2011, Assistant Editor
Online publication
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The magazine's final monthly print publication was released in July/August 2014. While The American Spectator did issue a September/October PDF-only version late in mid-November 2014, the masthead still claimed that it was "published monthly, except for combined July/Aug and Jan/Feb issues." A note from Editorial Director Wladyslaw Pleszczynski admitted that "...we have some problems of our own."[14] Pleszczynski added that the issue "was ready for release well over a month ago but for reasons affecting many a print publication these days couldn't be published on actual pages and after considerable delay is now being released in digital form only." Subsequently, online publications have become permanent and available.[15]
The latest editions of the magazine:
- Summer 2021 Magazine "The Biden Economy"[16]
- Winter 2020 Magazine "Liberty in Crisis"[17]
- Summer 2020 Magazine "Make America Great - Yet Again"[18]
- Fall 2019 Magazine "Technical Difficulties"[19]
Return to print
The magazine returned to print in the fall of 2017 under the direction of Hannah Rowan. It is published in the winter and summer.[20]
Core editorial staff
- Editor in Chief: R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.
- Editorial Director: Wladyslaw Pleszczynski
- Publisher: Melissa Mackenzie
- Managing Editor: Hannah Rowan
- Senior Editors: F. H. Buckley, Daniel J. Flynn, Paul Kengor, George Neumayr, Grover C. Norquist, Ben Stein
- Contributing Editors: Jed Babbin, David Catron, Dov Fischer, Shmuel Klatzkin, Jeffrey Lord, Robert Stacy McCain, George Parry, Arnold Steinberg, Larry Thornberry
References
- ^ "Thomas Sowell". The American Spectator. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Spectator.org". Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Ben Stein". The American Spectator. Archived from the original on February 6, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "David Catron". The American Spectator. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ Alexander, Ali. "Forecast: GOP Victory But No Red Wave - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics". The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.
- ^ "Jeffrey Lord". The American Spectator. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ Lewis, Neil A. (April 15, 1998). "Almost $2 Million Spent in Magazine's Anti-Clinton Project, but on What?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ISBN 978-1-4000-4728-4. An entire chapter (Chapter 5) is devoted to describing Brock's experience writing "The Real Anita Hill" article and book in the early 1990s. The "hit jobs" quote is from p. 110.
- ^ "The American Spectator : The Spectacle Blog : Standoff in D.C". Archived from the original on 2011-10-23.
- ^ McVeigh, Karen (10 October 2011). "Washington protest: American Spectator condemned over article". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ Coscarelli, Joe. "'Journalist' Poses As Protester, Gets Pepper-Sprayed for a Story". Daily Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ Coates, Ta-Nehisi (10 October 2011). "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "Conservative "Jackass"". The Economist. October 11, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- (PDF) from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
- ^ "The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics". The American Spectator | USA News and Politics. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ "Magazine | The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics". The American Spectator | USA News and Politics. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr, Wladyslaw Pleszczynski (Winter 2020). "THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR "Liberty in Crisis"". E.g.The American Spectator: 122.
- ^ R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., Wladyslaw Pleszczynski (Summer 2020). "THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR "Make Amerika great - yet again"". E.g.The American Spectato: 87.
- ^ R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., Wlady Pleszczynski (Fall 2019). "The American Spectator "TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES"". E.g.The American Spectator: 71.
- ^ "American Spectator Foundation". InfluenceWatch.
Further reading
- David Brock, Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative, ISBN 0-8129-3099-1
- R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. (ed.), Orthodoxy: The American Spectator's 20th Anniversary Anthology, ISBN 0-06-015818-2
External links
- Official website
- The Atlantic Monthly.