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Newsmax Media, commonly called Newsmax, is a conservative〔Meyers, Jim.(Nielsen: Newsmax #1 Conservative Site in the Nation ), ''Newsmax.com'', January 17, 2010.〕 American news media organization founded by Christopher Ruddy and based in West Palm Beach, Florida. It operates the news website Newsmax.com, publishes the Franklin Prosperity Report and ''Newsmax'' magazine, and runs a conservative cable news channel ''Newsmax TV.'' ==History== Ruddy started Newsmax.com on September 16, 1998, supported by a group of investors, including the family of the late Central Intelligence Agency Director William J. Casey. Later, Richard Mellon Scaife, Ruddy's former employer at the ''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review'' invested in the fledgling company.〔Poe, pp. 171-172.〕 One of the initial board members was author James Dale Davidson who edited a financial newsletter. Davidson's co-editor, Lord Rees-Mogg, former editor of ''The Times'' and Vice Chair of the BBC, later became chairman of Newsmax.〔Poe, p. 100.〕 Other news figures who later joined the Newsmax board included Arnaud de Borchgrave, the longtime Newsweek chief correspondent who also serves as editor-at-large of United Press International (UPI) and Jeff Cunningham, former publisher of ''Forbes''. Admiral Thomas Moorer, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Chief of Naval Operations during the Vietnam War, also served as one of the company's founding board members. Former United States Secretary of State and Nixon and Ford administration Chief of Staff, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. served as special adviser to NewsMax.〔("General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. joins NewsMax.com advisory board" ), PR Newswire〕 Ruddy aimed at creating an Internet news company by building a team of reporters. In August 2001, talk radio host Michael Reagan merged his monthly newsletter ''The Reagan Monitor'' with ''Newsmax Magazine'' and began writing a regular column for the publication.〔"("Michael Reagan and Reagan Monitor Join Newsmax Magazine" ), Newsmax.com, August 14, 2001〕 In 2008, a profile in ''The Palm Beach Post'' on Newsmax and founder Ruddy indicated the company generated revenues of approximately $25 million per year, and, according to the company, has been profitable for the past five years. In a 2009 Forbes.com interview, Internet expert Nathan Richardson was asked to identify the "smartest thing on the web" today. Richardson identified Newsmax, among several websites, citing its success "monetizing the web."〔Smilie, Dirk, ("Nathan Richardson's Modest Proposal" ) Forbes.com article, February 3, 2009.〕 In March 2009, ''Forbes'' ran a feature on Newsmax describing it as a "media empire" and the "great right hope" of the Republican Party. ''Forbes'' noted that after just a decade of operations it had become a "media powerhouse" and had surpassed such well-known sites as the Drudge Report in Web visitors. According to the magazine, Newsmax draws 3.8 million unique visitors monthly. Political analyst Dick Morris was quoted as saying that Newsmax had become the "most influential Republican-leaning media outlet" in the nation.〔Smillie, Dirk.("A Great Right Hope" ), Forbes.com, March 6, 2009.〕 In a January 2010 profile on the company, the ''Financial Times'' reported that the "Rise of Newsmax Defies the Media Trend" and said its website, Newsmax.com, is "one of the strongest conservative voices online". The paper said Newsmax had witnessed 40 percent growth rates per annum over the past decade and closed 2009 with $35 million revenues, up from $24 million the year before.〔Edgecliffe-Johnson, Andrew. ("Rise of Newsmax Defies The Media Trend" ) Financial Times, January 10, 2009.〕 An April 2010 cover story for ''Talkers Magazine'' featured Newsmax as a model of future media companies called "Media Stations" that offer their audience audio, video, digital, and even print content.〔Santaniello, Beverly.("The Rise of Newsmax" ) Talkers magazine, April 2010.〕 A 2010 ''New York Post'' story reported that the paper's long-time former editor, Kenneth Chandler, was tapped as ''Newsmax Magazine's'' editor-in-chief. CEO Ruddy also told the ''Post'' the company expected annual 2010 revenues to exceed $50 million.〔Kelly, Keith J.("Newsweek Post Yet to be Filled" ) New York Post, November 4, 2010.〕 Starting in April 2013, Newsmax.com and its affiliated sites drew 14.4 million unique visitors, leading comScore's News/Politics category over such sites as The Huffington Post Politics, Fox News Politics, CNN Politics, NBCNews.com Politics, and Politico.com in monthly viewership for two consecutive months.〔comScore.(“Newsmax Reports #1 Online Reading Status” ), Talkers.com, June 5, 2013.〕 In 2014, Newsmax announced they would be starting a new TV News Network, as an alternative to Fox News. On their website Newsmax said they expected to have up to 21 hours of original programming a day by the end of the summer. They named the network Newsmax TV. It's available on DirecTV and also for free on their website. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Newsmax Media」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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