Washington Free Beacon
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| Type | Online news site |
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| Format | Web site |
| Editor-in-chief | Matthew Continetti |
| Managing editors | Sonny Bunch, Aaron MacLean, Stephanie Wang |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Political alignment | Conservative |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Website | FreeBeacon.com |
The Washington Free Beacon is a conservative American political journalism Web site launched in 2012. It states it is "dedicated to uncovering the stories that the powers that be hope will never see the light of day" and producing "in-depth investigative reporting on a wide range of issues, including public policy, government affairs, international security, and media."
The Free Beacon was founded by Michael Goldfarb, Aaron Harrison, and Matthew Continetti, who remains its editor-in-chief. It launched on February 7, 2012, as a project of the 501(c)4 organization Center for American Freedom. In August 2014, it announced it was becoming a for-profit news site.
The site is noted for its conservative reporting, modeled after liberal counterparts in the media such as ThinkProgress and Talking Points Memo, intended to publicize stories and influence the coverage of the mainstream media.Jack Hunter, a staff member of U.S. Senator Rand Paul's office, resigned in 2013 after a Free Beacon report detailing his past as a radio shock jock known as the "Southern Avenger" who wore a luchador mask of the Confederate flag. The publication also broke several stories about former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's successful 1975 legal defense of an accused rapist that attracted national media attention.
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