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David: David moved page Pajamas Media to PJ Media: New title

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David moved page Pajamas Media to PJ Media: New title

Richard Bew at 14:58, 18 December 2015

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Richard Bew at 12:58, 15 December 2015

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Hilary Aked: /* 2005 List of Bloggers */

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2005 List of Bloggers

Olivia Rendall at 14:46, 21 October 2014

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Melissa Jones: /* "Voter Fraud Watch" */ internal link

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"Voter Fraud Watch": internal link

Melissa Jones: /* Funding */

2010-11-01T15:48:24Z

Funding

Jasmin Ramsey: /* "Voter Fraud Watch" */

2010-11-01T00:17:26Z

"Voter Fraud Watch"

Jasmin Ramsey: /* "Voter Fraud Watch" */

2010-11-01T00:11:23Z

"Voter Fraud Watch"

Jasmin Ramsey: /* "Voter Fraud Watch" */

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"Voter Fraud Watch"

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	'''Pajamas Media''' (PJ) is a right-wing blog aggregator co-founded in 2005 by [[Charles Johnson]] (founder of [[Little Green Footballs]])<ref name=axed>Richard Silverstein, [http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/12/03/charles-johnson-axed-from-pajamas-media-management/ "CHARLES JOHNSON AXED FROM PAJAMAS MEDIA MANAGEMENT"], Tikun Olam, 3 December 2007</ref> and [[Roger L. Simon]]. After briefly changing its name to Open Source Media (OSM), it reverted to its original in November 2005.<ref>Jennifer Guevin, [http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-5959459-7.html "Open Source Media group met with harsh criticism"], CNet News, 17 November 2005, accessed on 30 October 2010</ref> According to Simon the purpose of Pajamas Media is "to give bloggers access to more advertising revenue" and "to develop a Blog News Network that will do what many bloggers fear Google will no longer do; aggregate blog posts on various topics and present them for bloggers and blog readers to peruse and search through."<ref>Pejman Yousefzadeh, [http://web.archive.org/web/20050525032157/http://www.techcentralstation.com/052005G.html "The Rise of Pajamas Media"], Tech Central Station (web archive), 20 May 2005</ref> Upon its inception Richard Silverstein pointed out that in addition to spreading mostly right-wing commentary, the owners will also profit "handsomely" by advertising to readers:		'''Pajamas Media''' (PJ) is a right-wing blog aggregator co-founded in 2005 by [[Charles Johnson]] (founder of [[Little Green Footballs]])<ref name=axed>Richard Silverstein, [http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/12/03/charles-johnson-axed-from-pajamas-media-management/ "CHARLES JOHNSON AXED FROM PAJAMAS MEDIA MANAGEMENT"], Tikun Olam, 3 December 2007</ref> and [[Roger L. Simon]]. After briefly changing its name to Open Source Media (OSM), it reverted to its original in November 2005.<ref>Jennifer Guevin, [http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-5959459-7.html "Open Source Media group met with harsh criticism"], CNet News, 17 November 2005, accessed on 30 October 2010</ref> According to Simon the purpose of Pajamas Media is "to give bloggers access to more advertising revenue" and "to develop a Blog News Network that will do what many bloggers fear Google will no longer do; aggregate blog posts on various topics and present them for bloggers and blog readers to peruse and search through."<ref>Pejman Yousefzadeh, [http://web.archive.org/web/20050525032157/http://www.techcentralstation.com/052005G.html "The Rise of Pajamas Media"], Tech Central Station (web archive), 20 May 2005</ref> Upon its inception Richard Silverstein pointed out that in addition to spreading mostly right-wing commentary, the owners will also profit "handsomely" by advertising to readers:

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	'''Pajamas Media''' (PJ) is a right-wing blog aggregator co-founded in 2005 by [[Charles Johnson]] (founder of [[Little Green Footballs]])<ref name=axed>Richard Silverstein, [http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/12/03/charles-johnson-axed-from-pajamas-media-management/ "CHARLES JOHNSON AXED FROM PAJAMAS MEDIA MANAGEMENT"], Tikun Olam, 3 December 2007</ref> and [[Roger L. Simon]]. After briefly changing its name to Open Source Media (OSM), it reverted to its original in November 2005.<ref>Jennifer Guevin, [http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-5959459-7.html "Open Source Media group met with harsh criticism"], CNet News, 17 November 2005, accessed on 30 October 2010</ref> According to Simon the purpose of Pajamas Media is "to give bloggers access to more advertising revenue" and "to develop a Blog News Network that will do what many bloggers fear Google will no longer do; aggregate blog posts on various topics and present them for bloggers and blog readers to peruse and search through."<ref>Pejman Yousefzadeh, [http://web.archive.org/web/20050525032157/http://www.techcentralstation.com/052005G.html "The Rise of Pajamas Media"], Tech Central Station (web archive), 20 May 2005</ref> Upon its inception Richard Silverstein pointed out that in addition to spreading mostly right-wing commentary, the owners will also profit "handsomely" by advertising to readers:		'''Pajamas Media''' (PJ) is a right-wing blog aggregator co-founded in 2005 by [[Charles Johnson]] (founder of [[Little Green Footballs]])<ref name=axed>Richard Silverstein, [http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2007/12/03/charles-johnson-axed-from-pajamas-media-management/ "CHARLES JOHNSON AXED FROM PAJAMAS MEDIA MANAGEMENT"], Tikun Olam, 3 December 2007</ref> and [[Roger L. Simon]]. After briefly changing its name to Open Source Media (OSM), it reverted to its original in November 2005.<ref>Jennifer Guevin, [http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-5959459-7.html "Open Source Media group met with harsh criticism"], CNet News, 17 November 2005, accessed on 30 October 2010</ref> According to Simon the purpose of Pajamas Media is "to give bloggers access to more advertising revenue" and "to develop a Blog News Network that will do what many bloggers fear Google will no longer do; aggregate blog posts on various topics and present them for bloggers and blog readers to peruse and search through."<ref>Pejman Yousefzadeh, [http://web.archive.org/web/20050525032157/http://www.techcentralstation.com/052005G.html "The Rise of Pajamas Media"], Tech Central Station (web archive), 20 May 2005</ref> Upon its inception Richard Silverstein pointed out that in addition to spreading mostly right-wing commentary, the owners will also profit "handsomely" by advertising to readers:

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 Beginning in September 2005, Pajamas Media provided profiles of the bloggers who had signed up for its services. Among the profiles were:
-[[Aussie Dave]]'s [http://www.israellycool.com/ Israellycool] (anonymous blogger) | [[La Shawn Barber]]'s [http://www.lashawnbarber.com/ La Shawn Barber's Corner] | Michael Barone's [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/baroneblog/home.htm Barone Blog at ''US News & World Report'' Online] | [[Austin Bay]]'s [http://www.austinbay.net/blog/ Austin Bay Blog] | [[Tim Blair]]'s [http://www.timblair.net Tim Blair] | Baron Bodissey and Dymphna's [http://www.gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/ Gates of Vienna] Blogspot (pseudonymous bloggers) | [[Kim Bloomer]]'s [http://aspenbloom-wellpet.com/ Bark 'N' Blog at aspenbloom-wellpet.com] | [[Tammy Bruce]]'s [http://www.tammybruce.com/ TammyBruce.com] | [[John Cole]]'s [http://www.balloon-juice.com/ Balloon Juice] | [[Marc Cooper]]'s [http://www.marccooper.com/ marccooper.com] | [[David Corn]]'s [http://www.davidcorn.com DavidCorn.com] | [[Pieter Dorsman]]'s [http://www.peaktalk.com/ Peaktalk] | [[Daniel W. Drezner]]'s [http://www.danieldrezner.com/blog Daniel W. Drezner] Blog | [[Edward B. Driscoll, Jr.]]'s [http://www.eddriscoll.com/ EdDriscoll.com] |[[Dean Esmay]]'s [http://www.deanesmay.com/ Dean's World] | [[Richard Fernandez]]'s [http://www.fallbackbelmont.blogspot.com/ The Belmont Club] Blogspot | [[Jeff Goldstein]]'s [http://www.proteinwisdom.com/ protein wisdom] | [[Stephen Green]]'s [http://www.vodkapundit.com/ Vodkapundit and the Weblog of Tomorrow] | "Grim"'s [http://grimbeorn.blogspot.com/ Grim's Hall] Blogspot (pen name) | [[Jose Guardia]]'s [http://barcepundit-english.blogspot.com/ Barcepundit] Blogspot (English edition); [http://barcepundit.blogspot.com/ Barcepundit] Blogspot (Spanish edition) | [[Nathan Hamm]]'s [http://www.registan.net/ Registan.net] | [[Celia D. Hayes]] (aka "Sgt. Mom")'s [http://www.sgtstryker.com/ "The Daily Brief" at sgtstryker.com] | [[James D. Hudnall]]'s [http://jameshudnall.com/blog.php Hud's Blog-o-Rama] | [[Steve Janke]]'s [http://www.angrygwn.mu.nu/ Angry in the Great White North] | [[Amy Lopez]]'s [http://peapies.blogspot.com/ Pea Pies Designs] Blogspot | [[Jeremy Lyon]]'s [http://www.futurismic.com/ futurismic blog] | [[Evan Coyne Maloney]]'s [http://www.brain-terminal.com/ brain terminal] | The Manolo's [http://www.shoeblogs.com/ Manolo's Shoe Blog] | [[Frank Martin]]'s [http://www.varifrank.com/ Varifrank] Mohammed and Omar's [http://www.iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/ Iraq the Model] Blogspot (Iraqi dentist brothers) | "neo-neocon"'s [http://neo-neocon.blogspot.com/ neo-neocon] Blogspot (pen name) | [[Juliette Ochieng]]'s [http://baldilocks.typepad.com/ baldilocks] | Pamela's [http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/ Atlas Shrugs] Blog | [[John Podhoretz]], Blogger at "The Corner" in the [http://corner.nationalreview.com/ ''National Review'' Online] | [[Rob Port]]'s [http://www.sayanythingblog.com/ Say Anything] Blog | [[William T. Quick]]'s [http://dailypundit.com/ Daily Pundit] | [[Vik Rubenfeld]]'s [http://www.bigpicweblog.com/exp/index.php The Big Picture Weblog] | [[Cathy Seipp]]'s [http://cathyseipp.journalspace.com/ Cathy's World] | Dr. [[Rusty Shackleford]]'s [http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/ The Jawa Report] | [[Laurence Simon]]'s [http://www.isfullofcrap.com/ This Blog Is Full Of Crap] | [[Don Singleton]]'s [http://donsingleton.blogspot.com/ Don Singleton] Blogspot | [[Martin Solomon]]'s [http://solomonia.com/ Solomonia dot com] | [[Michael J. Totten]]'s [http://www.michaeltotten.com/ Middle East Journal] | [[Eric Umansky]]'s [http://ericumansky.com/ EricUmansky.com] | [[Eugene Volokh]]'s [http://www.volokh.com/ The Volokh Conspiracy] | [[Sissy Willis]]'s [http://sisu.typepad.com/ sisu]
+[[Aussie Dave]]'s [http://www.israellycool.com/ Israellycool] (anonymous blogger) | [[La Shawn Barber]]'s [http://www.lashawnbarber.com/ La Shawn Barber's Corner] | Michael Barone's [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/baroneblog/home.htm Barone Blog at ''US News & World Report'' Online] | [[Austin Bay]]'s [http://www.austinbay.net/blog/ Austin Bay Blog] | [[Tim Blair]]'s [http://www.timblair.net Tim Blair] | Baron Bodissey and Dymphna's [http://www.gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/ Gates of Vienna] Blogspot (pseudonymous bloggers) | [[Kim Bloomer]]'s [http://aspenbloom-wellpet.com/ Bark 'N' Blog at aspenbloom-wellpet.com] | [[Tammy Bruce]]'s [http://www.tammybruce.com/ TammyBruce.com] | [[John Cole]]'s [http://www.balloon-juice.com/ Balloon Juice] | [[Marc Cooper]]'s [http://www.marccooper.com/ marccooper.com] | [[David Corn]]'s [http://www.davidcorn.com DavidCorn.com] | [[Pieter Dorsman]]'s [http://www.peaktalk.com/ Peaktalk] | [[Daniel W. Drezner]]'s [http://www.danieldrezner.com/blog Daniel W. Drezner] Blog | [[Edward B. Driscoll, Jr.]]'s [http://www.eddriscoll.com/ EdDriscoll.com] |[[Dean Esmay]]'s [http://www.deanesmay.com/ Dean's World] | [[Richard Fernandez]]'s [http://www.fallbackbelmont.blogspot.com/ The Belmont Club] Blogspot | [[Jeff Goldstein]]'s [http://www.proteinwisdom.com/ protein wisdom] | [[Stephen Green]]'s [http://www.vodkapundit.com/ Vodkapundit and the Weblog of Tomorrow] | "Grim"'s [http://grimbeorn.blogspot.com/ Grim's Hall] Blogspot (pen name) | [[Jose Guardia]]'s [http://barcepundit-english.blogspot.com/ Barcepundit] Blogspot (English edition); [http://barcepundit.blogspot.com/ Barcepundit] Blogspot (Spanish edition) | [[Nathan Hamm]]'s [http://www.registan.net/ Registan.net] | [[Celia D. Hayes]] (aka "Sgt. Mom")'s [http://www.sgtstryker.com/ "The Daily Brief" at sgtstryker.com] | [[James D. Hudnall]]'s [http://jameshudnall.com/blog.php Hud's Blog-o-Rama] | [[Steve Janke]]'s [http://www.angrygwn.mu.nu/ Angry in the Great White North] | [[Amy Lopez]]'s [http://peapies.blogspot.com/ Pea Pies Designs] Blogspot | [[Jeremy Lyon]]'s [http://www.futurismic.com/ futurismic blog] | [[Evan Coyne Maloney]]'s [http://www.brain-terminal.com/ brain terminal] | The Manolo's [http://www.shoeblogs.com/ Manolo's Shoe Blog] | [[Frank Martin]]'s [http://www.varifrank.com/ Varifrank] Mohammed and Omar's [http://www.iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/ Iraq the Model] Blogspot (Iraqi dentist brothers) | "neo-neocon"'s [http://neo-neocon.blogspot.com/ neo-neocon] Blogspot (pen name) | [[Juliette Ochieng]]'s [http://baldilocks.typepad.com/ baldilocks] | [[Pamela Geller]]'s [http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/ Atlas Shrugs] Blog | [[John Podhoretz]], Blogger at "The Corner" in the [http://corner.nationalreview.com/ ''National Review'' Online] | [[Rob Port]]'s [http://www.sayanythingblog.com/ Say Anything] Blog | [[William T. Quick]]'s [http://dailypundit.com/ Daily Pundit] | [[Vik Rubenfeld]]'s [http://www.bigpicweblog.com/exp/index.php The Big Picture Weblog] | [[Cathy Seipp]]'s [http://cathyseipp.journalspace.com/ Cathy's World] | Dr. [[Rusty Shackleford]]'s [http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/ The Jawa Report] | [[Laurence Simon]]'s [http://www.isfullofcrap.com/ This Blog Is Full Of Crap] | [[Don Singleton]]'s [http://donsingleton.blogspot.com/ Don Singleton] Blogspot | [[Martin Solomon]]'s [http://solomonia.com/ Solomonia dot com] | [[Michael J. Totten]]'s [http://www.michaeltotten.com/ Middle East Journal] | [[Eric Umansky]]'s [http://ericumansky.com/ EricUmansky.com] | [[Eugene Volokh]]'s [http://www.volokh.com/ The Volokh Conspiracy] | [[Sissy Willis]]'s [http://sisu.typepad.com/ sisu]
 ==Publicity Campaigns?==

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 :seeks to develop a network of citizen journalists/poll watchers to monitor as many polling places as possible across the nation on election day.  These people would report back to us — with either video, still photos, text or some combination thereof — on cases of voter fraud, intimidation or other voting malfeasances they may encounter. We will then cover these occurrences heavily on Pajamas Media and PJTV and promote them to the media at large.<ref>Roger L. Simon, [http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2010/10/10/voter-fraud-watch-uncle-pajamas-wants-you/ "‘Voter Fraud Watch’ — Uncle Pajamas Wants You!"], Pajamas Media, 10 October 2010, accessed on 31 October 2010</ref>
-But some analysts argue that PJ's campaign is parter of wider exaggerated campaign by conservative activists to "suppress Democratic turnout".<ref>Ryan J. Reilly, [http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/09/tea_partiers_pick_up_the_torch_of_bogus_voter_frau.php "Tea Party Groups Pick Up The Mantle of GOP's Bogus Voter Fraud Claims"], Talking Points Memo, 9 September 2010</ref> Former PJ media featured blogger [[Michelle Malkin]] praised PJ's campaign, alongside [[Fox News]] anchor [[Megyn Kelly]] who claimed there has been "voter fraud on a massive scale with the intention of keeping Democrats in office."<ref>Richard J. Reilly, [http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/10/michelle_malkin_we_are_all_voter_fraud_police_now.php "Michelle Malkin: 'We Are All Voter Fraud Police Now' (VIDEO)"], Talking Points Memo, 25 October 2010</ref> Conversely, Suzy Khimm indirectly commented on Malkin's emphasis on the policing aspect, arguing that "to fight voter fraud conservative groups are instructing activists to use aggressive—and legally dubious—tactics at the polls."<ref>Suzy Khimm, [http://motherjones.com/politics/2010/10/tea-party-election-spies "The Tea Party's Election Spies"], Mother Jones, 22 October 2010</ref> Kimm's ''Mother Jones'' report included PJ's campaign as an example.
+But some analysts argue that PJ's campaign is parter of wider exaggerated campaign by conservative activists to "suppress Democratic turnout".<ref>Ryan J. Reilly, [http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/09/tea_partiers_pick_up_the_torch_of_bogus_voter_frau.php "Tea Party Groups Pick Up The Mantle of GOP's Bogus Voter Fraud Claims"], Talking Points Memo, 9 September 2010</ref> Former PJ media featured blogger [[Michelle Malkin]] praised PJ's campaign, alongside [[Fox News]] anchor [[Megyn Kelly]] who claimed there has been "voter fraud on a massive scale with the intention of keeping Democrats in office."<ref>Richard J. Reilly, [http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/10/michelle_malkin_we_are_all_voter_fraud_police_now.php "Michelle Malkin: 'We Are All Voter Fraud Police Now' (VIDEO)"], Talking Points Memo, 25 October 2010</ref> Conversely, [[Suzy Khimm]] indirectly commented on Malkin's emphasis on the policing aspect, arguing that "to fight voter fraud conservative groups are instructing activists to use aggressive—and legally dubious—tactics at the polls."<ref>Suzy Khimm, [http://motherjones.com/politics/2010/10/tea-party-election-spies "The Tea Party's Election Spies"], Mother Jones, 22 October 2010</ref> Kimm's ''Mother Jones'' report included PJ's campaign as an example.
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-In September 2010 a Politico report revealed that multi-millionaire [[Aubrey Chernick]] provided millions in seed money to Pajama's Media (Chernick also funds [[David Horowitz]]'s [[Freedom Center]]'s [[Jihad Watch]]) when it was first beginning:
+In September 2010 a Politico report revealed that multi-millionaire [[Aubrey Chernick]] provided millions in seed money to Pajamas Media (Chernick also funds [[David Horowitz]]'s [[Freedom Center]]'s [[Jihad Watch]]) when it was first beginning:
 :A onetime trustee of the hawkish Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Chernick led the effort to pull together $3.5 million in venture capital to start Pajamas Media, a conservative blog network that made its name partly with hawkish pro-Israel commentary and of late has kept up a steady stream of anti-mosque postings, including one rebutting attacks by CAIR against Spencer — who Pajamas Media CEO Roger Simon called “one of the ideological point men in the global war on terror.”<ref>Kenneth P. Vogel and Giovanni Russonello, [http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=D979BED4-18FE-70B2-A8314DD53412ADF8 "Latest mosque issue: The money trail"], Politico, 4 September 2010, accessed on 29 October 2010</ref>

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 In October 2010 PJ announced a new "anti-voter fraud" campaign for the US 2010 midterm elections. According to former election lawyer turned PJ contributor [[J. Christian Adams]]:
-:There’s been lots of talk about voter fraud this election season. Already machines have purportedly preselected candidates and in other places, documents demonstrate non-citizens are registered to vote. Anyone who says voter fraud doesn’t exist has no credibility. I’ve covered elections for over 10 years. I’ve seen it over and over again with my own eyes. I’ve proved it in federal court.<ref>J. Christian Adams, [http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/voter-fraud-watch-a-primer-on-what-to-watch-for/ "Voter Fraud Watch: A Primer on What to Watch For"], Pajamas Media, 27 October 2010</ref>
+:There’s been lots of talk about voter fraud this election season. Already machines have purportedly preselected candidates and in other places, documents demonstrate non-citizens are registered to vote. Anyone who says voter fraud doesn’t exist has no credibility. I’ve covered elections for over 10 years. I’ve seen it over and over again with my own eyes. I’ve proved it in federal court.<ref>J. Christian Adams, [http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/voter-fraud-watch-a-primer-on-what-to-watch-for/ "Voter Fraud Watch: A Primer on What to Watch For"], Pajamas Media, 27 October 2010</ref> Ironically, when asked to provide evidence of significant voter fraud, PJ's [[Bryan Preston]] had to "go back a few decades, but claimed that it was an ongoing issue."<ref>Ryan J. Reilly, [http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/10/pajamas_media_launches_anti-voter_fraud_effort.php "Pajamas Media Launches Anti-Voter Fraud Effort"], Talking Points Memo, 15 October 2010</ref>
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