Twitchy
 The logo of Twitchy | |
Type of site | News website |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Salem Communications |
| Created by | Michelle Malkin |
| Editor | Lori Ziganto |
| URL | twitchy |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional, required to comment |
| Launched | 2012 |
| Current status | Online |
Twitchy is an American Twitter curation and news website founded by conservative commentator Michelle Malkin in 2012. The site's tagline is “Who said what,” and it has verticals tracking American politics, entertainment, and media.[1]
According to Quantcast, Twitchy reaches nearly 2 million unique visitors a month. Twitchy's Twitter account has over 200,000 followers.[2]
History[edit]
The website was founded by Michelle Malkin in 2012. In December 2013, the website was sold to Salem Communications, who had previously purchased Malkin's earlier venture Hot Air, two years before Twitchy was launched.[3][4]
Content[edit]
Twitchy is a conservative "website revolving around provocative commentary on Twitter."[5] The website aggregates tweets, creating stories and organizing them into short posts.[1] The site has seven full-time employees and two-part-time writers who live in different areas of the United States. According to editor Lori Ziganto, the site "can produce 40 to 45 stories on a busy day."
Reception and influence[edit]
The website has been noted for bringing periods of Twitter attention to journalists who have been featured on the website, with some reporters regarding being "Twitchied" as a rite of passage. It has been described as "the rare site that has both broad-based and cult appeal", which has "quickly carved out its own odd niche in the D.C. media world."[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "The Most-Read Conservative Media You've Never Heard Of". Slate. 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- ^ Twitchy on Twitter
- ^ "Michelle Malkin Sells Twitchy to Owner of TownHall and Hot Air". www.mediaite.com. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ "Twitchy Sold To Owners Of Townhall And Hotair". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ "Salem Communications buys Twitchy.com". Yahoo!. Yahoo!. Associated Press. December 10, 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
