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| Christopher Ruddy is the founder and editor of NewsMax and president and CEO of its corporate parent, ] Media Inc. Both Ruddy and NewsMax specialized in conservative reporting and attacking liberals and Democracts. His attacks on liberals and what he sees as a media bias in their favor date back to a 1992 ] documentary.{{ref|bio}} Yet his apparent misinformation, ranging from attacks on the left wing and support of the right even in the case of clearly incorrect assertions, has resulted in a very small support base. Ruddy has written stories for conservative billionaire ]'s the ] attacking ] and has encouraged and offered ] conspiracy theories about ].{{ref|bio}} While his conspiracy theories in "The Strange Death of Vince Foster" have been dismissed even by ] as a "discredited," he retains a loyal group of hardline-conservatives supporters.{{ref|slander}} | |||
| Christopher Ruddy is a noted journalist, author and entrepreneur. | |||
| Ruddy became known for this work with the ], which was "described by R. ] Jr., founder and editor of the (conservative) ]" as "an attempt by the Spectator, best known for its acerbic and lively commentary, to get into more investigative reporting" with focus on Bill Clinton and now discredited "]."{{ref|project}} Ruddy received funding for a conspiracy book surrounding the Presidency of ] and ]'s suicide from ] (founder of ]) and Farah's organization the ]. This group supplied Ruddy with "additional expense money, funding for ] requests, legal support and publicity during his" book "research" of a ] | |||
| Even though the offical investigations, including ]'s report, ruled Foster's death a suicide, ] wrote a book with encouragement from "from ], the head of the conservative ] house" to write about the Foster case. Besides concluding that Foster's death was a suicide, he found the conspiracy theories were started by ] who when "he starts talking to ] at ], and Christopher Ruddy, who was then at the ], he tells them that there is no exit wound in Foster's head, which was also untrue." Ruddy's ties to the ''Spectator'' and the project created unease for some conservatives who "described Ruddy as 'a very heavy breather' whose book contained 'very few direct quotes, but a great many insinuations.'"{{ref|project}} Nonetheless, Ruddy and ] (who funded the Arkansas Project) remained connected through their dislike of liberals and promotion of conservative ideas and a relationship that started when Ruddy was a reporter for the Scaife-owned ]. Eventually, Scaife became an investor and the third-largest stockholder of NewsMax. {{ref|sec}} | |||
| Mr. Ruddy currently serves as CEO and President of NewsMax Media, Inc. | Mr. Ruddy currently serves as CEO and President of NewsMax Media, Inc. | ||
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| NewsMax Media is a multimedia publishing company that publishes online and offline content in the fields of news, politics, health and finance. | NewsMax Media is a multimedia publishing company that publishes online and offline content in the fields of news, politics, health and finance. | ||
| Ruddy has is a media commentator who has been a featured guest on radio programs and TV programs, including CNN’s Sunday Morning Show, CNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews, CNBC’s Rivera Live, Fox News Channel, NBC’s Unsolved Mysteries, CBS’s 60 Minutes, as well as C-SPAN, PBS, BET and other networks. | |||
| As a journalist, Ruddy has broken numerous stories that have received national acclaim. In 1992 he first exposed revelations that a PBS documentary had fabricated key facts – causing PBS to withdraw their support for the film – the first time the agency had made such a move. | |||
| At the New York Post, Ruddy’s series on abuses of Social Security Disability programs led to national media attention and Congressional reforms. Also at the Post, Mr. Ruddy broke several stories relating to the death investigation of deputy White House Counsel Vince Foster. | |||
| He continued his reporting on that case, and Clinton-Gore scandals as a correspondent with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. In 1997, Mr. Ruddy authored The Strange Death of Vincent Foster: An Investigation published by Simon & Schuster's Free Press. | |||
| His book received the endorsement of former FBI Director William Sessions, who said Mr. Ruddy's reporting "argued a persuasive case that the American public has not been told the complete facts" of the Foster death. | |||
| In 1997, Ruddy was named a Media Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University. | In 1997, Ruddy was named a Media Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University. | ||
| ⚫ | Mr. Ruddy holds a B.A. summa cum laude in History from ] in New York and a Master's Degree in Public Policy from the ]. He has also studied at the ], ] and ]. | ||
| In 1998, Mr. Ruddy founded NewsMax Media, Inc. | |||
| As Editor of NewsMax Magazine, his monthly garnished a Silver Eddie award in the News/Commentary category of the 2005 Eddies, the prestigious journalism awards presented by Folio magazine in New York City. | |||
| ==Books== | |||
| In addition, in 2005 NewsMax Magazine won membership in the leading magazine-industry watchdog organization, the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The ABC provides independent audits of print circulation, readership and Web site activity. | |||
| *Ruddy, Christopher. "A special report on the Fiske investigation of the death of Vincent W. Foster, Jr." (], 1997) | |||
| *Ruddy, Christopher and ]. ''Catastrophe: Clinton's Role in America's Worst Disaster.'' (] Press, 2002) | |||
| *Ruddy, Christopher and Limbacher, Carl. ''Bitter Legacy: Newsmax.Com Reveals the Untold Story of the Clinton-Gore Years.'' (] Press, 2001) | |||
| *Ruddy, Christopher. ''].'' (], 1997) | |||
| *Ruddy, Christopher. ''Vincent Foster: The Ruddy Investigation.'' (], 1996) | |||
| ==References== | |||
| # {{note|bio}}{{Web reference | URL = http://www.newsmax.com/articles/?a=1999/1/26/173502 | title = "Biography of Christopher Ruddy " | work = ] | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} | |||
| ⚫ | Mr. Ruddy holds a B.A. summa cum laude in History from St. John's University in New York and a Master's Degree in Public Policy from the London School of Economics. He has also studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Columbia University and Stanford University. | ||
| # {{note|bio}}{{Web reference | URL = http://www.newsmax.com/articles/?a=1999/1/26/173502 | title = "Biography of Christopher Ruddy " | work = ] | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} | |||
| # {{note|slander}} Taken from the quote "Even if Christopher Ruddy's ''The Strange Death of Vince Foster'' was considered a conservative hoax book, it was also conservatives who discredited it" ], ]. | |||
| # {{note|project}}{{Web reference | URL = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/scaifeside050299.htm | title = "'Arkansas Project' Led to Turmoil and Rifts " | work = ] | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} | |||
| # {{Web reference | URL = http://conwebwatch.tripod.com/stories/primer.html | |||
| | title = "Joseph Farah and the World Net Daily" | work = Con Watch | date = December 13 | year = 2005}} | |||
| # {{Web reference | URL = http://archive.salon.com/news/1998/05/28news.html | |||
| | title = "Why Vincent Foster can't rest in peace " | work = ] | date = December 13 | year = 2005}} | |||
| # {{Web reference | URL = http://archive.salon.com/news/1998/05/28news.html | |||
| | title = "Why Vincent Foster can't rest in peace " | work = Salon.com | date = December 13 | year = 2005}} | |||
| # {{note|project}}{{Web reference | URL = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/scaifeside050299.htm | title = "'Arkansas Project' Led to Turmoil and Rifts " | work = ] | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} | |||
| # {{note|sec}}{{Web reference | URL = http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167574/000095014402002242/g74688a1sb-2a.txt | |||
| | title = "NEWSMAX MEDIA, INC. SB-2/A#1 REG. NO. 333-83408" | work = ] | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} | |||
| * ]. "A Washington Tragedy : How the Death of Vincent Foster Ignited a Political Firestorm" (Regnery Publishing, Inc, 1998) | |||
Revision as of 06:36, 21 January 2006
Christopher Ruddy is the founder and editor of NewsMax and president and CEO of its corporate parent, NewsMax Media Inc. Both Ruddy and NewsMax specialized in conservative reporting and attacking liberals and Democracts. His attacks on liberals and what he sees as a media bias in their favor date back to a 1992 PBS documentary. Yet his apparent misinformation, ranging from attacks on the left wing and support of the right even in the case of clearly incorrect assertions, has resulted in a very small support base. Ruddy has written stories for conservative billionaire Rupert Murdoch's the New York Post attacking Social Security and has encouraged and offered Bill Clinton conspiracy theories about Vincent Foster. While his conspiracy theories in "The Strange Death of Vince Foster" have been dismissed even by Ann Coulter as a "discredited," he retains a loyal group of hardline-conservatives supporters.
Ruddy became known for this work with the Arkansas Project, which was "described by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr., founder and editor of the (conservative) American Spectator" as "an attempt by the Spectator, best known for its acerbic and lively commentary, to get into more investigative reporting" with focus on Bill Clinton and now discredited "Whitewater Scandal." Ruddy received funding for a conspiracy book surrounding the Presidency of Bill Clinton and Vincent Foster's suicide from Joseph Farah (founder of World Net Daily) and Farah's organization the Western Journalism Center. This group supplied Ruddy with "additional expense money, funding for Freedom of Information Act requests, legal support and publicity during his" book "research" of a Clinton conspiracy surrounding the suicide of Foster.
Even though the offical investigations, including Kenneth Starr's report, ruled Foster's death a suicide, Dan Moldea wrote a book with encouragement from "from Al Regnery, the head of the conservative Regnery Publishing house" to write about the Foster case. Besides concluding that Foster's death was a suicide, he found the conspiracy theories were started by Robert Hines who when "he starts talking to Reed Irvine at Accuracy in Media, and Christopher Ruddy, who was then at the New York Post, he tells them that there is no exit wound in Foster's head, which was also untrue." Ruddy's ties to the Spectator and the project created unease for some conservatives who "described Ruddy as 'a very heavy breather' whose book contained 'very few direct quotes, but a great many insinuations.'" Nonetheless, Ruddy and Richard Mellon Scaife (who funded the Arkansas Project) remained connected through their dislike of liberals and promotion of conservative ideas and a relationship that started when Ruddy was a reporter for the Scaife-owned Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Eventually, Scaife became an investor and the third-largest stockholder of NewsMax.
Mr. Ruddy currently serves as CEO and President of NewsMax Media, Inc.
In 1999, a Newsweek cover story named him one of America's top 20 most influential new media personalities.
NewsMax Media is the parent company of a news Web site, www.newsmax.com, advertised as “America’s News Page,” and a monthly magazine, also called NewsMax Magazine, which provide in-depth and comprehensive news, politics and independent commentary.
NewsMax Media is a multimedia publishing company that publishes online and offline content in the fields of news, politics, health and finance.
Ruddy has is a media commentator who has been a featured guest on radio programs and TV programs, including CNN’s Sunday Morning Show, CNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews, CNBC’s Rivera Live, Fox News Channel, NBC’s Unsolved Mysteries, CBS’s 60 Minutes, as well as C-SPAN, PBS, BET and other networks.
In 1997, Ruddy was named a Media Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University.
Mr. Ruddy holds a B.A. summa cum laude in History from St. John's University in New York and a Master's Degree in Public Policy from the London School of Economics. He has also studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Columbia University and Stanford University.
Books
- Ruddy, Christopher. "A special report on the Fiske investigation of the death of Vincent W. Foster, Jr." (Western Journalism Center, 1997)
- Ruddy, Christopher and Limbacher, Carl. Catastrophe: Clinton's Role in America's Worst Disaster. (NewsMax Press, 2002)
- Ruddy, Christopher and Limbacher, Carl. Bitter Legacy: Newsmax.Com Reveals the Untold Story of the Clinton-Gore Years. (NewsMax Press, 2001)
- Ruddy, Christopher. The Strange Death of Vince Foster. (Free Press, 1997)
- Ruddy, Christopher. Vincent Foster: The Ruddy Investigation. (United Publishing Company, 1996)
References
- ""Biography of Christopher Ruddy "". Newsmax. November 29.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - ""Biography of Christopher Ruddy "". Newsmax. November 29.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - Taken from the quote "Even if Christopher Ruddy's The Strange Death of Vince Foster was considered a conservative hoax book, it was also conservatives who discredited it" Slander (book), Ann Coulter.
- ""'Arkansas Project' Led to Turmoil and Rifts "". Washington post. November 29.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - ""Joseph Farah and the World Net Daily"". Con Watch. December 13.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - ""Why Vincent Foster can't rest in peace "". Salon.com. December 13.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - ""Why Vincent Foster can't rest in peace "". Salon.com. December 13.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - ""'Arkansas Project' Led to Turmoil and Rifts "". Washington post. November 29.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - ""NEWSMAX MEDIA, INC. SB-2/A#1 REG. NO. 333-83408"". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. November 29.
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- Dan Moldea. "A Washington Tragedy : How the Death of Vincent Foster Ignited a Political Firestorm" (Regnery Publishing, Inc, 1998)