Redding News Review Explained

Redding News Review
Registration:Yes
Language:English
Owner:Rob Redding
Author:Rob Redding
Editor:Rob Redding
Launch Date:
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Current Status:Active
Website Type:News site
Advertising:Yes

Redding News Review was a Sirius XM radio show that developed into a subscriber-supported podcast. It focuses on Black news and was founded by Rob Redding.[1]

Production

Rob Redding founded Redding News Review to compete with mainstream news organizations and cover under-reported issues.[2]

Redding News Review was hosted on Sirius XM between 2012 and 2013[3] and later became a podcast. [1] The podcast was named "Redding News Review Unrestricted" in 2014. [4]

Content

A 2013 interview with Stromae explored the extent of racism in Belgium.[5]

The show has a regular feature called Talking Tough with Curry featuring discussions with Tommy J. Curry.[6] A 2012 episode resulted in Curry receiving death threats after Curry's jokes about violence against white people were taken out of context and shared online by journalist Rod Dreher.[7] [8]

Reception and influence

In May 2024, Urban Insite wrote that the podcast has been has celebrated a "decade and 2000th episode this week dominating Black news online with his podcast 'Redding News Review Unrestricted.' [4]

In August 2011, the web site appears to also have been targeted by The Washington Times newspaper, where Redding once worked.[9]

In November 2011, a report about President Obama being concerned about the Troy Davis case, which was denied by the White House.[10]

The site won three Black Web Awards in 2008, 2009 and 2010.[11]

The site has been placed in the "vanguard of Internet news sites."[12] The site has also been called a "clearing house for African-American news."[13]

Notes and References

  1. News: Washington Post. 1 in 3 Americans say violence against government can be justified, citing fears of political schism, pandemic Image.
  2. Akil . Bakari . African American News Websites: Publishers' Views, Perspectives and Experiences in Relation to the Social Construction of News, Online News and the Black Press . 2007 . . 156928853 .
  3. Web site: Did a Texas A&M Professor Advocate Killing White People? . 2022-03-25 . Snopes.com . 2 June 2017 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Urban Insite . Rob Redding Podcast Celebrates 10 Years . 8 May 2024 .
  5. Web site: Stromae: "Le problème n'est pas le racisme. C'est juste l'argent" . 2022-04-01 . RTBF . fr.
  6. Web site: 2017-08-03 . What is a black professor in America allowed to say? . 2022-04-01 . the Guardian . en.
  7. Web site: Surette . Rusty . A&M Professor responds to criticism, says life has been threatened . 2022-04-01 . KBTX . 12 May 2017 . en.
  8. Web site: Kolowich . Steve . 26 July 2017 . Tough Talk . 2022-04-01 . www.chronicle.com.
  9. Web site: journal-isms . Washington Times Reins In Staffers Who Blog.
  10. Web site: Huffington Post . White House: No Troy Davis Call By President Obama, Despite Blogger's Claim . 27 September 2011 .
  11. Web site: BlackWebAwards.com . Year Two Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20080511175953/http://blackwebawards.com/2008/index.php/Year-Two-Winners.html . 11 May 2008 . dead.
  12. Web site: All Access . 10 Questions with ... Robert 'Rob' Redding Jr .
  13. Web site: Atlanta Journal & Constitution . On how Andy Young's comments on Obama came to light . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516010645/http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/politicalinsider/entries/2007/12/10/more_on_those_obama_comments_b.html . 16 May 2008 . dead.

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