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'''''MintPress News''''' is a left-leaning<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lambert|first=Brian|date=November 11, 2015|title=The mystery of MintPress News|work=[[MinnPost]]|url=https://www.minnpost.com/media/2015/11/mystery-mintpress-news/|url-status=live|access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref> [[United States|American]] online news website founded and edited by Mnar Muhawesh which was launched in January 2012.<ref name="Binkovitz">{{cite news|last=Binkovitz|first=Leah|url=https://www.cjr.org/news_startups_guide/2012/03/mint-press-news.php/|title=Mint Press News|date=March 28, 2012|work=Columbia Journalism Review|access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref> It covers political, economic, foreign affairs and environmental issues.
'''''MintPress News''''' is a left-leaning<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lambert|first=Brian|date=November 11, 2015|title=The mystery of MintPress News|work=[[MinnPost]]|url=https://www.minnpost.com/media/2015/11/mystery-mintpress-news/|url-status=live|access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref> [[United States of America|Statesian]] online news website founded and edited by Mnar Muhawesh which was launched in January 2012.<ref name="Binkovitz">{{cite news|last=Binkovitz|first=Leah|url=https://www.cjr.org/news_startups_guide/2012/03/mint-press-news.php/|title=Mint Press News|date=March 28, 2012|work=Columbia Journalism Review|access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref> It covers political, economic, foreign affairs and environmental issues.


== Reporting ==
== Reporting ==
On August 29, 2013, an unverified MintPress article attributed to Dale Gavlak and Yahya Ababneh said that [[Syrian rebels]] and local residents in the Syrian city of Ghouta alleged that rebels were responsible for the [[Ghouta chemical attack|chemical weapons attack]] on August 21.<ref name="GrayTesla">{{cite news|last1=Gray|first1=Rosie|last2=Testa|first2=Jessica|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/the-inside-story-of-one-websites-defense-of-assad|title=The Inside Story of One Website's Defense of Assad|work=[[BuzzFeed News]]|date=October 1, 2013|access-date=August 19, 2019}}</ref> This claim was later verifed by the OPCW whistleblowers, 7 years later in 2020.<ref>[https://thegrayzone.com/2020/12/07/opcw-executives-whistleblower-syria-leaks/ OPCW executives praised whistleblower and criticized Syria cover-up, leaks reveal]</ref>
On August 29, 2013, an unverified MintPress article attributed to Dale Gavlak and Yahya Ababneh said that [[Syrian rebels]] and local residents in the Syrian city of Ghouta alleged that rebels were responsible for the [[Ghouta chemical attack|chemical weapons attack]] on August 21.<ref name="GrayTesla">{{cite news|last1=Gray|first1=Rosie|last2=Testa|first2=Jessica|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/the-inside-story-of-one-websites-defense-of-assad|title=The Inside Story of One Website's Defense of Assad|work=[[BuzzFeed News]]|date=October 1, 2013|access-date=August 19, 2019}}</ref> This claim was later verified by the OPCW whistleblowers 7 years later in 2020.<ref>[https://thegrayzone.com/2020/12/07/opcw-executives-whistleblower-syria-leaks/ OPCW executives praised whistleblower and criticized Syria cover-up, leaks reveal]</ref>


In 2015, Mnar Muhawesh claimed that MintPress was opposed to U.S. intervention in foreign wars, claiming "President Obama is President Bush on steroids. Why then, do people in the progressive community suddenly support 'spreading democracy' when it is a Democrat carrying out Republican policies?"<ref>{{cite news|last=Muhawesh|first=Mnar|url=http://www.startribune.com/counterpoint-don-t-bash-watchdogs-in-syria-s-information-war/342136901/|title=Counterpoint: Don't bash watchdogs in Syria's 'information war'|work=[[StarTribune]]|location=Minnesota|date=November 8, 2015|access-date=May 21, 2019}}</ref>
In 2015, Mnar Muhawesh claimed that MintPress was opposed to U.S. intervention in foreign wars, claiming "President [[Barack Obama|Obama]] is President [[George W. Bush|Bush]] on steroids. Why then, do people in the progressive community suddenly support 'spreading democracy' when it is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] carrying out [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] policies?"<ref>{{cite news|last=Muhawesh|first=Mnar|url=http://www.startribune.com/counterpoint-don-t-bash-watchdogs-in-syria-s-information-war/342136901/|title=Counterpoint: Don't bash watchdogs in Syria's 'information war'|work=[[StarTribune]]|location=Minnesota|date=November 8, 2015|access-date=May 21, 2019}}</ref>


Eva Bartlett, Vanessa Beeley, [[Max Blumenthal]], Miko Peled, Kevin Zeese, [[Whitney Webb]] and the cartoonist Carlos Latuff are listed as regular contributors to the website.<ref name="MNP News Staff">{{cite web|title=MintPress News Staff|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/mintpress-staff/|website=MintPress News|access-date=December 26, 2019}}</ref>
Eva Bartlett, Vanessa Beeley, [[Max Blumenthal]], Miko Peled, Kevin Zeese, [[Whitney Webb]] and the cartoonist Carlos Latuff are listed as regular contributors to the website.<ref name="MNP News Staff">{{cite web|title=MintPress News Staff|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/mintpress-staff/|website=MintPress News|access-date=December 26, 2019}}</ref>
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MNP frequently partners with the outlets [[Project Censored]], [[Free Speech TV]], [[Media Roots|Media Roots Radio]], [[ShadowProof]], [[The Grayzone]], [[TruthOut|Truthout]], [[CommonDreams]], and [[Antiwar.com]]<ref name="MNP News Staff2">{{cite web|title=MintPress News Staff|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/mintpress-staff/|website=MintPress News|access-date=December 26, 2019}}</ref>
MNP frequently partners with the outlets [[Project Censored]], [[Free Speech TV]], [[Media Roots|Media Roots Radio]], [[ShadowProof]], [[The Grayzone]], [[TruthOut|Truthout]], [[CommonDreams]], and [[Antiwar.com]]<ref name="MNP News Staff2">{{cite web|title=MintPress News Staff|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/mintpress-staff/|website=MintPress News|access-date=December 26, 2019}}</ref>


In 2022, MintPress's PayPal account which is used for donations was censored by PayPal.
In 2022, MintPress's PayPal account which is used for donations was censored by PayPal.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[Midwestern Marx]]|title=Mint Press News CENSORED!!! PayPal Blocked!|url=https://youtu.be/M8Vs7wvO-Ck}}</ref>


== <ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[Midwestern Marx]]|title=Mint Press News CENSORED!!! PayPal Blocked!|url=https://youtu.be/M8Vs7wvO-Ck}}</ref>References ==
== References ==
[[Category:American news websites]]
[[Category:American news websites]]
[[Category:Alternative journalism organizations]]
[[Category:Alternative journalism organizations]]

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MintPress News is a left-leaning[1] Statesian online news website founded and edited by Mnar Muhawesh which was launched in January 2012.[2] It covers political, economic, foreign affairs and environmental issues.

Reporting

On August 29, 2013, an unverified MintPress article attributed to Dale Gavlak and Yahya Ababneh said that Syrian rebels and local residents in the Syrian city of Ghouta alleged that rebels were responsible for the chemical weapons attack on August 21.[3] This claim was later verified by the OPCW whistleblowers 7 years later in 2020.[4]

In 2015, Mnar Muhawesh claimed that MintPress was opposed to U.S. intervention in foreign wars, claiming "President Obama is President Bush on steroids. Why then, do people in the progressive community suddenly support 'spreading democracy' when it is a Democrat carrying out Republican policies?"[5]

Eva Bartlett, Vanessa Beeley, Max Blumenthal, Miko Peled, Kevin Zeese, Whitney Webb and the cartoonist Carlos Latuff are listed as regular contributors to the website.[6]

MNP frequently partners with the outlets Project Censored, Free Speech TV, Media Roots Radio, ShadowProof, The Grayzone, Truthout, CommonDreams, and Antiwar.com[7]

In 2022, MintPress's PayPal account which is used for donations was censored by PayPal.[8]

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