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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 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.
{{Infobox company|name=MintPress News|founding_date=January 2012|founding_place=Minneapolis, Minnesota|founder=Mnar Muhawesh|key_people=Alan Macleod, Kit Klarenberg, Eva Bartlett, Vanessa Beeley, Max Blumenthal, Miko Peled, Kevin Zeese, Whitney Webb, Carlos Latuff|employee_number=8|website=https://www.mintpressnews.com/}}


== Reporting ==
'''''MintPress News''''' is a left-leaning<ref>{{Web citation|author=Brian Lambert|newspaper=MinnPost|title=The mystery of MintPress News|date=2015-11-11|url=https://www.minnpost.com/media/2015/11/mystery-mintpress-news/|archive-url=https://archive.is/rankp|archive-date=2019-09-11}}</ref> [[United States of America|Statesian]] online news website founded and edited by Mnar Muhawesh which was launched in January 2012.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Leah Binkovitz|newspaper=Columbia Journalism Review|title=Mint Press News|date=2012-03-28|url=https://www.cjr.org/news_startups_guide/2012/03/mint-press-news.php/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702020852/https://www.cjr.org/news_startups_guide/2012/03/mint-press-news.php/|archive-date=2022-07-02}}</ref> It covers political, economic, foreign affairs and environmental issues.
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 [[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>
In 2022, MintPress's PayPal account which is used for donations was censored by PayPal.<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Vs7wvO-Ck|channel=Midwestern Marx|title=Mint Press News CENSORED!!! PayPal Blocked!|date=2022-05-06}}</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>
==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>{{Web citation|author=Rosie Gray, Jessica Testa|newspaper=BuzzFeed News|title=The Inside Story Of One Website's Defense Of Assad|date=2013-10-02|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/the-inside-story-of-one-websites-defense-of-assad|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216091853/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/the-inside-story-of-one-websites-defense-of-assad|archive-date=2022-12-16}}</ref> This claim was later verified by the OPCW whistleblowers 7 years later in 2020.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Aaron Maté|newspaper=The Grayzone|title=OPCW executives praised whistleblower and criticized Syria cover-up, leaks reveal|date=2020-12-07|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2020/12/07/opcw-executives-whistleblower-syria-leaks/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113183831/https://thegrayzone.com/2020/12/07/opcw-executives-whistleblower-syria-leaks/|archive-date=2022-11-13}}</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 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>{{Web citation|author=Mnar Muhawesh|newspaper=StarTribune|title=Counterpoint: Don't bash watchdogs in Syria's 'information war'|date=2019-05-21|url=http://www.startribune.com/counterpoint-don-t-bash-watchdogs-in-syria-s-information-war/342136901/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223103510/https://www.startribune.com/counterpoint-don-t-bash-watchdogs-in-syria-s-information-war/342136901/|archive-date=2022-12-23}}</ref>


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>
Eva Bartlett, Vanessa Beeley, [[Max Blumenthal]], Miko Peled and Kevin Zeese are listed as "frequent contributors" to the website. MNP "news partners" include [[Project Censored]], [[Free Speech TV]], [[Media Roots|Media Roots Radio]], [[ShadowProof]], [[The Grayzone]], [[TruthOut|Truthout]], [[CommonDreams]], and [[Antiwar.com]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=MintPress News|title=MintPress Staff|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/mintpress-staff/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129145419/https://www.mintpressnews.com/mintpress-staff/|archive-date=2023-01-29|retrieved=2023-01-30}}</ref>


== References ==
==References==
[[Category:American news websites]]
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MintPress News
FoundedJanuary 2012
Minneapolis, Minnesota
FounderMnar Muhawesh
Key peopleAlan Macleod, Kit Klarenberg, Eva Bartlett, Vanessa Beeley, Max Blumenthal, Miko Peled, Kevin Zeese, Whitney Webb, Carlos Latuff
Number of employees8
Website
https://www.mintpressnews.com/


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.

In 2022, MintPress's PayPal account which is used for donations was censored by PayPal.[3]

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.[4] This claim was later verified by the OPCW whistleblowers 7 years later in 2020.[5]

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?"[6]

Eva Bartlett, Vanessa Beeley, Max Blumenthal, Miko Peled and Kevin Zeese are listed as "frequent contributors" to the website. MNP "news partners" include Project Censored, Free Speech TV, Media Roots Radio, ShadowProof, The Grayzone, Truthout, CommonDreams, and Antiwar.com.[7]

References

  1. Brian Lambert (2015-11-11). "The mystery of MintPress News" MinnPost. Archived from the original on 2019-09-11.
  2. Leah Binkovitz (2012-03-28). "Mint Press News" Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on 2022-07-02.
  3. Midwestern Marx (2022-05-06). "Mint Press News CENSORED!!! PayPal Blocked!". YouTube.
  4. Rosie Gray, Jessica Testa (2013-10-02). "The Inside Story Of One Website's Defense Of Assad" BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-16.
  5. Aaron Maté (2020-12-07). "OPCW executives praised whistleblower and criticized Syria cover-up, leaks reveal" The Grayzone. Archived from the original on 2022-11-13.
  6. Mnar Muhawesh (2019-05-21). "Counterpoint: Don't bash watchdogs in Syria's 'information war'" StarTribune. Archived from the original on 2022-12-23.
  7. "MintPress Staff". MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-01-30.