Redding News Review

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Redding News Review
Redding News Review logo.jpg
Type of site
News site
Available inEnglish
Owner Rob Redding
Created byRob Redding
EditorRob Redding
URL reddingnewsreview.com
Advertising Yes
RegistrationYes
Launched2002;22 years ago (2002)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Current statusActive

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]

Contents

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]

Content

A 2013 interview with Stromae explored the extent of racism in Belgium. [4]

The show has a regular feature called Talking Tough with Curry featuring discussions with Tommy J. Curry. [5] 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. [3] [6] [7]

Reception and influence

In August 2011, the web site appears to also have been targeted by The Washington Times newspaper, where Redding once worked. [8]

In November 2011, a report about President Obama being concerned about the Troy Davis case, which was denied by the White House. [9]

The site won three Black Web Awards in 2008, 2009 and 2010. [10]

The site has been placed in the "vanguard of Internet news sites." [11] The site has also been called a "clearing house for African-American news." [12]

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