[/caption]After his "Restoring Honor" rally this weekend, Glenn Beck launched a news and opinion website called The Blaze. He says that it will be "a place where you can find breaking news, original reporting, insightful opinions and engaging videos about the stories that matter most."
It seems that he is making this website in order to preserve his own dignity after he apologized for calling Obama a racist. This got a lot of negative media coverage so maybe this was the last straw that made him really want his own news source. After all, why else would a man with so much influence as Glenn Beck want a website like The Blaze?
In 2009, Beck is reported to have earned a hefty $32 million through a large mixture of books, radio, TV, digital media, and speaking fees. He obviously has a big influence, so, the only question that remains is, how long will he keep that influence?
The reason that Beck said he was making this website, The Blaze, is that he was frustrated with the way the media covered his "Restoring Honor" rally this weekend.
"Too many times we see mainstream media outlets distorting facts to fit rigid agendas," he wrote on The Blaze. "Not that you've ever heard me complain about the media before. Okay, maybe once or twice. But there comes a time when you have to stop complaining and do something. And so we decided to hire some actual journalists to launch a new website."
It seems that his goal is to make a website of his own about politics, policy and other insight in order to spread his ideologies even more. He says that they came up with the name, The Blaze, because the image of flame is so powerful, and that "long stood for a burning truth." He says that The Blaze will pursue truth and that "of course we will make mistakes. Honest mistakes. And we'll be quick with corrections."
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So, who knows, maybe The Blaze will burn in triumph, or maybe it will die out in the next few years. It just depends on how long Glenn Beck intends to keep his influence, and how long he intends to work on spreading it.
We look forward to seeing what happens and we'll keep you posted.
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