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Townhall

American politically conservative mass media company

Field	Value
name	Townhall
logo	Th logo.svg
caption	Townhall logo (2016-present)
url
commercial	Yes
type	Conservative news, analysis, opinion website, videos, podcasts and radio news service
registration	Optional, required to comment
language	English
owners	The Heritage Foundation (1995–2005)
Independent (2005–2006)
Salem Media Group (2006–present)
editor	Editor: Larry O'Connor

president	Jonathan Garthwaite, publisher
launch_date
current_status	Online

Independent (2005–2006) Salem Media Group (2006–present)

Political editor: Guy Benson Townhall is an American conservative website, print magazine and radio news service. The website features more than 80 columns (both syndicated and exclusive) by a variety of writers and commentators.

Townhall provides five minute radio newscasts around the clock, detailing national and world news items. These newscasts air hourly on Salem-owned radio stations, Salem Radio Network affiliates, and on Sirius XM Patriot Channel 125.

Townhall Media, now a subsidiary of Salem Media Group, announced January 20, 2026 the appointment of radio personality Larry O’Connor as editor of Townhall.com.

History

Townhall was founded on March 2, 1995, as one of the first conservative internet communities. In 2005, Townhall.com split off from The Heritage Foundation.

In May 2006, Salem Communications acquired Townhall.com and relaunched the site with the addition of podcasts of Salem's network and local talk shows, blogs run by Salem talk show hosts and the ability for any user to set up a blog on the Townhall.com network. The website provides an extensive selection of opinion columns and news items presented from a conservative viewpoint.

In January 2008, Townhall.com launched Townhall Magazine, a monthly conservative news magazine. In addition to exclusive content for the magazine, Townhall Magazine carries contributions from Townhall.com readers.

Columnists

Townhall.com features commentary by various conservative columnists and guest commentary by politicians. Radio personality Derek Hunter contributes as senior columnist. Guest contributors have included Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Lara Trump.

Reception

In November 2021, a study by the Center for Countering Digital Hate described Townhall as being among "ten fringe publishers" that together were responsible for nearly 70 percent of Facebook user interactions with content that denied climate change. Facebook disputed the study's methodology.

References

"TownHall.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". [[WHOIS]].
"Breaking News – Latest World, US, Science, Entertainment, Election, Technology News and Current Events".
Staff, Townhall. (2026-01-20). "Townhall Media Announces Larry O’Connor As New Editor of Townhall".
[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/oct/27/news.rupertmurdoch "Salem Communications to Acquire Townhall.com; Salem Expands News Talk Radio Platform into New Media with Addition of Leading Conservative Opinion Website."], ''[[The Free Library]]'', 2014. Retrieved on March 4, 2015.
Andrew Romano, [http://www.newsweek.com/right-next-big-thing-112635 "The Right: The Next Big Thing?"], ''[[Newsweek]]'', July 2, 2006.
Stephen Koff, [http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/06/republican_presidential_candid.html "Republican presidential candidates talk to these conservative media outlets. Here's why."] ''[[The Plain Dealer]]'', June 1, 2015.
''Townhall Magazine'', "premier issue", January 2008.
"Conservative Columnists with Political News Commentary, Analysis".
Hunter, Derek. (2026-01-29). "The Squirt Heard ‘Round the World".
Porterfield, Carlie. (November 2, 2021). "Breitbart Leads Climate Change Misinformation On Facebook, Study Says".
(November 2, 2021). "The Toxic Ten: How ten fringe publishers fuel 69% of digital climate change denial". [[Center for Countering Digital Hate]].

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