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Talking Points Memo

Talking Points Memo (TPM) is a liberal political news and commentary website that started as a blog created and run by Josh Marshall. It debuted in November 2000. The name is a tongue-in-cheek reference to a "talking points memo" that was often discussed during the Clinton-era Monica Lewinsky scandal.

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Owner
Josh Marshall
Available in
English
Commercial
Subscription and advertising supported
Created by
Josh Marshall
Current status
Active
Editor
Josh Marshall

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Talking Points Memo

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples10
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
Components1

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Available in · 1
Talking Points Memo → English
Commercial · 1
Talking Points Memo → Subscription and advertising supported
Created by · 1
Talking Points Memo → Josh Marshall
Current status · 1
Talking Points Memo → Active
Editor · 1
Talking Points Memo → Josh Marshall
Launched · 1
Talking Points Memo → November 12, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-11-12)
Owner · 1
Talking Points Memo → Josh Marshall
Registration · 1
Talking Points Memo → For discussion forum
Type of site · 1
Talking Points Memo → Political blog, news, discussion forum
URL · 1
Talking Points Memo → talkingpointsmemo.com

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tpm site news political blog first george marshall talking points memo media politics coverage editor journalists social american outlets 2000

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Talking Points MemoAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
Talking Points MemoCommercialSubscription and advertising supported1.00infobox
Talking Points MemoCreated byJosh Marshall1.00infobox
Talking Points MemoCurrent statusActive1.00infobox
Talking Points MemoEditorJosh Marshall1.00infobox
Talking Points MemoLaunchedNovember 12, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-11-12)1.00infobox
Talking Points MemoOwnerJosh Marshall1.00infobox
Talking Points MemoRegistrationFor discussion forum1.00infobox
Talking Points MemoType of sitePolitical blog, news, discussion forum1.00infobox
Talking Points MemoURLtalkingpointsmemo.com1.00infobox

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