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Online advertising and online sponsorships are available on Truthdig. For more information and rates, please see below.

ABOUT TRUTHDIG

Winner of the 2009 Maggie Award and 2007 Webby Award for Best Political Blog

• Launched in November 2005, Truthdig is a Web magazine that provides expert coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view.

• Truthdig provides a refreshing way of searching for the truth, featuring original reporting and commentary by some of the most influential journalists and authors of our time. The site seeks to challenge conventional wisdom by "drilling beneath the headlines" with a wide range of material, including extensive "digs", reports, interviews, columns, videos and political cartoons.

• Co-founded and edited by Robert Scheer, celebrated author, newspaper reporter, and columnist with the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as the "left" on public radio's Left, Right & Center, Truthdig won back-to-back Maggie Awards in 2008 and 2009 for its weekly book review, edited by Steve Wasserman, as well as the 2007 Webby Award for Best Political Blog. Other core Truthdig team members include Zuade Kaufman, publisher; Peter Scheer, managing editor; and Kasia Anderson, associate editor.

WHY ADVERTISE WITH TRUTHDIG?

Over 750,000 Unique Visitors Per Month - 9,000,000 Annually*

• Reached approximately 1.1 million and 1.3 million unique visitors for the months of September and October, respectively, during the 2008 presidential campaign*

• Truthdig's audience is loyal to the site, with 84% visiting at least once a week and 67% visiting several times a week

Truthdig's readers are affluent and well educated**

• 75% of visitors are college graduates, with 42% holding a graduate degree

• Median income is between $50,000 and $75,000 -- higher than the national U.S. average of $36,300 (2006, Bureau of Economic Analysis)

• 72% classify themselves as progressive-minded

Truthdig's readers are active consumers

• 50% purchased something online in the last month

• Books, airline tickets, clothing, music, hotel reservations and movies are the most popular items

• Truthdig consistently reaches top U.S. urban markets:
  
  • New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Portland, Washington D.C., Minneapolis, Houston, Denver

Truthdig's readers are politically active -- and vote**

• 85% planned to vote in the 2008 presidential election, while almost 90% voted in the 2004 presidential election

• Approximately two-thirds have donated money to a non-profit or written online letters to representatives

HOW TO PLACE AN AD WITH TRUTHDIG

• To place Banner ads or other ads, or to learn about special long-term sponsorship packages, please contact (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 213-625-0787.

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• You can place Google ads on the site via a small link at the bottom of the Google ad box. These are text-only ads.

SPECIFICATIONS FOR BANNER ADS

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SPECIFICATIONS FOR VERTICAL TILE ADS

AD RATES

Ad Size	1 week	2 weeks	1 month	3 months
Banner Ad, 468x60, 30kB	1,250	2,375	4,500	12,750
Hi-Rise, 150x600, 35kB + 300 char	1,000	1,900	3,600	10,200
Standard, 150 x 200, 16kB + 300 char	300	575	1,100	2,800
Mini, 150x100, 5kB + 100 char	125	238	450	1,275
Classified, 500 char + no edit	25	48	90	255
		5% discount	10% discount	15% discount

AD POSITIONS

Ad positions on Truthdig are run-of-the-site (ROS), unless specified otherwise.

ONLINE SPONSORSHIPS

Online sponsorships of specific sections of Truthdig are available upon request. Please contact (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 213-625-0787 for more information.

GENERAL ADVERTISING CONTENT GUIDELINES

All online advertising content, including content running through third-party code, must meet standards set by Truthdig. Content of online advertising may be returned for revision or be rejected outright if it:

1. Contains fraudulent, deceptive or misleading statements or illustrations.
2. Contains attacks of a personal nature.
3. Is abusive to the goods or services of others.
4. Is offensive to good taste.
5. Constitutes a discrimination advertisement that fails to comply with the expressed requirements of federal and state laws.
6. Promotes investments or presents advertisements that do not comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
7. Constitutes a political advertisement that does not identify the paid sponsor in every frame of the ad.