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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.
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
* Statcounter, internal records
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 Readership Survey, April 2008
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Truthdig consistently reaches top U.S. urban markets:
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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
**Truthdig Readership Survey, April 2008.
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Ad Size
1 week
2 weeks
1 month
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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
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