The New Republic

The New Republic (TNR), headquartered in Washington, D.C., was founded in 1914 "to provide its readers with an intelligent, stimulating and rigorous examination of American politics, foreign policy and culture." A bi-weekly print magazine, The New Republic also "publishes a daily web magazine featuring online-only analysis of politics and culture."

TNR's editor-in-chief is Martin Peretz, who was previously a co-owner with neoconservatives Roger Hertog and Bruce Kovner.

Since February 2007, TNR has been wholy owned by CanWest. TNR was bought by Chris Hughes in 2012.

Contact information
The New Republic 1331 H Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202 508-4444 URL: http://www.tnr.com/

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Leon Wieseltier - literary editor
 * Dorothy Elmhirst - cofounder
 * John Hay Whitney - cofounder

External articles

 * Eric Alterman, "Idiocy Watch: The New Republic," The Nation, posted December 20, 2001; January 7, 2002 (issue).
 * kos, "More on TNR and why it's not on our side," The Daily Kos, January 1, 2004.
 * David Carr, "The New Republic's new, familiar boss," International Herald Tribune, March 1, 2006.
 * Chris Bowers, "Who Owns the New Republic?" MyDD, June 22, 2006.
 * Katharine Q. Seelye, "New Republic's editor in chief sells his share of magazine," International Herald Tribune, February 28, 2007.
 * Eric Boehlert, "The New Republic's Odd New Owner," Media Matters, March 1, 2007.
 * Nathaniel Popper, "The New New Republic," The Jewish Daily Forward, March 2, 2007.

External resources

 * The New Republic in the Wikipedia.