The Tennessee Star

{{Short description|Conservative news website in Tennessee, United States}} {{italic title}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} '''''The Tennessee Star''''' is a [[conservatism in the United States|conservative]] news and commentary website founded in 2017 and based in [[Franklin, Tennessee]]. It was cofounded by talk show host [[Steve Gill]], and is part of a network of similar websites in multiple states.

''The Tennessee Star'' was launched on February 6, 2017, by Steve Gill, Michael Patrick Leahy, and Christina Botteri, all of whom were supporters of the [[Tea Party movement]]. The trio went on to found similar publications in other states, which were consolidated into Star News Digital Media, Inc.<ref name="snopes">{{Cite news |last1=Kasprak |first1=Alex |last2=Palma |first2=Bethania |last3=Reilly |first3=Chris |last4=Green |first4=Vinny |date=March 4, 2019 |title=Hiding in Plain Sight: PAC-Connected Activists Set Up 'Local News' Outlets |work=Snopes |url=https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/03/04/activists-setup-local-news-sites/ |access-date=February 17, 2021}}</ref>

The publication has been compared to [[Breitbart News|Breitbart]], which Leahy also writes for, as well as [[NewBostonPost]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schwartz |first=Jason |date=May 5, 2018 |title=Baby Breitbarts to pop up across the country? |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/30/breitbart-tennessee-fake-news-560670 |access-date=February 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Zagano |first1=Phyllis |title=Anger management and guns |url=https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/anger-management-and-guns |website=National Catholic Reporter |access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hebdon |first1=Geoffrey |title=Zero Hour: A Countdown to the Collapse of South Africa's Apartheid System |date=May 16, 2022 |publisher=Glass House |isbn=9781922332981 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yTp7EAAAQBAJ&dq=%22new+boston+post%22+%22tennessee+star%22+-site:newbostonpost.com&pg=PA212 |access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Joyce |first1=Tom |title=Center-Right Newspapers Can't Satisfy Conservatives |url=https://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/center-right-newspapers-can-t-satisfy-conservatives |website=Splice Today |access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref> It is partially funded by multiple influential [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] donors.<ref name=snopes/> Despite this, ''The Tennessee Star'' claims to be neutral.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Derysh |first=Igor |date=March 5, 2019 |title=Republicans launch propaganda sites designed to look like local news outlets |work=Salon |url=https://www.salon.com/2019/03/05/republicans-launch-propaganda-sites-designed-to-look-like-local-news-outlets/ |access-date=February 17, 2021}}</ref> Neil W. McCabe, formerly Washington bureau chief of [[One America News Network]], serves as the publication's national political correspondent.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shiffman|first=John|date=October 6, 2021|title=Special Report: How AT&T helped build far-right One America News|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-oneamerica-att/|access-date=2021-10-15}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{official website|https://tennesseestar.com/}}

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