| | '''''The Hill''''' is a political newspaper and website founded in 1994. It is located in [[Washington, D.C.]] and is a subsidiary of News Communications. At one time it was a weekly publication but has since expanded to a daily format while lawmakers are in session. News for and about [[Congress]] with a special focus on business and lobbying, political campaigns, and the goings on in the Washington, D.C. [[beltway]]. ''The Hill'' has the largest circulation of any Capitol Hill periodical. | | '''''The Hill''''' is a political newspaper and website founded in 1994. It is located in [[Washington, D.C.]] and is a subsidiary of News Communications. At one time it was a weekly publication but has since expanded to a daily format while lawmakers are in session. News for and about [[Congress]] with a special focus on business and lobbying, political campaigns, and the goings on in the Washington, D.C. [[beltway]]. ''The Hill'' has the largest circulation of any Capitol Hill periodical. |
| − | Not necessarily as left-leaning as most [[lamestream media]] sources, ''The Hill'' is marginally more balanced compared to other sites, although the comment sections for its online stories tend to get overwhelmed with liberal posters who make vulgar, immature and grossly misinformed comments that deliberately mischaracterize and libel conservative public figures and anyone who supports them. In 2018, it announced it would no longer attend the [[White House Correspondents Dinner]] minus "major reforms" after the event featured vulgar [[anti-Trump]] speakers.<ref>Concha, Joe (May 1, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/media/385636-the-hill-to-end-attendance-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner-without-major The Hill to end attendance at WHCA dinner without 'major reforms']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved May 1, 2018.</ref> Leftists have occasionally attacked ''The Hill'' for not always reporting on the news from a left-wing perspective.<ref>Wulfsohn, Joseph A. (May 3, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/the-hill-faces-backlash-for-putting-conservative-centric-spin-on-alabama-dems-abortion-remarks The Hill faces backlash for putting conservative-centric spin on Alabama Dem's abortion remarks]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 3, 2019.</ref> | + | Not necessarily as left-leaning as most [[lamestream media]] sources, ''The Hill'' is marginally more balanced compared to other sites, although the comment sections for its online stories still tend to get overwhelmed with liberal posters who make vulgar, immature and grossly misinformed comments that deliberately mischaracterize and libel conservative public figures and anyone who supports them. In 2018, it announced it would no longer attend the [[White House Correspondents Dinner]] minus "major reforms" after the event featured vulgar [[anti-Trump]] speakers.<ref>Concha, Joe (May 1, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/media/385636-the-hill-to-end-attendance-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner-without-major The Hill to end attendance at WHCA dinner without 'major reforms']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved May 1, 2018.</ref> Leftists have occasionally attacked ''The Hill'' for not always reporting on the news from a left-wing perspective.<ref>Wulfsohn, Joseph A. (May 3, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/the-hill-faces-backlash-for-putting-conservative-centric-spin-on-alabama-dems-abortion-remarks The Hill faces backlash for putting conservative-centric spin on Alabama Dem's abortion remarks]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 3, 2019.</ref> |
| | ''The Hill'' is currently and has in the past behaved like a [[leftist]] outlet. For example, they participated in the use of photos of migrant detention facilities under the Obama administration to smear Donald Trump.<ref>https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2019/07/02/the-hill-keeps-using-photos-from-2014-who-was-president-then-to-hit-trump-on-migrant-detentions/</ref> Some conservatives, such as [[Mark Dice]], have criticized ''The Hill''.<ref>https://twitter.com/MarkDice/status/1139259015437754368</ref> | | ''The Hill'' is currently and has in the past behaved like a [[leftist]] outlet. For example, they participated in the use of photos of migrant detention facilities under the Obama administration to smear Donald Trump.<ref>https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2019/07/02/the-hill-keeps-using-photos-from-2014-who-was-president-then-to-hit-trump-on-migrant-detentions/</ref> Some conservatives, such as [[Mark Dice]], have criticized ''The Hill''.<ref>https://twitter.com/MarkDice/status/1139259015437754368</ref> |