Salem Media Acquires PJ Media
March 19 2019 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Salem Media Group, Inc., (NASDAQ:SALM) announced today the
acquisition of conservative news site PJ Media. PJ Media will
become part of Townhall Media alongside conservative sites
Townhall, HotAir, RedState, Twitchy, and Bearing Arms under the
leadership of Vice President & General Manager Jonathan
Garthwaite.
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“We’re excited to add PJ Media to the Townhall Media network,”
said Garthwaite. “PJ Media has done great work covering the issues
that impact the future of the country. Townhall Media’s reach at a
critical point in our nation’s history grows tremendously with PJ
on our team.”
The addition of PJ Media will increase Townhall Media’s
footprint to over 15 million unique readers each month.
PJ Media’s former CEO Aubrey Chernick said of the transaction,
“I am honored to have worked with an amazing group of writers to
build PJ Media into the respected, trusted and established brand it
is today. Now, there is an opportunity to continue to expand PJ
Media’s voice and brand and distribute its content to an even
bigger audience.”
Salem’s president of Interactive and Publishing, David Evans,
added, “This is an exciting time for Salem and Townhall Media. In
an age where many are struggling to figure out what a successful
business model for online journalism looks like, we are continuing
to grow and adapt in the changing environment and are thrilled to
add PJ Media to the Salem family and serve even more Americans with
quality news, analysis, and opinion on the most important topics of
the day.”
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ABOUT SALEM MEDIA GROUP:
Salem Media Group is America’s leading multimedia company
specializing in Christian and conservative content, with media
properties comprising radio, digital media and book and newsletter
publishing. Each day Salem serves a loyal and dedicated audience of
listeners and readers numbering in the millions nationally. With
its unique programming focus, Salem provides compelling content,
fresh commentary and relevant information from some of the most
respected figures across the Christian and conservative media
landscape.
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Jonathan Garthwaiteemail: JonathanG@townhall.com(703)
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