TPMmuckraker.com is a news blog dedicated to chronicling, explaining and reporting on public corruption, political scandal and abuses of the public trust of all sorts. Our reporting has been cited by the Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, and other publications.
News Clips:
- "Blogs Can Top The Presses," Los Angeles Times
- "How TalkingPointsMemo Beat the Big Boys on the U.S. Attorney Story," Columbia Journalism Review
- "Talking Points Site Kept Attorneys Story Alive," NPR's All Things Considered
- "The Restless Many," NPR's On The Media
- "Bloggers Help Smoke out Senator over Stalled Bill," McClatchy
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