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'''Rebel Media''' was formed by [[Ezra Levant]] and Lilley following the closure of the [[Sun News Network]]. Levant said that his online production would be unencumbered by the regulatory and distribution difficulties faced by Sun News Network and that its lower production costs would make it more viable.<ref> | '''Rebel Media''' was formed by [[Ezra Levant]] and Lilley following the closure of the [[Sun News Network]]. Levant said that his online production would be unencumbered by the regulatory and distribution difficulties faced by Sun News Network and that its lower production costs would make it more viable.<ref>last=Gerson|first=Jen|title=Former Sun News host Ezra Levant launching his own conservative website following network's demise|work=National Post|date=24 February 2015|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02/18/former-sun-news-host-ezra-levant-launching-his-own-conservative-website-following-networks-demise/|access-date=10 March 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150221030556/http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02/18/former-sun-news-host-ezra-levant-launching-his-own-conservative-website-following-networks-demise/|archive-date=21 February 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all</ref> Levant has cited ''[[Breitbart News]]'', the American news hub, as an inspiration.<ref name=":2">C | ||
url=https://nationalpost.com/features/inside-ezra-levants-rebel-media|title=Inside Rebel Media: How Ezra Levant built an extreme media juggernaut|work=[[National Post]]|language=en|access-date=20 March 2018</ref> A crowdfunding campaign raised roughly 100k for the project.<ref>[http://metronews.ca/scene/1298118/ezra-levant-crowdfunds-latest-media-venture-after-sun-news-goes-dark/ "Ezra Levant crowdfunds latest media venture after Sun News goes dark"] Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308124944/http://metronews.ca/scene/1298118/ezra-levant-crowdfunds-latest-media-venture-after-sun-news-goes-dark/ |date=8 March 2015 , ''Metro'', 26 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.</ref> The site soon attracted a number of other former Sun News Network personalities such as David Menzies, [[Paige MacPherson]], Faith Goldy, [[Patrick Moore]] and, briefly, Michael Coren.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/michaelcoren/status/572119209649553410|title=Michael Coren on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=10 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305165347/https://twitter.com/michaelcoren/status/572119209649553410|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 21:37, 14 November 2022
Rebel Media was formed by Ezra Levant and Lilley following the closure of the Sun News Network. Levant said that his online production would be unencumbered by the regulatory and distribution difficulties faced by Sun News Network and that its lower production costs would make it more viable.[1] Levant has cited Breitbart News, the American news hub, as an inspiration.[2] A crowdfunding campaign raised roughly 100k for the project.[3] The site soon attracted a number of other former Sun News Network personalities such as David Menzies, Paige MacPherson, Faith Goldy, Patrick Moore and, briefly, Michael Coren.[4]
References
- ↑ last=Gerson|first=Jen|title=Former Sun News host Ezra Levant launching his own conservative website following network's demise|work=National Post|date=24 February 2015|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02/18/former-sun-news-host-ezra-levant-launching-his-own-conservative-website-following-networks-demise/%7Caccess-date=10 March 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150221030556/http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02/18/former-sun-news-host-ezra-levant-launching-his-own-conservative-website-following-networks-demise/%7Carchive-date=21 February 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all
- ↑ C url=https://nationalpost.com/features/inside-ezra-levants-rebel-media%7Ctitle=Inside Rebel Media: How Ezra Levant built an extreme media juggernaut|work=National Post|language=en|access-date=20 March 2018
- ↑ "Ezra Levant crowdfunds latest media venture after Sun News goes dark" Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308124944/http://metronews.ca/scene/1298118/ezra-levant-crowdfunds-latest-media-venture-after-sun-news-goes-dark/ |date=8 March 2015 , Metro, 26 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ Michael Coren on Twitter. Twitter.