State Affairs
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State Affairs (stylized in all caps) is a news website headquartered in New York City. Founded in 2021, the non-partisan, subscription-based news outlet focuses on stories that report the impact state legislation, policy and political figures have on citizens’ everyday lives.
State Affairs launched its first newsroom on Aug. 1, 2021, in Georgia, a state at the center of President Trump’s claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential elections and a battleground state for majority control in the U.S. Senate.
State Affairs provides readers with news about state government agencies, elected officials, non-governmental agencies, citizen organizations, and news and events that impact residents on a statewide level.[1]. It offers four products to readers: A free newsletter, a consumer subscription service, an enterprise subscription service and daily wire service. Readers can customize their newsfeed based on issue-areas and geography.
| ISIN | 🆔 |
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| Industry | News |
| Founded 📆 | 2021; 1 year |
| Founder 👔 | Brady Evan Burns and Jamie Roberts Seltzer |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Alison Bethel (founding editor-in-chief) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | stateaffairs.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
History[edit]
State Affairs was founded in 2021 by entrepreneur Brady Evan Burns and entrepreneur and adventure capitalist Jamie Roberts Seltzer.
The digital newsroom was created to focus on statewide watchdog and accountability reporting. The first issue of State Affairs was released on August 1, 2021.
The first office was launched in Georgia with reporters Beau Evans[2] and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon[3]. Alison Bethel [formerly Alison Bethel-McKenzie] joined State Affairs in June of 2022 as its founding editor-in-chief.[4]
Content[edit]
State Affairs' content is designed for digital platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, as well as its own website[5]
State Affairs has investigated stories on topics such as the loss in state pension funds[6], the removal of electronic tagging[7] for hundreds of sex offenders[8] and Georgia (U.S. state)'s Budget Surplus[9]. It features Playmaker Profiles of public servants in Georgia such as Tim Echols[10], Christopher M. Carr and Jen Jordan.
References[edit]
- ↑ Investigative reporters Beau Evans and Alessandro Sasson join The Martha Zoller Show, retrieved 2022-05-22
- ↑ "Pardon Our Interruption". muckrack.com. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ↑ "Pardon Our Interruption". muckrack.com. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ↑ Affairs, State. "State Affairs Announces Its Founding Editor-in-Chief Alison Bethel". WFMZ.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ↑ "The Jolt: Warnock, McBath pray with Republicans at National Prayer Breakfast". ajc. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ↑ "Georgia's State Pension Funds Lose $150 Million in Russia Investments". Georgia Public Policy Foundation. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ↑ Kent, Phil. "Shocking lapse: Sex predators' ankle monitors removed | InsiderAdvantageGeorgia". Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ↑ "SORRB.GOV - News". www.sorrb.org. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ↑ Richards, Doug (July 25, 2022). "Here's how Georgia could spend its $5B surplus". 11Alive.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ↑ "Georgia Trend Daily - Dec. 27, 2021". Georgia Trend Magazine. 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
External Links[edit]
State Affairs official website
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