Type of site | News site |
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Available in | English |
Owner | Rob Redding |
Created by | Rob Redding |
Editor | Rob Redding |
URL | reddingnewsreview |
Advertising | Yes |
Registration | Yes |
Launched | 2002 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Current status | Active |
Redding News Review was a Sirius XM radio show that developed into a subscriber-supported podcast. It focuses on Black news and was founded by Rob Redding.[1]
Rob Redding founded Redding News Review to compete with mainstream news organizations and cover under-reported issues.[2]
Redding News Review was hosted on Sirius XM between 2012 and 2013[3] and later became a podcast. [1] The podcast was named "Redding News Review Unrestricted" in 2014. [4]
A 2013 interview with Stromae explored the extent of racism in Belgium.[5]
The show has a regular feature called Talking Tough with Curry featuring discussions with Tommy J. Curry.[6] A 2012 episode resulted in Curry receiving death threats after Curry's jokes about violence against white people were taken out of context and shared online by journalist Rod Dreher.[3][7][8]
In May 2024, Urban Insite wrote that the podcast has been has celebrated a "decade and 2000th episode this week dominating Black news online with his podcast 'Redding News Review Unrestricted.' [4]
In August 2011, the web site appears to also have been targeted by The Washington Times newspaper, where Redding once worked.[9]
In November 2011, a report about President Obama being concerned about the Troy Davis case, which was denied by the White House.[10]
The site won three Black Web Awards in 2008, 2009 and 2010.[11]
The site has been placed in the "vanguard of Internet news sites."[12] The site has also been called a "clearing house for African-American news."[13]