From a post at the Raconteur:
http://www.leadpencil.net/blog/archives/000234.htmlFinding The Foot Behind The TalonMuch is being made of the 'resignation' of
Jeff Gannon, a faux-journalist suspected of being a conservative shill in the White House press briefing room and now also believed to have some ties to lifestyles that don't jibe with the party lines.
But what about Talon News? According to whois records, talonnews.com is owned by
Endeavor Media Group in Houston TX -- a company with a PO Box and a fake phone number listing. When checking on endeavormediagroup.com in whois, the same info comes up -- but endeavormediagroup.com is a Forbidden domain. Also, googling "endeavor media group" gets you nothing.
It's like this company doesn't exist.And it didn't -- until Monday.
Endeavor Media Group, LLC (39068802O)
info@endeavormediagroup.com
P.O. Box 891354
Houston, TX 77289
US
Phone: 999-999-9999
Record expires on 07-Feb-2008
Record created on 07-Feb-2005
Database last updated on 07-Feb-2005
So what's the deal? Talon News changed ownership right around the time the Jeff Gannon controversy was about to boil over.
But wait, there's more.
Talon News' "#1 client" GOPUSA.com, is also, as of Monday, owned by Endeavor.
Domain Name: GOPUSA.COM Administrative Contact , Technical Contact : Endeavor Media Group, LLC (39068802O) info@endeavormediagroup.com P.O. Box 891354 Houston, TX 77289 US Phone: 999-999-9999 Record expires on 27-Sep-2007 Record created on 27-Sep-1999 Database last updated on 07-Feb-2005
How to get to the bottom of this? How about checking out the other site Talon seems buddy-buddy with,
MensNewsDaily.com. They don't seem to be a part of the Endeavor/Jeff Gannon media empire, but they presumably have at least corresponded with someone pulling the strings.
Posted by Georgy on the
Raconteur at February 9, 2005 12:19 PM