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Louise Mensch to launch rightwing site for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp Louise Mensch to launch rightwing site for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp
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Former Tory MP Louise Mensch is to launch a centre-right website for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.Former Tory MP Louise Mensch is to launch a centre-right website for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.
Mensch tweeted that under her leadership the libertarian website, Heat Street, will be a place where “disagreement will be encouraged”.Mensch tweeted that under her leadership the libertarian website, Heat Street, will be a place where “disagreement will be encouraged”.
Disagreement will be encouraged #HeatStreet https://t.co/sBHNrptDyIDisagreement will be encouraged #HeatStreet https://t.co/sBHNrptDyI
Mensch, who once tried to launch her own Twitter-like social network Menshn, will run Heat Street with Noah Kotch. Mensch, who once launched her own Twitter-like social network Menshn, will run Heat Street with Noah Kotch.
A spokeswoman for News Corp confirmed the launch of the site, which will focus on the US market.A spokeswoman for News Corp confirmed the launch of the site, which will focus on the US market.
“Longtime NBC and ABC producer Noah Kotch and Louise Mensch are working on a news and information project,” said a spokesman for News Corporation. “ It’s called ‘Heat Street’ and will, in a spirit of free speech and no ‘safe spaces,’ cover a variety of topics from a diversity of viewpoints.”“Longtime NBC and ABC producer Noah Kotch and Louise Mensch are working on a news and information project,” said a spokesman for News Corporation. “ It’s called ‘Heat Street’ and will, in a spirit of free speech and no ‘safe spaces,’ cover a variety of topics from a diversity of viewpoints.”
Heat Street will hire a number of staff, although it is not planned to be a major standalone start-up like Murdoch’s ill-fated iPad newspaper the Daily, and will focus on the US market. Heat Street will hire a number of staff members, although it is not planned to be a major standalone start-up like Murdoch’s ill-fated iPad newspaper the Daily, and will focus on the US market.
Mensch has been working with News Corp on “digital projects” since 2014.Mensch has been working with News Corp on “digital projects” since 2014.