TCS Daily
Encyclopedia
TCS Daily is an online magazine with commentary and analysis on current news from a free-market
perspective.
TCS is an initialism that now stands for "Technology, Commerce, Society"; when the Web site was founded in 2000, those three letters stood for its original name, "Tech Central Station." The journal was originally published by DCI Group
, a lobbying and PR firm based in Washington, D.C.
. In 2006, it was sold to Nick Schulz, who had been its editor since 2001. Before the sale, it was "hosted" by James K. Glassman
, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
and syndicated columnist. In 2006, he left TCS to become editor of The American
; Schulz, while continuing to operate TCS, followed Glassman to The American and soon replaced him as that magazine's editor.
In its original incarnation, TCS was primarily funded by sponsors that included AT&T
, The Coca-Cola Company
, ExxonMobil
, General Motors Corporation, McDonalds, Merck
, Microsoft
, Nasdaq
, and PhRMA. However, according to the website, the sale of the journal in 2006 rendered all previous sponsorships expired.
Free market
A free market is a competitive market where prices are determined by supply and demand. However, the term is also commonly used for markets in which economic intervention and regulation by the state is limited to tax collection, and enforcement of private ownership and contracts...
perspective.
TCS is an initialism that now stands for "Technology, Commerce, Society"; when the Web site was founded in 2000, those three letters stood for its original name, "Tech Central Station." The journal was originally published by DCI Group
DCI Group
DCI Group is an American public relations, lobbying and business consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. The company was founded in 1996 as a grassroots consulting firm, and has since expanded its practice to become a public affairs company offering a range of services...
, a lobbying and PR firm based in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. In 2006, it was sold to Nick Schulz, who had been its editor since 2001. Before the sale, it was "hosted" by James K. Glassman
James K. Glassman
James K. Glassman is an American conservative editorialist, journalist, diplomat and author. He is currently the host of the television program Ideas in Action, which airs on PBS member stations across the country. On December 11, 2007 Glassman was nominated by President George W...
, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
American Enterprise Institute
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a conservative think tank founded in 1943. Its stated mission is "to defend the principles and improve the institutions of American freedom and democratic capitalism—limited government, private enterprise, individual liberty and...
and syndicated columnist. In 2006, he left TCS to become editor of The American
The American (magazine)
The American is an online magazine published by the American Enterprise Institute , a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. The magazine's primary focus is the intersection of economics and politics...
; Schulz, while continuing to operate TCS, followed Glassman to The American and soon replaced him as that magazine's editor.
In its original incarnation, TCS was primarily funded by sponsors that included AT&T
AT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
, The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational beverage corporation and manufacturer, retailer and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Columbus, Georgia...
, ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil
Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil, is an American multinational oil and gas corporation. It is a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company, and was formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. Its headquarters are in Irving, Texas...
, General Motors Corporation, McDonalds, Merck
Merck & Co.
Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township...
, Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
, Nasdaq
NASDAQ
The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of...
, and PhRMA. However, according to the website, the sale of the journal in 2006 rendered all previous sponsorships expired.
External links
- TCS Daily
- NYTimes: Hookie Awards 2005
- Forbes Magazine: Why Isn't Socialism Dead?
- sourcewatch: TCS is published by DCI Group. Lobbyist Firm.
- Washington Monthly: Meet the Press: How James Glassman reinvented journalism--as lobbying
- The Center for Public Integrity: Lobby Watch
- Corporate Europe Observer's "lobby planet" (TCS is described on the right of page 11 of the PDF)
- Forbes.com: My Life as a Blogger