Task & Purpose

Task & Purpose is an American online publication founded in 2014. It primarily covers the United States Armed Forces, and defense more generally. In 2018 Task & Purpose had 2.5 million monthly readers.[1] In 2019 Media Bias/Fact Check rated it as "Least Biased", and "High" for factual reporting.

Task & Purpose
TypeDefense news publication
FormatWebsite
Owner(s)North Equity LLC/Zach Iscol
Founder(s)Zach Iscol, Brian Jones, and Lauren Katzenberg
Editor-in-chiefPaul Szoldra
Founded2014 (2014)
HeadquartersNew York, NY
Websitetaskandpurpose.com

History

Task & Purpose was founded in 2014 by Iraq War veteran Zach Iscol, Brian Jones, and Lauren Katzenberg.[2][3][4] It is a news and culture site that focuses on young U.S. veterans and their concerns, particularly those who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan.[4] In 2018 managing editor Adam Weinstein resigned after being requested to change the title of a ProPublica investigation into undue influence over the Department of Veterans Affairs featured on the site, as he felt it was undue influence on his editorial independence, and was not the first time.[1][5]

Task & Purpose was rated by Media Bias/Fact Check in June 2019 as having "factual, well-sourced, and fairly presented content," which combined with the overall quality of the site earned it a "Least Biased" rating, and a "High" for factual reporting.[6]

In October 2020, Task & Purpose was acquired by North Equity LLC.[7]

Contributing authors

Many of its writers are veterans.[4] More than 500 contributing authors have published work in Task & Purpose. These authors have been a mix of active military, retired military, and civilian. Notable authors who have contributed work to Task & Purpose include President Barack Obama and Senator John McCain.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. Nover, Scott (August 15, 2018). "A Popular Military Website Is Attacked From the Right". The Atlantic. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. "Task & Purpose - Military News, Culture, and Analysis". Task & Purpose.
  3. "About Task & Purpose". Task & Purpose. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. Ricardo Bilton (June 16, 2017). "From jobs to journalism: Task & Purpose is finding a niche reporting on veterans' issues". Nieman Lab.
  5. Levine, Jon (August 8, 2018). "Military Veterans' News Site's Top Editor Quits, Says He Faced Pressure to Be 'Less Liberal'". The Wrap. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  6. D. Kelley (June 29, 2019). "Task and Purpose". Media Bias Fact Check.
  7. "North Equity Acquires Task & Purpose to Expand its Digital Media Footprint in Military". North Equity Press. October 5, 2020.
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